Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport - Hardcover

The renowned Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport provides comprehensive coverage of the culture, history, and business of sports around the world. The third edition brings the study of sports into the 21st century by integrating Berkshire's past work on women's sports and extreme sports into a complete sporting library. The 2013 edition is designed for use in world history, regional history, international relations, global studies, and other social science and humanities courses. It includes over 300 updated and new articles on sports management and marketing, branding, sponsorship, sporting goods, and technology, as well as on environmental and economic issues. (Not to mention every sport imaginable.) The Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport, Third Edition is available in several editions: the three-volume print set (available from Berkshire and all major book distributors), an ebook version (hosted by library vendors including Credo and GVRL), and an expanded digital resource (by subscription, launching Winter 2014-5) that includes a much larger collection of articles and supplementary texts, charts, maps, statistical tables, teaching materials, and regular updates on major sporting events.

Dr. Gertrud Pfister is a professor in the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports at the University of Copenhagen's Institute of Exercise and Sports Sciences. In Germany and in Denmark, Pfister conducted several large national and international research projects, among others funded by the International Olympics Committee, the German Ministry of Women and Youth, and the Danish Agency of Science, Technology and Innovation. She has published more than 200 articles and 20 books. Pfister was guest professor at several foreign universities: the University of Jyvaskyla and the Gama Filho University in Rio de Janeiro, among others. Dr. Pfister is former president of the International Society for the History of Physical Education and Sport of the International Sport Sociology Association. In addition, she supports women and sport associations (IAPESGW and WSI), among other things, by providing advice or organizing networks. Gertrud Pfister has been active in sport all her life, in particular in skiing, tennis, and long distance running. She loves bicycling and jogging and is convinced that life is enriched by being physically active.