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A Companion to Sport / Edition 1

A Companion to Sport / Edition 1 in Bloomington, MN
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A Companion to Sport
brings together writing by leading sports theorists and social and cultural thinkers, to explore sport as a central element of contemporary culture.
Positions sport as a crucial subject for critical analysis, as one of the most significant forms of popular culture
Includes both well-known social and cultural theorists whose work lends itself to an interrogation of sport, and leading theorists of sport itself
Offers a comprehensive examination of sport as a social and cultural practice and institution
Explores sport in relation to modernity, postcolonial theory, gender, violence, race, disability and politics
brings together writing by leading sports theorists and social and cultural thinkers, to explore sport as a central element of contemporary culture.
Positions sport as a crucial subject for critical analysis, as one of the most significant forms of popular culture
Includes both well-known social and cultural theorists whose work lends itself to an interrogation of sport, and leading theorists of sport itself
Offers a comprehensive examination of sport as a social and cultural practice and institution
Explores sport in relation to modernity, postcolonial theory, gender, violence, race, disability and politics