|
Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
|
Buy Now
The Politics and Culture of Modern Sports (Hardcover)
Loot Price: R4,338
Discovery Miles 43 380
|
|
|
The Politics and Culture of Modern Sports (Hardcover)
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
This study examines the role of modern sports in constructing
national identities and the way leaders have exploited sports to
achieve domestic and foreign policy goals. The book focuses on the
development of national sporting cultures in Great Britain and the
United States, the particular processes by which the rest of Europe
and the world adopted or rejected their games, and the impact of
sports on domestic politics and foreign affairs. Teams competing in
international sporting events provide people a shared national
experience and a means to differentiate "us" from "them."
Particular attention is paid to the transnational influences on the
construction of sporting communities, and why some areas resisted
dominant sporting cultures while others adopted them and changed
them to fit their particular political or societal needs. A
recurrent theme of the book is that as much as they try,
politicians have been frustrated in their attempts to achieve
political ends through sport. The book provides a basis for
understanding the political, economic, social, and diplomatic
contexts in which these games were played, and to present issues
that spur further discussion and research.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
