an introduction to the sociological and cultural analysis of sport /
First Statement of Responsibility
John Horne, Alan Tomlinson, Garry Whannel.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Routledge,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1999.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xvii, 298 pages ;
Dimensions
25 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Industrial society, social change and sports culture -- Case studies in the growth of modern sports -- Interpreting the growth of sports -- Social stratification and social divisions in sport -- Socialisation: social interaction and development -- Representation, sport and the media -- Sport, the state and politics -- Sport and work -- Commercialisation and the political economy of sport.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Understanding Sport introduces students to the central elements of a sociological and cultural analysis of sport. It specifically examines sport in modern British society.