To Play the Game

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To Play the Game is written by J. Bowyer Bell and published by Transaction Publishers. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0887381022 (ISBN 10) and 9780887381027 (ISBN 13).

In this fascinating analysis of the development, structure, and strategies of sports, Bell argues that games are an institution that not only reflect society but also mold society. He develops a typology of seven game levels from the primitive to the decadent and examines the history of game development in Western civilization, through the relation of the various game levels to national ambitions and strategies. To Play the Game is both enlightening and entertaining, an original contribution to the growing scholarship on sports.