Sports and The Global South - Work, Play and Resistance In Sri Lanka (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)

This book reimagines the pleasures of sports and provides a critical perspective from the Global South. Analysing the spread of sports markets in Sri Lanka along with a range of struggles, the book highlights how the celebration of 'sportive nationalism,' promoting sports markets in the Global South reinforces patriarchal ethno-nationalist authoritarian sports cultures. By explaining how the realm of social reproduction involving households and communities is integral for play and sports, the book challenges the market-driven 'sports and development' agenda while arguing for a 'sports commons.' By foregrounding issues of justice and care, the book highlights how struggles for recognition, redistribution and representation are central to reimagining sports within an alternative notion of work, play and resistance.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Global Culture and Sport Series
Release date:	March 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	S. Janaka Biyanwila
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	375
Edition:	1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-68501-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Work & labour Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Leisure Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Religious groups Promotions
LSN:	3-319-68501-5
Barcode:	9783319685014

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