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    2.028,95 kr.

    Is Marxism still relevant for understanding sport in the twenty-first century? Has Marxism been preserved or transcended by cultural studies? What is the relationship between theory and intervention in the politics of sport? This book discusses the relationship between sport and Marxism. It is suitable for students of sport sociology, and Marxism.

  • - The Politics of Ethnic 'Other' Girls and Women
     
    563,95 kr.

    There is a continuing need for critical scholarship about ethnic 'Other' girls and women in sport and physical culture, in order to represent their complex, multifarious and dynamic lived realities. This international collection of critical essays provides compelling insight into the lived realities of ethnic 'Other' females in sport.

  • - Space, Power and Sport in Global Perspective
     
    621,95 kr.

    This important new book takes an explicitly spatial approach to sport, bringing together research in geography, sport studies and related disciplines to articulate a critical approach to `sports geography¿. Including cases from Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas, it highlights the ways that space and power are produced through sport and its infrastructures, agencies and networks.

  • - The Politics of Ethnic 'Other' Girls and Women
     
    1.923,95 kr.

    There is a continuing need for critical scholarship about ethnic 'Other' girls and women in sport and physical culture, in order to represent their complex, multifarious and dynamic lived realities. This international collection of critical essays provides compelling insight into the lived realities of ethnic `Other¿ females in sport.

  • - Space, Power and Sport in Global Perspective
     
    1.582,95 kr.

    This important new book takes an explicitly spatial approach to sport, bringing together research in geography, sport studies and related disciplines to articulate a critical approach to 'sports geography'. Including cases from Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas, it highlights the ways that space and power are produced through sport and its infrastructures, agencies and networks.

  • - Roving Colonialism
    af Canada) Sykes & Heather (University of Toronto
    1.826,95 kr.

  • - Consumption, Identity and Difference
     
    1.475,95 kr.

    This collection of innovative studies represents the first serious academic investigation of 'lifestyle' or 'postmodern' sports, such as snowboarding, skateboarding and surfing.

  • - An Ethnography of Basque Fandom
    af US) Vaczi & Mariann (University of Nevada
    595,95 - 1.829,95 kr.

  • af Belinda Wheaton
    561,95 - 2.111,95 kr.

  • af USA) Boykoff & Jules (Pacific University
    455,95 - 1.824,95 kr.

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    2.258,95 kr.

    Explores meanings and representations of body in relation to our physical cultures - our traditions of cultural practices such as sport and dance within which the moving physical body is central. This book is intended to challenge old certainties about the body and physical culture and to investigate changing knowledge about the body, and more.

  • - A History
    af Australia) Symons & Caroline (Victoria University
    596,95 - 1.834,95 kr.

    The Gay Games is an important piece of new social history, examining one of the largest sporting, cultural and human rights events in the world. Drawing on archival research, oral history, and participant observation techniques, this book offers a comprehensive history of the Gay Games from 1980 through to the Chicago games of 2006.

  • - Culture, Identity, Exclusion
    af UK) Burdsey & Daniel (University of Brighton
    585,95 - 2.206,95 kr.

    In spite of a great passion in the game and significant involvement at amateur level, British Asians are under-represented in professional football. This book asks how and why this situation has developed. It also examines the work of the anti-racist football movement.

  • - Youth, Poverty and Social Legacies
    af Canada) Kennelly & Jacqueline (Carleton University
    613,95 - 1.823,95 kr.

  • - Politics and Europeanization on the Fringes of the EU
    af UK) Mitchell, UK) Armstrong, Gary (Brunel University & mfl.
    692,95 - 1.833,95 kr.

    What can the history of a nation's football reveal about that nation's wider political and socio-cultural identity? How can the study of local football culture help us to understand the powerful international forces at play within the modern game? This book uses Malta as a critical case study to explore the dynamics of contemporary football.

  • - Blowing the Whistle, Revisited
    af UK) Whannel & Garry (University of Bedfordshire
    641,95 - 1.689,95 kr.

    Explores the sport studies' relevance for contemporary sports academics. This title is of interest to undergraduate students and researchers in sports and cultural studies.

  • af Jayne Caudwell
    1.919,95 kr.

    Brings in perspectives from a number of disciplines including sports studies, gender studies, sociology, cultural studies, lesbian and gay studies, and queer studies. This book provides analysis of gay, transgender, transsexual and intersex people's experiences of sport as well as a theoretical consideration of sociological and political issues.

  • af US) Morgan & William (University of Southern California
    770,95 - 1.924,95 kr.

    Exploring the broad historical context of modern America, this book argues that the state of sports is a powerful indictment of a wealth-driven society and hyper-individualistic way of life. Taking on critics from all sides of the political debate, it makes the case that sport still possesses features that encourage social and moral values.

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    819,95 kr.

    Explores meanings and representations of body in relation to our physical cultures - our traditions of cultural practices such as sport and dance within which the moving physical body is central. This book is intended to challenge old certainties about the body and physical culture and to investigate changing knowledge about the body, and more.

  •  
    765,95 kr.

    A collection of essays on marginalised accounts of sport, bringing to the fore an emerging field of discussion through theoretical debate from multidisciplinary perspectives.

  • - Through an Anthropological Lens
    af David Howe
    634,95 - 1.831,95 kr.

    Presenting an examination of the social, political and economic processes shaping the Paralympic Movement, this book reviews the status of the Paralympics. It challenges the mainstream assumption that the Games are a vehicle for empowerment of the disabled community, and offers insight into the relationship between sport, the body and disability.

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    791,95 kr.

    Is Marxism still relevant for understanding sport in the twenty-first century? Has Marxism been preserved or transcended by cultural studies? What is the relationship between theory and intervention in the politics of sport? This book discusses the relationship between sport and Marxism. It is suitable for students of sport sociology, and Marxism.

  • - Consumption, Identity and Difference
     
    636,95 kr.

    This collection of innovative studies represents the first serious academic investigation of 'lifestyle' or 'postmodern' sports, such as snowboarding, skateboarding and surfing.

  • - Inside the Biggest Show on Television
    af Andrew C. Billings
    708,95 - 2.107,95 kr.

    Examines the production, content, and potential effects of NBC's Olympic telecasts. This book outlines the inner workings of the NBC Olympic machine; and offers a survey analyses, which interrogates the extent to which NBC's storytelling process affects viewer beliefs about identity issues.

  • - A Critique of High-Performance Sport
    af Rob Beamish & Ian Ritchie
    635,95 - 2.389,95 kr.

    Presenting an exploration of the use of drugs and other performance-enhancing practices in sport, this book offers a controversial perspective on the modern Olympics. It is useful for under- and post-graduate students, as well as scholars of sports ethics and history, policy makers and others interested in the changing nature of sport.