Sport and Leisure Cultures
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0816633835
ISBN-13
9780816633838
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Imprint
University of Minnesota Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 18th, 2005
Print length
296 Pages
Weight
402 grams
Dimensions
14.90 x 22.80 x 2.00 cms
Product Classification:
Cultural studiesCultural studiesSport: generalSports & outdoor recreation
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A sweeping analysis of sport culture's global, national, and local impact.
On the soccer field and the basketball court, in the football stadium and the baseball park, far more is played out than a game of athletic skill. In this collection of essays, the influential sports theorist Alan Tomlinson delves into the phenomenon of contemporary sport and reveals much about its impact on local, national, and global culture. This far-reaching book includes essays ranging from an in-depth examination of sport culture in one working-class English community to a theoretical discussion of how national identity is often linked to sport. Through ethnographic techniques, Tomlinson uses sport and leisure to explore issues of identity, globalization, American cultural hegemony, and the media. Whether analyzing the legacy of the World Cup or the Olympics; urban games or suburban leisure; historical traditions or modern spaces in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia- his essays show how sport and leisure cultures contribute to the dynamics of power in societies.
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