| Author | : David L. Andrews |
| File Size | : 48,5 Mb |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 21 June 2013 |
| ISBN | : 9781118325285 |
| Pages | : 632 pages |
A Companion to Sport by David L. Andrews Book PDF Summary
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