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Sport, culture and society : an introduction /
It is impossible to fully understand contemporary society and culture without acknowledging the place of sport. Sport is part of our social and cultural fabric, possessing a social and commercial power that makes it a potent force in the world, for good and for bad. Sport has helped to start wars an...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York :
Routledge,
2012.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional) |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Part 1: The Broader Context
- 1. Sport, Theory and the Problem of Values
- 2. Sport, History and Social Change
- 3. Sport, Global Finance and Economics
- 4. Sport, Politics and Culture
- Part 2: Sport, Globalisation and Other Communities
- 5. Globalisation and Global Sport
- 6. Internationalism, Reconciliation and Sport in the Making of Nations
- 7. Sport, Community and Others
- 8. Sport, Law and Governance
- 9. Sport, Social Media and Television
- 10. Sport, Social Capital and Education
- Part 3: Sport, and Contemporary Social Issues
- 11. Sport, and the Environment
- 12. Sport, Body and World Health
- 13. Sport, Violence and Crime
- 14. Sport, Religion and Spirituality
- 15. Sport, the Olympics and Major Sporting Events
- 16. Sport, Lifestyles and Alternative cultures
- Part 4: Sport as a Resource of Hope
- 17. Sport, Social Inequality and Social Movement
- 18. Sport, Poverty and International Development
- 19. Sport and Social Change
- 20. Sport, the Public Intellectual and the University.
- Conclusions: Theses on Sport, Culture and Society.