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For small nations like Grenada, New Zealand and Norway, medal
counts relative to population are increasingly touted as the most
meaningful comparisons with sporting superpowers China, the United
States and Germany. In acknowledging that 60% of the world's states
have populations of less than 10 million and 48% of these have less
than 5 million inhabitants, this book explores how the 'minnows'
can build or sustain their sport programmes. Despite the immense
variation among and between small states, this book suggests that
scale 'matters'. The contributors, from Antigua and Barbuda,
Finland, Lebanon, Norway, New Zealand, and Sweden demonstrate the
challenges and opportunities of governing sport in their respective
countries. These works highlight the distinctive policy 'ecologies'
of sport in small states, marked by the unique responses to global
pressures, the domestic realities of having limited resources, and
by the close-knit networks of accountability. This volume will help
scholars and policy makers to better understand the significance of
having fewer 'degrees of separation' and the implications this has
for sport. This book was published as a special issue of the
International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics.
Despite the range of theoretical and methological positions adopted
and the wide range of issues and topics related to advertising
covered by cultural studies, relationships between sport and
advertising have been largely overlooked.
Given its gobal popularity and its prevalence across the spectrum
of cultural and commercial life it is not surprising that scholars
interrogating the cultural politics of sport have begun to
recognise advertising as an important site for the analysis of
power relations, cultural politics and cultural repesentation.
Sport, Culture and Advertising presents a first step towards
understanding the relationship between advertising and identity
with a focus on sport. The book will be useful for scholars across
a range of disciplines and will be of interest to students looking
for a more critical examination of the commercial realm of sport.
The mention of sport mega-events conjures up images and memories of
London 2012 or anticipation of FIFA 2014, the 2016 Rio Olympics and
beyond. Indeed, the expanding annual calendar of sport mega-events,
both in terms of the bidding process and the actual hosting of the
event means that there is rarely time for considered reflection.
This is particularly true within the context of neo-liberalism and
an obsession with creating world class 'sporting' cities that are
propelled by state-private promotional discourses that often
silence oppositional voices. This edited collection focuses on
Rugby World Cup 2011 in order to examine the contested terrain of
one particular sport mega-event with respect to its economic,
political and cultural impact both locally and globally. As an
event, the 2011 Rugby World Cup was unique in many ways but perhaps
the most notable are the nation's remote geographic location and at
just over four million people - its small population. This
anthology addresses how the Rugby World Cup has changed since its
inception in 1987 including a major shift in the globalisation of
the game, professionalization, player migration and television and
sponsorship rights. The core of the anthology explores how the
event impacted on various segments of New Zealand society: from the
state to regions and individual citizens. Collectively the
implications are relevant for all who are interested in sport
mega-events whether it is from a political, economic, scholarly or
policy perspective. This book was published a sa special issue of
Sport and Society.
This book brings together some of the leading authors in sport and
sociocultural diversity. Social and cultural diversity becomes a
key conceptual framework and lens through which to examine and
understand a wide range of cultural issues related to: nationalism,
gender, race, ethnicity, indigenous culture, sexuality,
(dis)ability and even religiosity. This volume explores the
dimensions of cultural diversity that relate to many of the
aforementioned dimensions as they are located within the broad
context of sport. The chapters are grounded in a variety of
concepts and theories, and deal with policy, inclusion, affirmative
action legislations, identity, and equity in all aspects of sports
organisations as well as related issues that have emerged within
the context of social and cultural diversity.Topics covered
include: Politics of Identity and Representation, Theorising Sport
and Inclusion Practices, Accommodation and Resistance to
Diversity/Equality, Symbolic Construction of Sports Communities,
Ethnocentrism and Whiteness, Ethnic Identities and Corporate
Managerialism, Exploration of Alternative Leadership Paradigms, and
Affirmative Action. Themes considered include: Gender, Race,
Ethnicity, Indigeneity, Sexuality, (Dis)Ability, and Religiosity.
The volume provides accounts from authors throughout the world in
examining current ideas about social and cultural diversity in
sporting worlds.
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Wendell Castle Remastered (Hardcover)
Glenn Adamson, Ronald T. Labaco, Lowery Stokes Sims, Steven J Jackson, Samantha de Tillio, …
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A master furniture maker, designer, sculptor, and educator, Wendell
Castle is in his sixth decade of a fruitful and creative career
that began in 1958 and that parallels the emergence and growth of
the American studio craft movement. The solo exhibition at the
Museum of Arts and Design that this book accompanies runs from
October 20 2015 to February 28 2016.
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