| Description |
xx, 242 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction: Towards a Sociology of Sport Worlds -- Pt. I. Sport Inside the World -- Ch. 1. Sport and Globalisation -- Ch. 2. Sport, Labour and Migration -- Ch. 3. Sport, Media and Society -- Ch. 4. Sport, Politics and Democracy -- Ch. 5. Sport, the Environment and 'Green' Issues -- Ch. 6. Sport, Communitarianism and Social Capital -- Pt. II. Inside the Worlds of Sport -- Ch. 7. Sport, Place and Space -- Ch. 8. Sport, Civic and Ethnic Passions -- Ch. 9. Sport in the Making of Nations -- Ch. 10. Sporting Subcultures -- Ch. 11. Sport, Emotions and Societies -- Ch. 12. Sport, Gender and Social Relations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-230) and index |
| Subject |
Sports -- Sociological aspects.
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Nationalism and sports.
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| Author |
Maguire, Joseph A., 1956-
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| LC no. |
2001051661 |
| ISBN |
0880119721 paperback |
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