| Description |
1 online resource (243 p.) |
| Series |
Routledge Research in Sport Politics and Policy Ser |
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Routledge Research in Sport Politics and Policy Ser
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| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Final remarks -- References -- Part I: International sport: states, nations and identity -- Chapter 1: Sport, identity and constitutional crisis: sporting politics? -- Introduction -- Sport, politics and identity -- Politics: Scotland a stateless nation -- Scotland 2014: the independence referendum -- The sporting referendum -- Concluding thoughts -- Endnote -- Note -- References |
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Chapter 2: The globalisation of sport and its impact on national identity in England and Wales: cricket's new international power base -- Introduction -- The changing face of cricket in the United Kingdom -- Traditional perceptions of the game -- Changes in the 1990s -- The success of 2005 and the lost opportunities -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3: Soccer, identity and sporting citizenship in Ireland: border crossings -- Introduction -- Soccer and international representation -- Republic of Ireland and 'plastic paddies' -- Border-crossers -- Reactions -- Conclusions |
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Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6: Hypermasculinity and racist discourses in the Spanish media: the spectacularisation of radio sport programming -- Introduction -- The new sporting media landscape -- Sport and media spectacularisation in Spain -- Research design -- Spectacularisation and partisanship -- We are the best -- Diversity and racist speech -- Hegemonic masculinity -- Conclusion: is sport talk radio damaging sport? -- Note -- References -- Chapter 7: Home and belonging in the experiences of professional basketball migrants: "I have many places which I can call home" -- Introduction |
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Nations, migration and sport -- Where is home? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 8: The political use of sport: Christian Democracy, sport and the Rome Olympics -- Introduction -- The Catholic vision of sport: from Father Semeria to Luigi Gedda -- Christian democracy, free time and sport -- The relationship between Giulio Onesti and Giulio Andreotti, the process of obtaining the Olympic Games and propaganda during th -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9: The Olympic Games as a global media event: a political and social analysis of Rio 2016 through the media -- Introduction |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Bibliography |
References -- Chapter 4: The Kosovo football team, national symbols and identity: "A team of eleven named men" -- Introduction -- Kosovo's path to independence -- National symbols -- The flag -- The anthem -- The football shirt -- The team -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Politics, power and sports events -- Chapter 5: Undermining female athleticism in sport media: "Serena Williams demolishes fellow mum" -- Sportswomen, gender and the media: an introduction -- Cementing and maintaining the gendered hierarchy of sport -- Media, sport and mothers in elite sports -- Serena Williams |
| Notes |
From the selection of Rio de Janeiro as the Olympic host to the 2014 FIFA World Cup |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Holden, Russell
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Ginesta, Xavier
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| ISBN |
9781000196337 |
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100019633X |
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