Sociology: sport and leisure Books
John Wiley and Sons Ltd A Companion to Sport
Book SynopsisA 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.Trade Review“No doubt, many students will be inspired by it to undertake further research and create yet new and deeper thoughts on the role sport can play in our society.” (Reference Reviews, 1 December 2014Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors ix Introduction: Sport as Escape, Struggle, and Art 1 Ben Carrington and David L. Andrews Part One: Sporting Structures and Historical Formations 17 1 Constructing Knowledge: Histories of Modern Sport 23 Douglas Booth 2 Sport and Globalization 41 Richard Giulianotti and Roland Robertson 3 The Sport/Media Complex: Formation, Flowering, and Future 61 David Rowe 4 Political Theories of Social Class, Sport, and the Body 78 Joshua I. Newman and Mark Falcous 5 Gender, Feminist Theory, and Sport 96 Sheila Scraton and Anne Flintoff 6 Sports Medicine, Health, and the Politics of Risk 112 Parissa Safai 7 Sport, Ecological Modernization, and the Environment 129 Brian Wilson and Brad Millington Part Two: Bodies and Identities 143 8 Paradox of Privilege: Sport, Masculinities, and the Commodifi ed Body 149 Jeffrey Montez de Oca 9 Racism, Body Politics, and Football 164 Mark Q. Sawyer and Cory Charles Gooding 10 Physical Culture, Pedagogies of Health, and the Gendered Body 179 Emma Rich and John Evans 11 Gay Male Athletes and Shifting Masculine Identities 196 Eric Anderson 12 Sport, the Body, and the Technologies of Disability 210 P. David Howe Part Three: Contested Space and Politics 223 13 US Imperialism, Sport, and “the Most Famous Soldier in the War” 229 Toby Miller 14 The Realities of Fantasy: Politics and Sports Fandom in the Twenty-fi rst Century 246 Michael Bérubé 15 Sport, Palestine, and Israel 257 Tamir Sorek 16 Cities and the Cultural Politics of Sterile Sporting Space 270 Michael L. Silk 17 Swimming Pools, Civic Life, and Social Capital 287 Jeff Wiltse Part Four: Cultures, Subcultures, and (Post)Sport 305 18 Sports Fandom 311 Edwin Amenta and Natasha Miric 19 Sporting Violence and Deviant Bodies 327 Kevin Young and Michael Atkinson 20 Dissecting Action Sports Studies: Past, Present, and Beyond 341 Holly Thorpe and Belinda Wheaton 21 Heidegger, Parkour, Post-sport, and the Essence of Being 359 Michael Atkinson 22 Race-ing Men: Cars, Identity, and Performativity 375 Amy L. Best 23 Chess as Art, Science, and Sport 390 Antony Puddephatt and Gary Alan Fine Part Five: Sport, Mega-events, and Spectacle 405 24 Sport Mega-events as Political Mega-projects: A Critical Analysis of the 2010 FIFA World Cup 411 Scarlett Cornelissen 25 Sporting Mega-events, Urban Modernity, and Architecture 427 John Horne 26 Sports, the Beijing Olympics, and Global Media Spectacles 445 Douglas Kellner and Hui Zhang 27 Always Already Excluded: The Gendered Facts of Anti-Blackness and Brazil’s Male Seleção 465 João H. Costa Vargas 28 To Be Like Everyone Else, Only Better: The US Men’s Football Team and the World Cup 481 Grant Farred 29 Sport, Spectacle, and the Political Economy of Mega-events: The Case of the Indian Premier League 493 Ian McDonald and Abilash Nalapat Part Six: Sporting Celebrities/Cultural Icons 507 30 Global Sporting Icons: Consuming Signs of Economic and Cultural Transformation 513 Barry Smart 31 Embodying American Democracy: Performing the Female Sporting Icon 532 C.L. Cole and Michael D. Giardina 32 Monty Panesar and the New (Sporting) Asian Britishness 548 Daniel Burdsey 33 Earl’s Loins – Or, Inventing Tiger Woods 564 Davis W. Houck 34 Deleuze and the Disabled Sports Star 582 Pirkko Markula Index 602
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Johns Hopkins University Press Game Changer
Book SynopsisGame Changer will change the way you look at sports-and the outsized impact technoscience has on them.Trade ReviewMr Fouché makes important points about sport’s growing grey areas—The EconomistThe text is an interesting exploration into the obsession with sports and the influence of what the author calls the "technoscientific revolution." There is no discussion of the specific science and technology that undergird the tremendous changes. Recommended. all readers.—ChoiceGame Changer offers a fine introduction to complex questions raised by the application of science and technology to athletic competition. Where does the athlete stop and the technology begin? This and a host of other issues should spark debate in upper-division and graduate courses in sociology, ethics, American Studies, and sports history.—The History TeacherGame Changer is not an easy read. The analysis and arguments are delivered in all of their complexity. The use of technical language and academic jargon will put off many non-specialists, but if you have the patience to slog through those passages, you will be rewarded. This is an important and thought provoking book and sheds light on the past, while anticipating the future technological leaps that will further blur the line between the athlete and the performance.—New York Journal of BooksFouche’s Game Changer provides important and original insights and understandings and is highly recommended reading for scholars within the social sciences and humanities of sport and of technoscience, and, more generally, for all those with an interest in the current status and future of sport.—MetascienceTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Sports, Bodies, and Technoscience1: Black is the New Fast: Swimsuit Technoscience and the Recalibration of Elite Swimming2: Gearing up for the Game: Equipment as a Shaper of Sport3: Disabled, Superabled, or Normal: Oscar Pistorius and Physical Augmentation4: "I Know One When I See One": Sport and Sex Identification in an Age of Gender Mutability5: The Parable of a Cancer Jesus: Lance Armstrong and the Failure of Direct Drug Testing6: "May I See Your Passport?": The Athlete Biological Passport as a Technology of ControlConclusion: Body/Motor/Machine: The Future of Technology and SportNotesIndex
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Temple University Press,U.S. Sport and Neoliberalism
Book SynopsisHow neoliberal politics appropriates sports for its own endsTrade Review"Sport and Neoliberalism is a sophisticated collection of well-reasoned essays that collectively provide a landmark statement on neoliberalism as a dominant political, social, and economic organizing mechanism. The multidisciplinary nature and range of topics covered are impressive, as is the way that the editors have thematically organized the contributions. Scholars who are interested in any aspect of the political and economic governance of sport will find Sport and Neoliberalism a 'must read,' as will policy makers keen to understand more about the potential consequences of strategies of economic maximization and social control." - John Amis, Department of Management, University of Memphis "[A]n extensive collection of essays that provide a look at sport from political, social, and economic points of view (with a neoliberal slant)... [T]his book attempts to redefine how sport is viewed, discussed, and understood. It will be particularly useful to those interested in the intersection of politics, economics, and sport. Summing Up: Recommended." Choice, January 2013Table of Contents1 Sport and the Neoliberal Conjuncture: Complicating the Consensus • Michael L. Silk • David L. AndrewsPart I Structures, Formations, and Mechanics of Neoliberalism2 A Distorted Playing Field: Neoliberalism and Sport through the lens of Economic Citizenship • Toby Miller3 Advanced Liberal Government, Sport Policy, and “Building the Active Citizen” • Mick Green4 Race, Class, and Politics in Post-Katrina America • Michael D. Giardina • C. L. Cole5 Nike U: Full-Program Athletics Contracts and the Corporate University • Samantha King6 Growth and Nature: Reflections on Sport, Carbon Neutrality, and Ecological Modernization • Brian Wilson7 The Uncanny of Olympic Time: Michael Phelps and the End of Neoliberalism • Grant FarredPart II Government, Governance, and the Cultural Geographies of Neoliberalism8 The Governance of the Neoliberal Sporting City • Michael L. Silk • David L. Andrews9 Governing Play: Moral Geographies, Healthification, and Neoliberal Urban Imaginaries • Caroline Fusco10 Neoliberal Redevelopment, Sport Infrastructure, and the Militarization of U.S. Urban Terrain • Kimberly S. Schimmel11 Economies of Surf: Evolution, Territorialism, and the Erosion of Localism • Leslie Heywood • Mark Montgomery12 Free Running: Post-Sport Liminality in a Neoliberal World • Michael AtkinsonPart III Consuming Pleasure: Citizenship, Subjectivities, and “Popular” Sporting Pedagogies13 Out-of-Bounds Plays: The Women’s National Basketball Association and the Neoliberal Imaginings of Sexuality • Mary G. McDonald14 Pedagogies of Fat: The Social Currency of Slenderness • Jessica M. Francombe • Michael L. Silk15 Technologies of the South: Sport, Subjectivity, and “Swinging” Capital • Joshua I. Newman16 Hijacking Canadian Identity: Stephen Harper, Hockey, and the Terror of Neoliberalism • Jay Scherer • Lisa McDermott17 Global Smackdown: Vince McMahon, World Wrestling Entertainment, and Neoliberalism • Ted ButrynAfterword: Sport and Neoliberalism • Norman K. DenzinContributorsIndex
