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Sporting Dystopias - The Making and Meanings of Urban Sport Cultures (Paperback) Loot Price: R806
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Sporting Dystopias - The Making and Meanings of Urban Sport Cultures (Paperback): Ralph C. Wilcox, David L Andrews, Robert...

Sporting Dystopias - The Making and Meanings of Urban Sport Cultures (Paperback)

Ralph C. Wilcox, David L Andrews, Robert Pitter, Richard L. Irwin

Series: SUNY series on Sport, Culture, and Social Relations

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Reaching beyond the popular celebration of commercial gains often associated with the proliferation of stadiums, events, and teams in the city, Sporting Dystopias explores the role of sport in the process of community building. Scholars from various fields, including anthropology, cultural studies, history, marketing, media studies, and sociology, examine the cultural, economic, and political interplay of sport and the city. The book systematically challenges the overwhelming claims of sport's benefit to the city as it scrutinizes the various tensions inherent in the relationship. Grounded in economic means, racial and ethnic affiliation, and the contestation for space, sport is seen as precipitating a broad range of human challenges.

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Imprint: State University of New York Press
Country of origin: United States
Series: SUNY series on Sport, Culture, and Social Relations
Release date: March 2003
First published: March 2003
Editors: Ralph C. Wilcox • David L Andrews • Robert Pitter • Richard L. Irwin
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 298
ISBN-13: 978-0-7914-5670-5
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Urban communities
LSN: 0-7914-5670-6
Barcode: 9780791456705

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