{"product_id":"9781849660679","title":"Medicine, Sport and the Body A Historical Perspective","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMedicine, Sport and the Body\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Historical Perspective\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eNeil Carter\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSports \u0026amp; Recreation \/ Cultural \u0026amp; Social Aspects\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat role does sports medicine play in today's society? Is it solely about treating sports injuries? Should it only be concerned with elite sport?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book provides a history of the relationship between sport, medicine and health from the mid-19th century to today. It combines the sub-disciplines of the history of medicine and the history of sport to give a balanced analysis of the role of medicine in sport and how this has evolved over the past two centuries. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn an age where sports medicine plays an increasingly prominent role in both elite and recreational sport, this book provides a timely and clear analysis of its rise and purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeil Carter is Senior Research Fellow in the International Centre for Sport History and Culture at De Montfort University, UK. He has published widely in the history of sport, and is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Football Manager: A History\u003c\/i\u003e (Routledge, 2006).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e06 December 2011\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781849660679\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e304\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21.28\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331338338444,"sku":"9781849660679","price":117.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_6d1b029e-ea7a-4b95-a535-1200126e665f.jpg?v=1783595995","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781849660679","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}