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Temple University Press,U.S. The Eternal Present of Sport
Book SynopsisIn his persuasive study The Eternal Present of Sport, Daniel Grano rethinks the sport-religion relationship by positioning sport as a source of theological trouble. Focusing on bodies, time, movement, and memory, he demonstrates how negative theology can be practically and theoretically useful as a critique of elite televised sport. Grano asserts that it is precisely through sport's highest religious ideals that controversies are taking shape and constituting points of political and social rupture. He examines issues of transcendence, legacye.g., greatest ever, or all-timeand witnessing through instant replay, which undermine institutional authority. Grano also reflects on elite athletes representing especially powerful embodiments of religious and social conflict, including around issues related to gender, sexuality, ability doping, traumatic brain injury, and institutional greed. Elite sport is in a period of profound crisis. It is through the ideals Grano analyzes that we can i
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Temple University Press,U.S. Suicide Squeeze
Book SynopsisAppearance- and performance-enhancing drugsspecifically, anabolic steroids (APEDs)provide a tempting competitive advantage for amateur baseball players. But this shortcut can exact a fatal cost on talented athletes. In his urgent book Suicide Squeeze, William Kashatus chronicles the experiences of Taylor Hooton and Rob Garibaldi, two promising high school baseball players who abused APEDs in the hopes of attracting professional scouts and Division I recruiters. However, as a result of their steroid abuse, they ended up taking their own lives. In Suicide Squeezenamed for the high-risk play in baseball to steal homeKashatus identifies the symptoms and dangers of steroid use among teens. Using archival research and interviews with the Hooton and Garibaldi families, he explores the lives and deaths of these two troubled young men, the impact of their suicides on MLB, and the ongoing fight against adolescent APED use by their parents. A passionate appeal to prevent additional senseless
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Temple University Press,U.S. Whose Game
Book SynopsisDemonstrates how fantasy sport offers a space in which its participants experience gendered power while they engage in an active, competitive fandomTrade Review“Whose Game? is well written and compelling, and the research important and timely. The authors’ sociological examinations of fantasy sports make a convincing argument that this is a unique realm of fandom. In its gender analysis, Whose Game? is a strong, valuable contribution to the literature. The breadth and depth of the data make for a rich analysis that allows us to examine and understand patterns of meaning and experience. This book will have significant appeal to those in the fantasy sport world, including participants and organizers, as well as general sports fans.”—Rachel Allison, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Mississippi State University and author of Kicking Center: Gender and the Selling of Women’s Professional Soccer“In this fascinating new study, Kissane and Winslow show us how often aging, non-athletic men can engage in fantasy sports leagues as to both secure a claim on legitimate masculinity and, importantly, to forge much needed emotional bonds with other men. Through careful research, Whose Game? documents the possibilities and perils involved in playing fantasy sports and issues an important call for thinking seriously about the way leisure and fun can reinforce existing gendered, raced, and classed inequalities.”—C.J. Pascoe, Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Oregon, and author of Dude, You’re a Fag: Masculinity and Sexuality in High School
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Temple University Press,U.S. It Was Always a Choice
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Steele, a sports journalist, connects recent efforts by Black athletes to effect social change, initiated by Colin Kaepernick kneeling for the national anthem, to the history of Black athletes using their platform to draw attention to racial injustice.... In particular, Steele draws a direct line from the famous protest by John Carlos and Tommie Smith at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. He contrasts this with the period from the 1980s to the early 2000s, when Black athletes mostly tried to stay out of larger social justice debates.... [A]s Steele demonstrates, given recent high-profile incidents of police violence against Black people and the demagoguery of now former President Donald Trump and his supporters, the need for protest and social justice campaigns remains as great as ever.... Summing Up: Recommended."—Choice"Steele takes on the task of positioning recent sports activism in the United States within the longer history of athletes in that country taking a stand against racial injustice.... Steele writes in an engaging and impassioned style that will certainly attract a broad readership.... It Was Always a Choice is a book with a clear argument – that athletes cannot and should not stand above the fray when it comes to civil rights activism – and anyone who is looking to understand recent events in US sporting history would benefit from reading it."—Sport in History"David Steele’s authoritative and engaging account uses historical reflection and up-to-date analysis to locate the key issues firmly in the present; but also, encouragingly, it turns its gaze to the future, and considers what, and who, might come next. Within the broader realm of sporting activism, Steele’s book focuses specifically on race and racism, and explores the actions undertaken largely but not exclusively by African American athletes in the United States. Through a comprehensive and thoughtful delineation of their actions, bodily gestures and spoken words, Steele outlines how Black sportspeople are inseparable from the communities which they emerge from and represent.... It Was Always a Choice is an important and insightful text."—Ethnic and Racial Studies
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Bristol University Press Sports Criminology
Book SynopsisThis is the first book to provide a critical criminological perspective on sport and the connections between sport and crime. Part of the New Horizons in Criminology series, it draws on the inter-disciplinary nature of criminology and incorporates emerging perspectives like social harm, gender and sexuality, and green criminology.Trade Review"The book does a fantastic job of introducing readers to sports criminology and offers a starting point for those interested in critical criminology of sport." Human Enhancement Drugs“A thought-provoking book, although one driven by suspense…Groombridge has thrown out the first pitch. It is now up to us. Batter up.” Critical Criminology“A timely and much needed overview and consideration of Sports Criminology, which will help define this emerging field and become an essential resource for a wide range of scholars and students” Garry Crawford, University of Salford“Groombridge’s fluency with methodology across the social sciences and his choice selection of case studies leavened with engaging revelations of his own sporting life, make this focussed scholarship an entertaining and thoroughly recommended read.” Pat Kane, author of The Play Ethic, writer and musicianTable of ContentsIntroduction: just men fighting?; A criminological history of sport; Celebrity and corruption: case studies of sports scandals; Game of two halves: mainstream criminological theory and sport; The second half: critical criminological theory and sport; Red card: sport, justice and social control; Retraining: crime prevention and desistance through sport; Conclusion: no such thing as crime, no such thing as sport.
