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Sport, Culture and Society : An Introduction.

Av: Materialtyp: TextUtgivningsuppgift: London : Taylor & Francis Group, 2006Datum för upphovsrätt: ©2006Utgåva: 1st edBeskrivning: 1 online resource (432 pages)Innehållstyp:
  • text
Medietyp:
  • computer
Bärartyp:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780203970003
Ämnen: Genre/form: DDK-klassifikation:
  • 306.4/83
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Innehåll:
Book-Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedications -- Contents -- Boxes -- Figures -- Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Glossary -- Introduction -- Part 1: The Broader Context -- 1. Sport, Ttheory and the Problem of Values -- 2. Sport, History and Social Change -- 3. Sport, Politics and Culture -- Part 2: Sport, Globalisation and Other Communities -- 4. Sport and Globalisation -- 5. Internationalism, Reconciliation and Sport in the Making of Nations -- 6. Sport, Media and Television -- 7. Sport, Law and Governance -- 8. 'Other' Sporting Communities -- Part 3: Sport, Identities and Alternative Lifestyles -- 9. Sport, Violence and Crime -- 10. Sport, Body and Society -- 11. Sport and the Environment -- 12. Sport and Religion -- 13. Sport, Lifestyles and Alternative Cultures -- 14. Sport, Identities and Recognition -- Part 4: Sport, Social Division and Change -- 15. Sport and Social Divisions -- 16. Sport, Community and Social Capital -- 17. Sport and Social Change -- 18. Sport, Human Rights and Poverty -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index.
Sammanfattning: This exciting, accessible introduction to the field of Sports Studies is the most comprehensive guide yet to the relationships between sport, culture and society. Taking an international perspective, Sport, Culture and Society provides students with the insight they need to think critically about the nature of sport, and includes: a clear and comprehensive structure unrivalled coverage of the history, culture, media, sociology, politics and anthropology of sport coverage of core topics and emerging areas extensive original research and new case study material. The book offers a full range of features to help guide students and lecturers, including essay topics, seminar questions, key definitions, extracts from primary sources, extensive case studies, and guides to further reading. Sport, Culture and Society represents both an important course resource for students of sport and also sets a new agenda for the social scientific study of sport.
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Book-Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedications -- Contents -- Boxes -- Figures -- Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Glossary -- Introduction -- Part 1: The Broader Context -- 1. Sport, Ttheory and the Problem of Values -- 2. Sport, History and Social Change -- 3. Sport, Politics and Culture -- Part 2: Sport, Globalisation and Other Communities -- 4. Sport and Globalisation -- 5. Internationalism, Reconciliation and Sport in the Making of Nations -- 6. Sport, Media and Television -- 7. Sport, Law and Governance -- 8. 'Other' Sporting Communities -- Part 3: Sport, Identities and Alternative Lifestyles -- 9. Sport, Violence and Crime -- 10. Sport, Body and Society -- 11. Sport and the Environment -- 12. Sport and Religion -- 13. Sport, Lifestyles and Alternative Cultures -- 14. Sport, Identities and Recognition -- Part 4: Sport, Social Division and Change -- 15. Sport and Social Divisions -- 16. Sport, Community and Social Capital -- 17. Sport and Social Change -- 18. Sport, Human Rights and Poverty -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index.

This exciting, accessible introduction to the field of Sports Studies is the most comprehensive guide yet to the relationships between sport, culture and society. Taking an international perspective, Sport, Culture and Society provides students with the insight they need to think critically about the nature of sport, and includes: a clear and comprehensive structure unrivalled coverage of the history, culture, media, sociology, politics and anthropology of sport coverage of core topics and emerging areas extensive original research and new case study material. The book offers a full range of features to help guide students and lecturers, including essay topics, seminar questions, key definitions, extracts from primary sources, extensive case studies, and guides to further reading. Sport, Culture and Society represents both an important course resource for students of sport and also sets a new agenda for the social scientific study of sport.

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