Globalization and Sport | 
 enlarge | Creators: Richard Giulianotti, Roland Robertson
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Category: Book
List Price: $34.95
Buy New: $26.28
You Save: $8.67 (25%)
New (26) Used (3) from $26.28
Sales Rank: 1501824
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 152
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 6.7 x 0.5
ISBN: 1405162694
Dewey Decimal Number: 306.483
EAN: 9781405162692
ASIN: 1405162694
Publication Date: October 19, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: Good Condition, delivery time 10 to 12 Working days, via Priority airmail from UK
|
| Similar Items:
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Globalization and Sport is a unique collection which places sport at the heart of debates on global processes.
- Features major critical interventions by some of the world’s leading sociologists and anthropologists on the subject of sport
- Contributors include George Ritzer, David Andrews, Frank Lechner, William Kelly, Thomas Hylland Eriksen, Barry Smart, Paul James, Chris Rumford and Gary Armstrong
- Provides a mixture of original theories and fresh research material, examining sport in a diversity of settings, including Europe, the Americas, Australasia, Africa and Asia
- Essential reading for anyone interested in globalization processes or sport
Book Description
Globalization and Sport is a unique collection which places sport at the heart of debates on global processes. The book is the first of its kind to feature major critical interventions by some of the world's leading social scientists on the subject of sport. The collection contains articles by Roland Robertson and Richard Giulianotti, George Ritzer and David Andrews, Thomas Hylland Eriksen, William Kelly, Barry Smart, Frank Lechner, Chris Rumford, and Gary Armstrong.The chapters provide a mixture of original theories and fresh research material, examining sport in a diversity of settings, including Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Australasia.The book will be essential reading for anyone interested in globalization processes or sport. It will appeal to students and academics across disciplines, notably in sociology, anthropology, sport studies, cultural studies, political science, and international relations.
|
|
|