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Policy Press Sports Criminology
Book SynopsisThis is the first book to provide a critical criminological perspective on sport and the connections between sport and crime. Part of the New Horizons in Criminology series, it draws on the inter-disciplinary nature of criminology and incorporates emerging perspectives like social harm, gender and sexuality, and green criminology.Trade Review"The book does a fantastic job of introducing readers to sports criminology and offers a starting point for those interested in critical criminology of sport." Human Enhancement Drugs“A thought-provoking book, although one driven by suspense…Groombridge has thrown out the first pitch. It is now up to us. Batter up.” Critical Criminology“A timely and much needed overview and consideration of Sports Criminology, which will help define this emerging field and become an essential resource for a wide range of scholars and students” Garry Crawford, University of Salford“Groombridge’s fluency with methodology across the social sciences and his choice selection of case studies leavened with engaging revelations of his own sporting life, make this focussed scholarship an entertaining and thoroughly recommended read.” Pat Kane, author of The Play Ethic, writer and musicianTable of ContentsIntroduction: just men fighting?; A criminological history of sport; Celebrity and corruption: case studies of sports scandals; Game of two halves: mainstream criminological theory and sport; The second half: critical criminological theory and sport; Red card: sport, justice and social control; Retraining: crime prevention and desistance through sport; Conclusion: no such thing as crime, no such thing as sport.
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Human Kinetics Publishers Fundamentals of Sociology of Sport and Physical
Book SynopsisFundamentals of Sociology of Sport and Physical Activity presents information on sociology of sport to prepare readers for advanced study or practice in the field. This text explores the impact of sport in society and examines careers in sport and physical activity. Table of ContentsPart I. Introduction to the Sociology of Sport and Physical ActivityChapter 1. What Is Sociology of Sport and Physical Activity? Sport and Physical Activity as Cultural Context Origins and Key Movements Functions of Sociology of Sport and Physical Activity Goals of the Field The Short of It Chapter 2. What Can I Do With Sociology of Sport and Physical Activity? Advocates for Ethical and Humane Sports and Physical Activity Allied Professionals in the Sociology of Sport and Physical Activity Academic Professionals in the Sociology of Sport and Physical Activity Building New Sociological Knowledge in Sport and Physical Activity Techniques for Sociological Knowledge Construction Thinking Beyond Sport The Short of It Part II. Building Blocks of Sociology of Sport and Physical ActivityChapter 3. Sport, Physical Activity, and the Major Spheres of Life Seeing Social Life as Harmonious or Conflictual Learning to See the Interdependence of Sport and Major Spheres of Life The Short of It Chapter 4. Body Projects in Sport and Physical Activity The Physical Body as Cultural Artifact Sociologists See Governing Structures for Embodiment and Body Projects The Short of It Chapter 5. Diversity, Difference, and Power in Sport and Physical Activity Sport, Physical Activity, and Social Stratification Systems of Power Are Not Individual Identities Social Conditions Versus Individual Identities The Short of It Chapter 6. Sport and Physical Activity in National and International Unity Linking Sport to the Nation Sport and Nationalism Sport and Globalization Corporate Nationalism The Short of It Chapter 7. Sport and Physical Activity in Societal Change Types of Social Change in Sport and Physical Activity Sport Development and Sport for Development The Process of Social Change Four Stages of Social Movements Sport and Physical Activity Advance Social Change The Short of It Epilogue: The Future of Sociology of Sport and Physical Activity
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Human Kinetics Publishers Sociocultural Issues in Sport and Physical
Book SynopsisSociocultural Issues in Sport and Physical Activity explores the intersections between modern physical activity and society. The text surpasses the scope of sociological texts that focus solely on sports, covering a broad range of physical activities such as fitness, dance, weightlifting, and others. The authors emphasize the promotion of healthy individuals and a healthy body in the many movement settings where the body is active.Sociocultural Issues in Sport and Physical Activity explores contemporary topics such as reducing disparities in education and income, increasing socioeconomic diversity in communities, the medicalization of fitness, the rise of cosmetic fitness, the promotion of physical activity as a requirement for health, and the globalization of the fitness industry. The text includes the following features to enhance student engagement: Chapter objectives help students achieve their learning goals Key points and terms to highlight important information throughout the text Active Bodies sidebars that offer context for concepts presented in the chapter and provide examples and applications Discussion questions that provide opportunities to reflect on chapter topics Part I of Sociocultural Issues in Sport and Physical Activity examines political, educational, media, and economic institutions that influence the relationship between society and physical activity. Part II explores how an individual’s race, gender, social class, and ability are interpreted through a social lens. Part III of the text discusses the process of developing healthy populations as well as promoting public health and body positivity.Sociocultural Issues in Sport and Physical Activity offers a cross-cultural perspective of society, health, and the body in motion. Readers will finish the text with a greater understanding of social theory applications in physical culture.Table of ContentsPart I. Body Institutions: Foundations and ConsiderationsChapter 1. IntroductionRobert Pitter, David L. Andrews, and Brandon WallaceDefining Physical CulturePhysical Culture and the Sociological ImaginationThe Importance of a Critical and Theoretical ApproachCase Study: Fitness and SocietyConclusionChapter 2. Politics of the Active BodyAndrew Grainger, Brandon Wallace, and David L. AndrewsPolitics as PowerAntonio Gramsci and HegemonyHegemony, Sport, and the Active BodyDominant, Residual, and Emergent Forms of Physical CultureConclusionChapter 3. Critical Pedagogy and the Active BodyRyan King-White and Matthew HawzenThe Focus of Physical EducationCritical PedagogyUnderstanding and Applying Critical PedagogyCritical Pedagogy in KinesiologyConclusionChapter 4. Medicine, Technology, and the Active BodyKatelyn EsmondePhysical Activity and EpidemiologyPhysical TechnoculturesSociocultural Issues and Possibilities for Technologies of Physical CultureConclusionChapter 5. The Corporeal Sport EconomyAdam Beissel, Chris McLeod, and David L. AndrewsThe Economic Base and Sporting SuperstructureSport and CapitalismThe Late Capitalist (Cultural) EconomySport and Late CapitalismWhat Is a Corporeal Economy?The Material and Social Relations of Late Capitalist ProductionThe Active Body as Instrument in Sport ProductionThe Active Body as Object of Sport ProductionConclusionPart II. Body Stratification: Meanings and Social IdentitiesChapter 6. Gender, Sex, and Physical CultureShannon Jette, David L. Andrews, and Robert PitterSocial Construction of Gendered IdentitiesPerformances of Exercise CulturePerformances of Sport CultureExpanding the Range of Gender Identity Through Physical CultureConclusionChapter 7. Racialized Bodies and Black and Indigenous Physical CulturesBrandon Wallace, Robert Pitter, and David L. AndrewsDisrupting the Myth of RaceRace or Ethnicity?African Americans and Black Physical CultureNative Americans and Indigenous Physical CulturesConclusionChapter 8. Social Class, Habitus, and Physical CultureRobert Pitter, David L. Andrews, and Brandon WallaceHow Social Class MattersSocial Class Distribution of Physical ActivityClass Habitus, Hexis, and Embodied Lifestyle CulturesConclusionChapter 9. Disability, Sport, Activity, and Public HealthMollie Greenberg and Stephanie J. CorkWhat Is Disability? A Note on LanguageEarly History of Disability in SocietyCurrent Models of DisabilityActivism and Civil Rights LegislationConfronting Health, Illness and DisabilityDiscrimination Against People With DisabilitiesAdapted Physical Activity and SportNeurodiversityThe Special OlympicsConclusionPart III. Body Movements: Scales and SpacesChapter 10. Popular Culture and the Active BodyMichael D. Giardina and A. Lamont WilliamsA Note About Popular CultureThe Active Body in Early Popular CultureThe Active Body in Contemporary Popular CultureConclusionChapter 11. Physical Activity and CommunityRobert Pitter, Brandon Wallace, and David L. AndrewsConceptualizing CommunityCreating Community via Physical CultureCommunity Development via Physical ActivityConclusionChapter 12. The Active Body in CitiesOliver J.C. Rick, Jacob J. Bustad, and Bryan C. CliftThe Rise of the Neoliberal CityModels of Urban Physical Activity ProvisionCreative Sport and Recreation: Designing Physical Activity AttractionsConclusionChapter 13. Globalization and Physical ActivityJoshua Newman, David L. Andrews, and Robert PitterLocal and Global MovementsWhat Is Globalization?Debates on GlobalizationGlobal Physical CultureGlobal Media SpectaclesThe Globalization of Culture and EconomyEconomic Globalization at WorkThe Problem of Global Sporting Goods ProductionGlobal Migration: People on the MoveConclusionChapter 14. The Environment and the Active BodyMartin Barrett and Kyle S. BundsThe Body as the EnvironmentThe Body in the EnvironmentThe Body for the EnvironmentConclusion
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The University of North Carolina Press Passion Plays How Religion Shaped Sports in
Book SynopsisOne of the most insightful writers on American religion trains his focus on that other great passion - team sports - to reveal their surprising connections. From baseball to basketball and football to ice hockey, Randall Balmer explores the origins and histories of big-time sports from the late nineteenth century to the present.
