A Companion to Sport Hardback
Edited by David L. (University of Maryland, USA) Andrews, Ben (University of Texas at Austin, USA) Carrington
Part of the Blackwell Companions in Cultural Studies series
Hardback
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A Companion to Sport brings together writing by leading sports theorists and social and cultural thinkers, to explore sport as a central element of contemporary culture. Positions sport as a crucial subject for critical analysis, as one of the most significant forms of popular cultureIncludes both well-known social and cultural theorists whose work lends itself to an interrogation of sport, and leading theorists of sport itselfOffers a comprehensive examination of sport as a social and cultural practice and institutionExplores sport in relation to modernity, postcolonial theory, gender, violence, race, disability and politics
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:640 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:30/08/2013
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- ISBN:9781405191609
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:640 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:30/08/2013
- Category:
- ISBN:9781405191609
