Sport and Identity in France - Practices, Locations, Representations (Paperback, New edition)

How does sport shape society? This book seeks to answer this question by examining the meaning of sport in French society and the construction of local, national and, increasingly, global identities through sport. It begins by reassessing modern sport's emergence and consolidation in France in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and then traces developments from the Second World War to the present, reflecting on the current status and future role of French sport. Horse racing, cycling, tennis, adventure sports, rugby and football, as well as the role of the Olympic Games, are discussed. The author investigates the interaction of these mass and elite physical practices with a wide variety of sporting locations - spatial and temporal, concrete and imagined - and in a rich field of representations, including literature and the fine arts, the press, cinema, radio, television and digital media. Related concepts of sporting celebrity, stardom and heroism also inform the discussion, offering new contributions to this developing critical area.

General

Imprint:	Verlag Peter Lang
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Cultural Identity Studies, 14
Release date:	December 2011
First published:	2012
Authors:	Philip Dine
Dimensions:	225 x 150 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	375
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-911898-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Myths & mythology Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Leisure Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Folklore Books > Religion & Spirituality > Myths & mythology Promotions
LSN:	3-03-911898-6
Barcode:	9783039118984

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