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The University of North Carolina Press Fit Citizens
Book SynopsisIn this first historical study of Black women's exercise, Ava Purkiss reveals that physical activity was both a path to self-improvement and a means to expand notions of Black citizenship. Through this narrative of national belonging, Purkiss explores how exercise enabled Black women to reimagine Black bodies, health, beauty, and recreation.
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The University of North Carolina Press Fit Citizens
Book SynopsisIn this first historical study of Black women's exercise, Ava Purkiss reveals that physical activity was both a path to self-improvement and a means to expand notions of Black citizenship. Through this narrative of national belonging, Purkiss explores how exercise enabled Black women to reimagine Black bodies, health, beauty, and recreation.
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Duke University Press Marxism Colonialism and Cricket
Book SynopsisMore than fifty years after the publication of C. L. R. James's classic Beyond a Boundary, the contributors to Marxism, Colonialism, and Cricket investigate its production and reception and its implication for debates about sports, gender, aesthetics, race, popular culture, politics, imperialism, and Caribbean and English identity.Trade Review"Impressively, the authors are respectful of James’ pivotal contribution to the Marxist analysis of sport but also explore aspects of his thought that fall short of a fully comprehensive materialist approach." -- Sean Ledwith * Marx & Philosophy Review of Books *"Marxism, Colonialism, and Cricket will likely be most appealing to specialists in British Caribbean cultural studies, and will also contribute to scholarly explorations of sport. Recommended. Researchers, faculty, and professionals." -- B. A. Lucero * Choice *"A fine and comprehensive attempt to reflect on the work of James . . . Represents the fluency of much of James’s writing and oratory as a charismatic speaker and public intellectual who sought to place himself at the forefront of public discussion. . . . Many will glean much pleasure and stimulation from a study of this text." -- Russell Holden * Nordic Sports Forum *"The most outstanding sports book of 2019, to date. . . . What the editors David Featherstone, Chistopher Gair, Christian Høgsberg and Andrew Smith have achieved is truly special mixing James’ personal and political lifestory, the context of cricket in the West Indies, the past, present and future of cricket writing. Superb, just the read whilst that old imperial encounter, The Ashes, seeks to nudge the Premier League’s off season from the back pages this sporting summer." -- Mark Perryman * Philosophy Football *“The collection takes us well beyond the boundaries of sport, of history, of politics, and of the auto/biographical self. . . . The collection is a vital contribution to and extension of our studies of, readings of, and deployment of [C.L.R.] James in sport and beyond. It is essential in grasping the limits and potentials of what remains a key text in the historical, cultural, and sociological analyses of sport.” -- Malcolm MacLean * Journal of Sport History *“Marxism, Colonialism, and Cricket is a major literary and intellectual accomplishment. It is a must read, and a timely reminder that the problem of the twentieth century has returned with a vengeance as the problem of the twenty-first century.” -- Leslie R. James * CLR James Journal *“I enjoyed this book immensely. I have indulged in reading it cover to cover; revisiting certain chapters and ideas, seeking clarity as my mind became cloudy. … Putting Beyond a Boundary at the core, this book epitomises the interdisciplinary application of James to fields as diverse as sport, sociology, cultural studies, history, literature and the arts.” -- Thomas Fletcher * Cultural Sociology *"This fine collection of essays and reflections makes a significant contribution to the existing literature on Beyond a Boundary and C.L.R. James more generally." -- Neil Lazarus * New West Indian Guide *Table of ContentsForeword. Opening Up / David Featherstone, Christopher Gair, Christian Høgsbjerg, and Andrew Smith vii Introduction. Beyond a Boundary at Fifty / David Featherstone, Christopher Gair, Christian Høgsbjerg, and Andrew Smith 1 Part I: Cricket, Empire, and the Caribbean 1. C. L. R. James: Plumbing His Caribbean Roots / Selwyn R. Cudjoe 35 2. C. L. R. James's "British Civilization"? Exploring the "Dark Unfathomed Caves" of Beyond a Boundary / Christian Høgsbjerg 51 3. The Boundaries of Publication: The Making of Beyond a Boundary / Roy McCree 72 4. "West Indian Through and Through, and Very British": C. L. R. James's Beyond a Boundary, Coloniality, and Theorizing Caribbean Independence / Minkah Makalani 88 5. Looking Beyond the Boundary, or Bondmen without the Bat: Modernism and Culture in the Worldview of C. L. R. James / David Austin 103 Part II. The Politics of Representation in Beyond a Boundary 6. "Periodically I Pondered over It": Reading he Absence/Presence of Women in Beyond a Boundary / Anima Adjepong 123 7. C. L. R. James, W. G. Grace, and the Representative Claim / Neil Washbourne 137 8. Shannonism: Learie Constantine and the Origins of C. L. R. James's Worrell Captaincy Campaign of 1959–60: A Preliminary Assessment / Clem Seecharan 153 Part III: Art, History, and Culture in C. L. R. James 9. C. L. R. James and the Arts of Beyond a Boundary: Literary Lessons, Cricketing Aesthetics, and World-Historical Heroes / Claire Westall 173 10. The Very Stuff of Human Life: C. L. R. James on Cricket, History, and Human Nature / Andrew Smith 191 11. C. L. R. James: Beyond the Boundaries of Culture / Paget Henry 204 Part IV: Reflections 12. Socrates and C. L. R. James / Michael Brearley 223 13. My Journey to James: Cricket, Caribbean Identity, and Cricket Writing / Hilary McD. Beckles 240 14. Confronting Imperial Boundaries / Selma James 254 Appendix. What Do They Know of England? / C. L. R. James 263 References 276 Contributors 283 Index 287
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New York University Press The Power of Sports
Book SynopsisA provocative, must-read investigation that both appreciates the importance ofand punctures the hype aroundbig-time contemporary American athleticsIn an increasingly secular, fragmented, and distracted culture, nothing brings Americans together quite like sports. On Sundays in September, more families worship at the altar of the NFL than at any church. This appeal, which cuts across all demographic and ideological lines, makes sports perhaps the last unifying mass ritual of our era, with huge numbers of people all focused on the same thing at the same moment. That timeless, live qualityimpervious to DVR, evoking ancient religious ritesmakes sports very powerful, and very lucrative. And the media spectacle around them is only getting bigger, brighter, and noisierfrom hot take journalism formats to the creeping infestation of advertising to social media celebrity schemes.More importantly, sports are sold as an oasis of community to a nation deeply divided: They are Trade ReviewMichael Serazio has done a remarkable analysis, and this book offers any student of American culture and sport much to contemplate...What this study offers is a full frontal examination of a multitude of areas with both a historical and contemporary focus that at times is dazzling. * New York Journal of Books *Fun, funny, and easy to read - not all bogged down by academic or scholarly jargon. * Americana: The Journal of American Popular Culture *This is a benchmark work: a lasting and influential volume that deals with major issues cast by the sociocultural shadow of sports with a savvy and comprehensive accessibility that could change the game as we know it. -- Lawrence Wenner, author of Sport, Beer, and Gender: Promotional Culture and Contemporary Social LifeIn direct and engaging style, Serazio approaches the media spectacle of contemporary sports with the knowing ambivalence of the critical-but-sentimental fan, combining sharp critique and warm personal reflection. With liveliness and insight, and some smart jokes, he explores the many ways in which the sports-media nexus exercises power over identities, imaginations, politics and consumer behavior. Rooted in the American culture that first nurtured