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Power play : sport, the media and popular culture /

The fully revised and updated version of this classic text examines the link between three key obsessions of the 21st century: the media, sport and popular culture. Gathering new material from around the 2007 Rugby World Cup, the Beijing Olympics and the rise of new sports stars such as boxing'...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Boyle, Raymond, 1966-
Otros Autores: Haynes, Richard, 1966-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2009.
Edición:2nd ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Sport, the Media and Popular Culture; Chapter 2 All Our Yesterdays: A History of Media Sport; Chapter 3 A Sporting Triangle: Television, Sport and Sponsorship; Chapter 4 Power Game: Why Sport Matters to Television; Chapter 5 Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Media Sport and Stardom; Chapter 6The Race Game: Media Sport, Race and Ethnicity; Chapter 7 Playing the Game: Media Sport and Gender; Chapter 8 Games Across Frontiers: Mediated Sport and National Identity; Chapter 9 The Sports Pages: Journalism and Sport; Chapter 10 Consuming Sport: Fans, Fandom and the AudienceChapter 11 Conclusion: Sport in the Digital Age; Bibliography; Index.