Sport and Secessionism EPUB
Edited by Mariann (University of Nevada, Reno, USA) Vaczi, Alan (Loughborough University, UK) Bairner
Part of the Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society series
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Sport and Secessionism examines how sporting cultures reflect, inform and sometimes frustrate secessionist movements around the world.
Investigating a wide range of cases, the book explores key themes including nationalism, nation building, state-region antagonisms, independence movements, identity and ethnic politics, sovereignty and autonomy processes, all through the lens of sport.
Sports are uniquely positioned to shed light on secessionist politics due to their pervasiveness in society, and their ability to absorb, reflect and produce political projections.
The book presents analyses of a wide range of geographical, cultural and political contexts in which sports are deployed to pursue regional independence, or greater sovereignty and autonomy, and explores the dual processes of sub-national identity construction and state sovereignty deconstruction.
The book includes fourteen cases from such diverse parts of the world as Ireland, Taiwan, Turkey, Catalonia, Biafra, Canada and the UK, among others.
Offering a unique perspective on an important geopolitical issue, this book is fascinating reading for anybody with an interest in sport and politics, the sociology of sport, political science, political geography, nationalism studies or international history.
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- Pages:270 pages, 1 Tables, black and white; 5 Halftones, black and white; 5 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:29/10/2020
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- ISBN:9781000215854
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:EPUB
- Pages:270 pages, 1 Tables, black and white; 5 Halftones, black and white; 5 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:29/10/2020
- Category:
- ISBN:9781000215854