sports as a staple of modern commerce, The Power of Sports is a literary shot that will be heard around the world by readers curious to understand how sports came to be both secular religion and temple of Mammon. -- David Rowe, author of Global Media Sport: Flows, Forms and FuturesSerazio digs the ball out of the dirt and fires it right on the money in this brilliant, entertaining and important analysis of the games we love that rarely love us back. A terrific book for fans and non-fans. -- Robert Lipsyte, author of SportsWorld: An American DreamlandThis is a powerful, intellectual, and vital contribution to our understanding of sports and sports culture. Michael Serazio walks the line between the scholarly and the popular with uncommon dexterity -- Dave Zirin, Sports Editor, The NationSharp writing, clear arguments, and impressive scope. Well worth a look. -- Brett Hutchins, author of Sport Beyond Television[Later chapters] delve into current affairs and Ivory Tower concepts that Serazio covers with ease and verve... [A] penetrating study. * Journal of American Culture *It is to Serazio’s credit that the arguments in his 2019 book about how tightly sports are interwoven with economics, politics, and culture in the United States resonate just as strongly in the era of the coronavirus disease... The breadth of examples and wealth of detail in the book are compelling. Further, The Power of Sports draws from extensive interviews with key figures in the sports media, lending to both behind-the-scenes credibility for its claims and examples for Serazio to deconstruct... The Power of Sports [is] a handy addition to a syllabus, inviting students to make connections between Serazio’s claims and current events, and the book is also likely to spur on future publications about the cultural and economic power embedded in sports. * Quarterly Review of Film and Video *Serazio's approach [is] productively interdisciplinary and as informative for those in leisure studies and sports communication as those in media studies [...] Though Serazio's work is broadly focused, it paves the way for more in-depth discussions of sports leagues' and networks' relationships with fans and spectators. The arrival of The Power of Sports to this ever-growing landscape of sports and sports media scholarship will contribute to future scholars' capacity to articulate and analyze how sports industries exercise power over the public. * The Velvet Light Trap *Ambitious analysis of sports’ role in American society and the symbiotic influence of sport and media in American culture... That Serazio draws from such a diverse and well-respected collection of scholars speaks to the ambition of the project. He is not only interested in explaining how we arrived here but reaches for the why, as well... His extensive interviews provide fascinating, if sobering, descriptions.... The Power of Sports succeeds in presenting several prominent consequences that have resulted from sports’ rise to societal totem. * Communication Booknotes Quarterly *Serazio succeeds in demonstrating the cultural, political, and gendered implications of sports in American society... Based on interviews with athletes, sports journalists, and other 'insiders' in the ever-expanding world of professional sports, Serazio’s volume successfully provides an internal perspective of the interference of multiple 'powers' in American sports. * The Journal of Popular Culture *This is a very fine book accessible to most potential adult readers... The interviews with various industry practitioners are very deeply analyzed and are a critically important and often overlooked part of academic research. As such, this is an extremely valuable book from an industrial perspective and deserving of a place on any bookshelf. * Popular Culture Studies Journal *
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Human Kinetics Publishers Dimensions of Leisure for Life
Book SynopsisDimensions of Leisure for Life, Second Edition With HKPropel Access, guides students through a study of leisure from both individual and societal perspectives. The editors and contributors, all key experts in the field, use social science methods and current research to study the multidisciplinary field of leisure and its practical applications. Relevant career opportunities within the broad scope of the leisure services delivery system are also presented. The text emphasizes inclusivity and prepares students and professionals to incorporate inclusive practices into their work. Part I of Dimensions of Leisure for Life, Second Edition, examines the broad dimensions of leisure and its related industries. It looks at leisure as a social science and analyzes its societal value. Part II discusses how individual dimensions of leisure affect a person’s quality of life, physical and mental health, and level of physical activity. Part III details how recreation hTable of ContentsPart I: Dimensions of LeisureChapter 1. Importance of Leisure to Individuals and SocietyDescriptions and DefinitionsImportance of Leisure and Recreation for Individuals and SocietyValue of a Leisure EthicAreas of the Leisure IndustrySummaryLearning ActivitiesReview QuestionsChapter 2. Leisure Through a Social Science LensWe Are All Social ScientistsBenefits of Social ScienceSocial Science PerspectivesConnecting the Social Sciences to LeisureSummaryLearning ActivitiesReview QuestionsPart II: Leisure as Part of Your LifestyleChapter 3. Leisure and Quality of LifeWhat Is Quality of Life?The Connection Between Leisure and Quality of LifeStrategies for Enhancing Quality of Life Through LeisureSummaryLearning ActivitiesReview QuestionsChapter 4. Leisure, Health, and Physical ActivityPhysical Activity TrendsWhat Is Health?Park and Recreation: Making a DifferenceLeisure and Life StressPromoting Lifelong Physical Health Through Recreation and LeisureExamining Factors That Influence BehaviorStrategies and Examples of Enhancing Physical Health Through LeisureSummaryLearning ActivitiesReview QuestionsChapter 5. Leisure and Well-BeingUnderstanding Well-Being and Mental HealthStress and Well-Being: The Important Role of CopingManaging Stress to Enhance Well-BeingParticipating in Meaningful Leisure to Enhance Well-BeingDeterminants of HappinessLeisure Choices That Undermine Well-BeingStrategies for Enhancing Mental Health and Well-Being Through LeisureSummaryLearning ActivitiesReview QuestionsPart III: Dimensions of Leisure in SocietyChapter 6. Leisure History and HeritageUnderstanding Leisure From a Historical PerspectiveThe Primacy of LeisureImportance of Fire and Its Effect on the Division of LaborAgricultural AlternativesRise of CivilizationLeisure in the Land of the PharaohsEmergence of GreeceCaput Mundi: The Glory of RomeMedieval Period: Castles, Churches, and the Peasant CultureRenaissance: A Resurgence of Classical ValuesIndustrial RevolutionOrigins and Development of Recreational Services in the United StatesHeritage of the National Recreation and Park AssociationLeisure, Recreation, and Quality of LifeSummaryLearning ActivityReview QuestionsChapter 7. Contemporary LeisureGenerationsWays of Seeing, Ways of KnowingDefining Popular and Culture: Historical and Sociological ViewsSummaryLearning ActivitiesReview QuestionsChapter 8. Leisure and Family LifeFamilies in SocietyFamily Functions That Support Health and Well-Being in SocietyWho Are Families?Using Leisure to Increase Families’ HealthCreating Maintenance and Growth Connection Experiences in Family LeisureSummaryLearning ActivitiesReview QuestionsChapter 9. An Introduction to Digital LeisureThe Role of Digital Technologies in Our Leisure TimeThe Role of Digital Technologies in Shaping IdentityThe Creepiness of Digital Technologies on Our BodiesThe Impact of Digital Technologies on Our Social LivesEquitability of Digital Leisure SpacesBig Brother Watching During Our Leisure TimeSummaryLearning ActivitiesReview QuestionsChapter 10. Leisure, Natural Landscapes, and SustainabilityChanging Landscapes in North AmericaManagerial ChallengesMoving Toward a Sustainable FutureMoving Beyond Islands of HopeSummaryLearning ActivitiesReview QuestionsChapter 11. Leisure EconomicsLeisure Economics: An IllustrationEconomic FoundationsLeisure Economics and Its ImportanceEconomic Impact Within the Predominant Leisure Service Delivery ModelsLeisure Trends: Economic ImplicationsSummaryLearning ActivitiesReview QuestionsChapter 12. Leisure, Politics, and