Gaelic Games in Society - Civilising Processes, Players, Administrators and Spectators (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)

In this book John Connolly and Paddy Dolan illustrate and explain developments in Gaelic games, the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), and Irish society over the course of the last 150 years. The main themes in the book include: advances in the threshold of repugnance towards violence in the playing of Gaelic games, changes in the structure of spectator violence, diminishing displays of superiority towards the competing sports of soccer and rugby, the tension between decentralising and centralising processes, the movement in the balance between amateurism and professionalism, changes in the power balance between 'elite' players and administrators, and the difficulties in developing a new hybrid sport. The authors also explain how these developments were connected to various social processes including changes in the structure of Irish society and in the social habitus of people in Ireland.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Palgrave Studies on Norbert Elias
Release date:	December 2019
First published:	2020
Authors:	John Connolly • Paddy Dolan
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	213
Edition:	1st ed. 2020
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-031698-3
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Leisure Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Sports training & coaching > Sports psychology Promotions
LSN:	3-03-031698-X
Barcode:	9783030316983

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