This book explores the history and politics of motor racing, one of the most popular and lucrative elements in the international sport industry. Written by a group of international scholars and motor racing specialists it discusses the sport’s origins, the relationship of motor racing to nation building and modernity (noting its links to fascism and dictatorship), the links between motor racing and the automobile industry, motor racing and the politics both of gender and of race, motor racing, the media and postmodernity, and motor racing, the spatial and globalization. This book speaks to scholars in history, politics, sport studies, the sociology of sport, sport management and cultural studies, along with the many lay readers who are interested in the relationship between motor sport and society.

The first book to be published in more than a decade to examine sport in New Zealand in all its aspects New Zealand is a globally significant case study of sport development and the relationship between sport and society, punching far above its weight in sport Essential text for any course on sport in New Zealand Features multi-disciplinary perspectives, including sociology, history, geography and management Covers the full spectrum of NZ-based recreation, from traditional sports such as rugby and cricket, to indigenous Maori sport, to lifestyle and adventure sports

The first book to be published in more than a decade to examine sport in New Zealand in all its aspects New Zealand is a globally significant case study of sport development and the relationship between sport and society, punching far above its weight in sport Essential text for any course on sport in New Zealand Features multi-disciplinary perspectives, including sociology, history, geography and management Covers the full spectrum of NZ-based recreation, from traditional sports such as rugby and cricket, to indigenous Maori sport, to lifestyle and adventure sports

"Media, Masculinities, and the Machine" identifies a distinctive phenomenon in today's media culture - the contemporary male fantasy of 'suiting up' and pushing technology to its limits. The authors deconstruct this fantasy using two in-depth studies from American, British and global media: the social imagining of hi-tech in the long-running "Transformers" franchise and global Formula One motorsport, with links to numerous other areas of contemporary culture. By drawing on non-representational theory and the latest theories of affect while employing the method of autoethnography to explore what boys and men 'want' and say, the book offers a timely contribution to our understanding of contemporary cultural attachments. The book provides informative accounts of two instances united by their apparent gender focus and by their interest in ways of imagining high-tech. Tracking their theme through TV, cinema, toys, magazines, merchandising, and the culture of the gadget, the authors raise important questions about mediated masculinities today and propose a new theoretical framework for uncovering what is going on.

"Media, Masculinities, and the Machine" identifies a distinctive phenomenon in today's media culture - the contemporary male fantasy of 'suiting up' and pushing technology to its limits. The authors deconstruct this fantasy using two in-depth studies from American, British and global media: the social imagining of hi-tech in the long-running "Transformers" franchise and global Formula One motorsport, with links to numerous other areas of contemporary culture. By drawing on non-representational theory and the latest theories of affect while employing the method of autoethnography to explore what boys and men 'want' and say, the book offers a timely contribution to our understanding of contemporary cultural attachments. The book provides informative accounts of two instances united by their apparent gender focus and by their interest in ways of imagining high-tech. Tracking their theme through TV, cinema, toys, magazines, merchandising, and the culture of the gadget, the authors raise important questions about mediated masculinities today and propose a new theoretical framework for uncovering what is going on. >