Public PolicyGovernmental Role in LeisureFederalismPluralism and Public PolicyJustification for Public Recreation and LeisureSummaryLearning ActivitiesReview QuestionsPart IV: Leisure in Your WorldChapter 13. Campus and CommunityWhat Is a Microcosm?Explore Your Campus and Campus RecreationDiscover Opportunities: Components of Campus RecreationTechnology and Campus RecreationHave a Voice and Get Involved: Volunteer and Job Opportunities on CampusExplore Your CommunityDiscover Opportunities in Community RecreationSummaryLearning ActivitiesReview QuestionsChapter 14. Leisure for AllPeople With DisabilitiesOlder AdultsSportsLocation and IncomeLeisure and Segments of SocietySummaryLearning ActivitiesReview QuestionsChapter 15. Leisure and GeographySpatial Distribution of Leisure PlacesDevelopment of Leisure PlacesLeisure Travel and TransportationImpacts of Leisure on PlacesPositive Impacts of Leisure DevelopmentNegative Impacts of Leisure DevelopmentClimate Change and LeisureSummaryLearning ActivitiesReview QuestionsChapter 16. Leisure Across the Life SpanLife Span ConceptsIntroduction to Developmental TheoryDevelopmental Aspects and Leisure Participation Across the Life SpanSummaryLearning ActivitiesReview QuestionsChapter 17. Charting Your CourseWhose Life Is This, Anyway?Changing Obstacles Into OpportunitiesFinding ResourcesForm an Action PlanMonitor, Evaluate, and Modify Your Leisure ExperienceSummaryLearning ActivitiesReview Questions
£77.40
University of Nebraska Press National Pastimes
Book SynopsisKatharina Bonzel unravels the delicate matrix of national identity, sports, and emotion through the lens of popular sports films in comparative national contexts. Trade Review“Bonzel’s book joins Bruce Babington’s The Sports Film: Games People Play (2014) as an important book-length critical treatment of this film genre.”—S. C. Dillon, Choice“Katharina Bonzel eloquently explores the complex intersections that exist between national identity and class, ethnicity, and gender in sports films. Her historically nuanced readings trace the complex ways in which sports films have sought to generate a sense of emotional authenticity that promotes audience engagement with their visions of the nation. . . . [This is] a valuable intervention both in film theory and in ongoing debates about national identity.”—Nicholas Chare, author of Sportswomen in Cinema“Analyzing more than a dozen well-known films from the U.S., UK, and—importantly and unusually—Germany, Bonzel demonstrates how and why our sense of belonging to (or marginalization within) a nation morphs over time. This book is for anyone interested in national myths, dreams, anxieties, and nightmares, as conveyed through sports films. A welcome study of a burgeoning and influential film genre!”—Chris Holmlund, professor emerita of cinema studies, women/gender/sexuality studies, and French at the University of Tennessee“Sports and cinema are two of the most popular and significant cultural institutions in the contemporary world. Despite arguments to the contrary, the nation remains perhaps the world’s most potent sociopolitical construct. This book is without doubt a contribution not only to one field but to several.”—Alan Bairner, professor of sport and social theory at Loughborough University’s School of Sport, Exercise, and Health Sciences"Sports fans, movie fans and readers who are interested in social and political issues will all find something of interest in this book."—Lance Smith, Guy Who Reviews Sports BooksTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. “Let Us Praise Famous Men”: Creating Myth and Memory in Chariots of Fire 2. Unifying Germany: The Miracle of Bern and National Identity 3. Anxious in America: Rocky Balboa and the American Dream 4. Small Towns, Big Dreams: American Pastoral, Race, and the Sports Film 5. Gendering the Nation: The “Hero Other” in Sports Films Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
£35.10
University of Nebraska Press Sports and Aging
Book SynopsisIn Sports and Aginga wide-ranging group of physically active people, including many scholar-athletes, discuss sports in the context of aging and their own athletic experiences.Trade Review“Sports and Aging includes inspiring narratives from a wide variety of individuals and a vast array of cultures and different ages to explore the way people who exercise regularly have embraced a healthy lifestyle and found meaning through exercise and in their communities. These essays are thoughtful and reflective accounts of the lived experience of aging practitioners of sport and physical activity. . . . [This book] will inspire others to join communities of movement, exercise, and fitness in a time when health and the communal are becoming increasingly important.”—Susan J. Bandy, professor in the Sport and Humanities Program at Ohio State University“Focusing on the lives of people from different ethnic groups, cultures, religions, and ages, this book is an important contribution to aging studies, which often lack such an intercultural and intersectional approach. . . . The fourteen stories of individuals show that there is neither one way of aging nor one way how one should age, and that the importance of physical activity and sport is different for each person throughout their life.”—Annette R. Hofmann, professor at the Ludwigsburg University of Education and president of the International Society for the History of Physical Education and SportTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Gerald R. Gems 1. A History of Aging Gerald R. Gems 2. Life with a Purpose Frances Gems 3. Looking Back Tony Kaleth 4. It Was Not Easy! Maha Ebeid 5. My Life of Physical Activity and Fitness James R. Coates Jr. 6. Aging, Antiaging, and Infinite Youth in Taiwan Chia-Ju Yen 7. A Matter of Perspective Samuel O. Regalado 8. Dance until the Music Stops Tansin Benn 9. Carpe Diem Luciane Lauffer 10. Aging as an Adventure M. Ann Hall 11. An Antiaging Sporting Life in an Aging Society Kohei Kawashima 12. Going Strong Gary Osmond 13. On a Meaningful Life with Sport as a Permanent Companion Else Trangbæk 14. Making a Difference Janice J. Crosswhite 15. Fit, Fun, Forever Young Gertrud Pfister Conclusion Gerald R. Gems Appendix: Aging Project Survey Contributors Index
£21.59
Cornell University Press They Will Have Their Game
Book SynopsisIn They Will Have Their Game, Kenneth Cohen explores how sports, drinking, gambling, and theater produced a sense of democracy while also reinforcing racial, gender, and class divisions in early America. Pairing previously unexplored financial records with a wide range of published reports, unpublished correspondence, and material and visual evidence, Cohen demonstrates how investors, participants, and professional managers and performers from all sorts of backgrounds saw these sporting activities as stages for securing economic and political advantage over others.They Will Have Their Game tracks the evolution of this fight for power from 1760 to 1860, showing how its roots in masculine competition and risk-taking gradually developed gendered and racial limits and then spread from leisure activities to the consideration of elections as races and business as a game. The result reorients the standard narrative about the rise of commercial popular culture to questiTrade ReviewIn this highly readable scholarly work, Cohen offers a descriptive study in power and hierarchy in American society from 1750 to 1860 and the evolving role of 'sporting culture' in their expression. Well-chosen and well-placed reproductions of period artwork illustrate socialization between social groups and the exclusionary divides that increasingly restricted participation by women, black slaves, and freemen. * Choice *They Will Have Their Game offers a compelling description of the process by which sporting culture emerged in eastern North America.... political and cultural historians should read it, and they should do so with care. * William & Mary Quarterly *The book is gracefully written, and a large number of well-chosen illustrations add to the narrative. They Will Have Their Game has many strengths. Perhaps most impressive is the research, especially in letters and legal records, which captures a level of detail I would not have thought possible. * Journal of the Early Republic *Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Meaning of Sport Part One: The Colonial Period 1. The Rise of Genteel Sport 2. A Revolution in Sporting Culture Part Two: The Early National Period 3. Sport Reborn 4. Prestige or Profit Part Three: The Antebellum Period 5. A Mass Sporting Industry 6. Sporting Cultures Epilogue: Change and Persistence
