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Sport has been a component of African cultural life for several
hundred years. In today's globalized world, Africans and Africa
have become a vital part of the international sporting landscape.
This is the first book to attempt to survey the historical,
contemporary and geographical breadth of that landscape, drawing on
multidisciplinary scholarship from around the world. To gain an
understanding of sport in Africa and its contributions to the
global sports world, one must first consider the ways in which
sport itself is a terrain of conflict and represents another
symbolic territory to conquer. Addressing key themes such as
colonialism, globalization, migration, apartheid, politics and
international relations, sports media and broadcasting,
ethnobranding, sports tourism and the African diaspora in Europe
and the United States, this collection of original scholarship
offers a significant contribution to this burgeoning field of
research. Sport in the African World is fascinating reading for all
students and scholars with an interest in sport studies, sport
history, African history or African culture.
As Islam's visibility in global society increases, Muslim
populations grow, and Muslim countries compete to take up positions
at the heart of global sport, the interplay between sport and Islam
becomes ever more illuminating. Sport in Islam and in Muslim
Communities is the first book to analyse this relationship through
a pluralist lens, exploring the questions it raises about
contemporary Islam, globalisation, and the challenges faced by (in
particular young) Muslims in negotiating their place in global
society. With contributions from Muslim and non-Muslim authors, the
book approaches an array of contemporary issues, from the role of
sport in gender, youth and political identities in Islam and Muslim
societies to sport policy in Muslim countries, sport's role among
Muslim minorities and sport marketing's relationship to Muslim
cultures. Drawing on sociology, anthropology, political science,
Islamic studies and sport studies, Sport in Islam and in Muslim
Communities not only examines the significance of sport in Islam,
but helps to draw wider conclusions on religious identity in
sporting settings and the interplay between sport, gender,
political ideology and consumer culture.
This book offers different insights into the study of the Olympic
movement in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. It
seeks to capture how political and cultural nation-state building
and economic transformations are impacting the region's engagement
(and disengagement) with the Olympic movement and the Olympic
Games, as well as Paralympic sports. This book was originally
published as a special issue of The International Journal of the
History of Sport.
Sport has been a component of African cultural life for several
hundred years. In today's globalized world, Africans and Africa
have become a vital part of the international sporting landscape.
This is the first book to attempt to survey the historical,
contemporary and geographical breadth of that landscape, drawing on
multidisciplinary scholarship from around the world. To gain an
understanding of sport in Africa and its contributions to the
global sports world, one must first consider the ways in which
sport itself is a terrain of conflict and represents another
symbolic territory to conquer. Addressing key themes such as
colonialism, globalization, migration, apartheid, politics and
international relations, sports media and broadcasting,
ethnobranding, sports tourism and the African diaspora in Europe
and the United States, this collection of original scholarship
offers a significant contribution to this burgeoning field of
research. Sport in the African World is fascinating reading for all
students and scholars with an interest in sport studies, sport
history, African history or African culture.
As Islam's visibility in global society increases, Muslim
populations grow, and Muslim countries compete to take up positions
at the heart of global sport, the interplay between sport and Islam
becomes ever more illuminating. Sport in Islam and in Muslim
Communities is the first book to analyse this relationship through
a pluralist lens, exploring the questions it raises about
contemporary Islam, globalisation, and the challenges faced by (in
particular young) Muslims in negotiating their place in global
society. With contributions from Muslim and non-Muslim authors, the
book approaches an array of contemporary issues, from the role of
sport in gender, youth and political identities in Islam and Muslim
societies to sport policy in Muslim countries, sport's role among
Muslim minorities and sport marketing's relationship to Muslim
cultures. Drawing on sociology, anthropology, political science,
Islamic studies and sport studies, Sport in Islam and in Muslim
Communities not only examines the significance of sport in Islam,
but helps to draw wider conclusions on religious identity in
sporting settings and the interplay between sport, gender,
political ideology and consumer culture.
This book offers different insights into the study of the Olympic
movement in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. It
seeks to capture how political and cultural nation-state building
and economic transformations are impacting the region's engagement
(and disengagement) with the Olympic movement and the Olympic
Games, as well as Paralympic sports. This book was originally
published as a special issue of The International Journal of the
History of Sport.
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