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Power and Ideology in American Sport

A Critical Perspective - Second Edition

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  • 335 stránok
  • 12 hodin čítania

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This popular, widely acclaimed analysis of sport in America is now completely updated, with expanded treatment of contemporary issues. Power and Ideology in American Sport, Second Edition addresses a wide range of topics, including-how sport is embedded in the social, political, and economic structures of American society; -how the sporting experience is shaped by powerful individuals as well as ordinary people; and as such -how sport both unifies and segregates individuals, social classes, racial and ethnic groups, and competing political loyalties.Sage blends sociology, history, and cultural criticism into an innovative synthesis that will change the way readers think about sports. Clear, accessible, and passionately argued, Power and Ideology in American Sport, Second Edition, challenges the status quo of big-time sport and points the way toward a more humane, equitable sporting culture.

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Power and Ideology in American Sport, George Harvey Sage

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1998
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Titul
Power and Ideology in American Sport
Podtitul
A Critical Perspective - Second Edition
Jazyk
anglicky
Vydavateľ
Human Kinetics
Rok vydania
1998
Väzba
mäkká
Počet strán
335
ISBN10
0880116609
ISBN13
9780880116602
Série
Anotácia
This popular, widely acclaimed analysis of sport in America is now completely updated, with expanded treatment of contemporary issues. Power and Ideology in American Sport, Second Edition addresses a wide range of topics, including-how sport is embedded in the social, political, and economic structures of American society; -how the sporting experience is shaped by powerful individuals as well as ordinary people; and as such -how sport both unifies and segregates individuals, social classes, racial and ethnic groups, and competing political loyalties.Sage blends sociology, history, and cultural criticism into an innovative synthesis that will change the way readers think about sports. Clear, accessible, and passionately argued, Power and Ideology in American Sport, Second Edition, challenges the status quo of big-time sport and points the way toward a more humane, equitable sporting culture.