£19.79
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Sport and Modernity
Book SynopsisThis important new book from one of the world's leading sociologists of sport weaves together social theory, history and political economy to provide a highly original analysis of the complex relationship between sport and modernity. Incorporating a powerful set of theoretical insights from traditions and thinkers ranging from classical Marxism and the Frankfurt School to Foucault and Bourdieu, Gruneau analyzes the emergence of "sport" as a distinctive field of practice in western societies. Examining subjects including the legacy of Greek and Roman antiquity, representations of sport in nineteenth-century England, Nazism, and modern "mega-events" such as the Olympics and the World Cup, he seeks to show how sport developed into an arena which articulated competing understandings of the kinds of people, bodies and practices best suited to the modern western world. This book thereby explores with brio and sophistication how the ever-changing economic, social, and political relations of modernity have been produced and reproduced, and sometimes also opposed and escaped, through sport, from the Enlightenment to the rise of neoliberalism, as well as examining how the study of exercise, athletics, the body, and the spectacle of sport can deepen our understanding of the nature of modernity. It will be essential reading for students and scholars of the sociology and history of sport, sociology of culture, cultural history, and cultural studies.Trade Review"Ric Gruneau is the best theorist and analyst of sports writing today or yesterday; and probably will be tomorrow, as well. Sport and Modernity is as sophisticated theoretically and as rich empirically as it is pleasing to read. A landmark." Toby Miller, University of California, Riverside "With the publication of the brilliant Sport and Modernity, Richard Gruneau has not only produced a new way of looking at sport but, more importantly, has offered us a radical rereading of the origins and project of modernity itself and in so doing confirms his position as Canada’s leading social theorist and cultural historian of sport."Ben Carrington, University of Southern California ‘Richard Gruneau has become one of the foremost scholars in the socio-cultural study of sport, and in Sport and Modernity he has blended expert critical analyses of sport history with a highly nuanced sociological critique of modernity to produce an excellent text.’European Journal for Sport and Society ‘Sport and Modernity is a valuable reminder of the explanatory power of critical social theory. Irrespective of the degree to which one subscribes to this theory, Gruneau’s clear explication and skilful application will ensure that it remains a key analytical tool in the sociology of sport for some time to come.’Sociology of Sport Journal ‘A new book by Rick Gruneau is a major even for the academic study of sport. Gruneau is undeniably one of the most insightful and influential critical sport scholars and has been for many years.’Idrottsforum.orgTable of Contents Contents Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Athletics, Body Imagery and Spectacle: Greco-Roman Practices, Discourses and Ideologies 2. The Politics of Representation: English Sport as an Object and Project of Modernity 3. ‘Staging’ (Capitalist/Colonial) Modernity: International Exhibitions and Olympics 4. German Modernism, Anti-Modernism and the Critical Theory of Sport 5. A Savage Sorting of ‘Winners’ and ‘Losers:’ Modernization, Development, Sport, and the Challenge of Slums
£49.50
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Sport and Modernity
Book SynopsisThis important new book from one of the world's leading sociologists of sport weaves together social theory, history and political economy to provide a highly original analysis of the complex relationship between sport and modernity. Incorporating a powerful set of theoretical insights from traditions and thinkers ranging from classical Marxism and the Frankfurt School to Foucault and Bourdieu, Gruneau analyzes the emergence of "sport" as a distinctive field of practice in western societies. Examining subjects including the legacy of Greek and Roman antiquity, representations of sport in nineteenth-century England, Nazism, and modern "mega-events" such as the Olympics and the World Cup, he seeks to show how sport developed into an arena which articulated competing understandings of the kinds of people, bodies and practices best suited to the modern western world. This book thereby explores with brio and sophistication how the ever-changing economic, social, and political relations of modernity have been produced and reproduced, and sometimes also opposed and escaped, through sport, from the Enlightenment to the rise of neoliberalism, as well as examining how the study of exercise, athletics, the body, and the spectacle of sport can deepen our understanding of the nature of modernity. It will be essential reading for students and scholars of the sociology and history of sport, sociology of culture, cultural history, and cultural studies.Trade Review"Ric Gruneau is the best theorist and analyst of sports writing today or yesterday; and probably will be tomorrow, as well. Sport and Modernity is as sophisticated theoretically and as rich empirically as it is pleasing to read. A landmark."Toby Miller, University of California, Riverside "With the publication of the brilliant Sport and Modernity, Richard Gruneau has not only produced a new way of looking at sport but, more importantly, has offered us a radical rereading of the origins and project of modernity itself and in so doing confirms his position as Canada's leading social theorist and cultural historian of sport."Ben Carrington, University of Southern California ‘Richard Gruneau has become one of the foremost scholars in the socio-cultural study of sport, and in Sport and Modernity he has blended expert critical analyses of sport history with a highly nuanced sociological critique of modernity to produce an excellent text.’European Journal for Sport and Society ‘Sport and Modernity is a valuable reminder of the explanatory power of critical social theory. Irrespective of the degree to which one subscribes to this theory, Gruneau’s clear explication and skilful application will ensure that it remains a key analytical tool in the sociology of sport for some time to come.’Sociology of Sport Journal ‘A new book by Rick Gruneau is a major even for the academic study of sport. Gruneau is undeniably one of the most insightful and influential critical sport scholars and has been for many years.’Idrottsforum.org Table of Contents Contents Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Athletics, Body Imagery and Spectacle: Greco-Roman Practices, Discourses and Ideologies 2. The Politics of Representation: English Sport as an Object and Project of Modernity 3. ‘Staging’ (Capitalist/Colonial) Modernity: International Exhibitions and Olympics 4. German Modernism, Anti-Modernism and the Critical Theory of Sport 5. A Savage Sorting of ‘Winners’ and ‘Losers:’ Modernization, Development, Sport, and the Challenge of Slums
£17.09
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Superyachts: Luxury, Tranquility and Ecocide
