A Companion to Sport
Author： David L. Andrews Ben Carrington
Publisher： John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publication year： 2013
E-ISBN: 9781118325292
P-ISBN(Hardback): 9781405191609
Subject： G2 Dissemination of Information and Knowledge
Language： ENG
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Description
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 culture
- Includes both well-known social and cultural theorists whose work lends itself to an interrogation of sport, and leading theorists of sport itself
- Offers a comprehensive examination of sport as a social and cultural practice and institution
- Explores sport in relation to modernity, postcolonial theory, gender, violence, race, disability and politics
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