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Sport, Difference and Belonging : Conceptions of Human Variation in British Sport.

This book combines historical and ethnographic components in examining the ideas about human variation subscribed to by coaches, commentators and sportspeople themselves. The book begins by interrogating the idea of the 'impulsive' black sportsman (and the 'impulsive' black male...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rosbrook-Thompson, James
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
Series:Routledge advances in ethnography.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:This book combines historical and ethnographic components in examining the ideas about human variation subscribed to by coaches, commentators and sportspeople themselves. The book begins by interrogating the idea of the 'impulsive' black sportsman (and the 'impulsive' black male more generally), documenting how it came into being and gathered momentum throughout the course of British history. Drawing on the work of Paul Gilroy and Ian Hacking, the author then investigates whether such raciological ideas figure within the everyday behaviours of a group of young footballers. Presenting.
Physical Description:1 online resource (225 pages).
ISBN:9781136240744
1136240748