Book SynopsisA superyacht is a boat that exceeds 30 metres in length, with some surpassing even 100 metres—more than a football field. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, there were about 2,000 of these vessels in the world; two decades and a financial crisis later, there are three times as many. Grégory Salle argues that these are not whimsical fads: on the contrary, luxury yachting highlights the social exclusivity of the wealthiest and the environmental waste they emit. Rather than being simply the plaything of billionaires with extravagant lifestyles, the superyacht offers a disconcerting reflection of the world as it is. A contemporary form of ostentatious seclusion, a magnifying glass for social inequalities, the superyacht leads us straight to the great questions of our time, including the question of ecocide. From class struggle to the over-consumption of the rich, from tax evasion to environmental crime, from eco-bleaching to the differential management of illegalities, to pull the thread of super yachting is to unspool the whole ball of capitalism.Trade Review‘Synecdoche is when a part stands in for the whole, and no part better represents the rise of a reckless, self-indulgent and damaging global plutocracy than superyachts. Once a rarity, there are now more than 5,000 of these monstrous floating mega-mansions, busy destroying marine ecosystems, undermining local, national and international law, and massively avoiding taxes. Grégory Salle paints a vivid picture of how these superyachts – costing hundreds of millions to build and many millions every year to operate – are a concrete expression of the grotesqueries of our current social disorder.’Naomi Oreskes, Harvard University‘Superyachts offers a deep dive into the world of the wealthiest. It is also a great case study for green criminology. In this breathtaking – and often humorous – book, Grégory Salle shows how capitalism is definitely destroying the planet.’Gwenola Ricordeau, California State UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Abbreviations & acronyms Preface to the English edition 1. A colossus at anchor 2. One form of excess can conceal another 3. Floating palaces 4. Specimens 5. UHNWI 6. Yachting lifestyle 7. The abode of production 8. Amsterdam’s red party 9. ISF-IFI & Co. 10. Riding the financial storm 11. Conspicuous seclusion 12. The political geography of luxury sailing 13. Playing the eco-friendly card (greenwashing) 14. Posidonia 15. The Marine Observatory 16. At sea/in a meeting 17. Red-handed 18. When Capitalocene and eco-socialism take to the water… Notes and references
£36.00
University of Minnesota Press Only a Black Athlete Can Save Us Now
Book SynopsisA call to arms exploring the protest movements of 2020 as they reverberated through the athletic world Starting with the refusal of George Hill of the Milwaukee Bucks to participate in an August 2020 playoff game following the shooting of Jacob Blake by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Grant Farred shows how the Covid-restricted NBA “bubble” released an energy that spurred athletes into radical action. They disrupted athletic normalcy, and in their grief and rage against American racism they demonstrated the true progressivism lacking in even the most reformist-minded politicians and pundits. Farred goes on to trace the radicalism of black athletes in a number of sports, including the WNBA, women’s tennis, the NFL, and NASCAR, locating contemporary athletes in a lineage that runs through Muhammad Ali as well as Tommy Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Olympics. Only a Black Athlete Can Save Us Now uses sport as a point of departure to argue that the dystopic crisis of our current moment offers a singular opportunity to reimagine how we live in the world.Forerunners: Ideas First is a thought-in-process series of breakthrough digital publications. Written between fresh ideas and finished books, Forerunners draws on scholarly work initiated in notable blogs, social media, conference plenaries, journal articles, and the synergy of academic exchange. This is gray literature publishing: where intense thinking, change, and speculation take place in scholarship.Table of ContentsPrologue1. The NBA and the WNBA Are the Most Progressive Forces in American Politics2. From “Fear the Deer” to “Follow the Deer”3. Out of One, Many4. Reforming the Unreformable5. Nur ein Gott kann uns jetzt Retten6. Strange Things Happen in the Bubble7. “Hey, Chicago, What Do You Say?”8. The WNBA Takes Its Stance9. Colin Kaepernick10. Silence Reverberates11. The Peculiar Science of Black Athletic Entropy12. The Burden of Over-Representation, Curiously Borne by Woods and Jordan13. Change Is Everywhere, or So It Seems14. Change Is Everywhere, Even the NHL15. Biting the Hand That Feeds Them16. A Pause for a Cause17. Ontological Exhaustion18. Inverse Displacement19. Love, Unrequited20. From L.A. to Kenosha21. HarmolodicsAcknowledgments
£9.00
University of Minnesota Press Break Point: Two Minnesota Athletes and the Road
Book SynopsisHow two teenage girls in Minnesota jump-started a revolution in high school athletics Peggy Brenden, a senior, played tennis. Toni St. Pierre, a junior, was a cross country runner and skier. All these two talented teenagers wanted was a chance to compete on their high school sports teams. But in Minnesota in 1972 the only way on the field with the boys ran through a federal court—so that was where the girls went. Break Point tells the story, for the first time, of how two teenagers took on the unequal system of high school athletics, setting a legal precedent for schools nationwide before the passage of Title IX.As Peggy’s younger sister, author Sheri Brenden is uniquely positioned to convey the human drama of the case, the stakes, and the consequences for two young women facing the legal machinery of the state, in court and in school. In an account that begins with Peggy painstakingly typing her appeal to the Minnesota Civil Liberties Union and concludes with a long view of what Brenden v. Independent School District 742 set in motion, Sheri Brenden summons the salient details of this landmark case as it makes its way through the courts. Peggy and Toni, coaches, administrators, and experts testify before Judge Miles Lord, whose decision, upheld in a precedent-setting appeal, would change these girls’ lives and open up athletic opportunities for innumerable others.Grounded in newspaper coverage, court records, and interviews, Brenden’s deeply researched, scrupulously reported book is at heart the story of two talented teenage girls whose pluck and determination—and, often, heartache—led to a victory much greater than any high school championship.Trade Review "This engaging and meticulously researched book gives readers insight into a crucial milestone in the history of women’s sports: a 1972 federal court decision that changed the lives of two Minnesota high-school girls and paved the way for future generations to fully participate in sports. Those two young women, Peg Brenden and Toni St. Pierre, believed they shouldn’t have to sit on the sidelines, and they challenged the naysayers and courageously fought for gender equity across the sports world. We are forever in their debt."—Mary Jo Kane, director emerita, Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, University of Minnesota "Wonderfully readable and engaging, Break Point brings Peggy Brenden and Toni St. Pierre to life, showing how personal Brenden v. ISD was. The court’s decision changed lives, and we should never forget the stories of the young women who had the courage to stand and fight for their opportunity to play high school sports."—Sarah K. Fields, author of Game Faces: Sport Celebrity and the Laws of Reputation "A detailed, disturbing account of the case that opened a wedge for the implementation of Title IX and its athletic empowering of women athletes."—Lavender Magazine "Break Point is stunning, shocking, nuanced, infuriating, and inspirational... I wish every high school student, parent, grandparent, educator, and journalist would read this book. Everyone."—Monticello Times "A well written, accurately titled, and valuable book."—Sport Literature Association
£15.29
Bristol University Press The Criminology of Boxing, Violence and
Book SynopsisCan the boxing gym be recognised as an effective space for supporting desistance? Exploring the psychosocial manifestations of boxing, this enlightening study reviews conflicting evidence to determine boxing’s place in the criminal justice system. Drawing upon the empirical insights, with case studies of participants’ backgrounds and their motivations for taking up the sport, Jump measures the value of the discipline, as well as the respect and fraternity that some claim boxing provides for young men. This is a perceptive addition to the debate about sport’s role in criminal desistance that delves deep into themes of masculinity and violence.Trade Review''Deborah Jump presents unique insights that challenge previous thinking on the transformational potential of boxing for violent men. This is a first-rate book; a must-read for anyone interested in life-course criminology, gender, sport and criminal desistance.'' Ross Deuchar, University of the West of Scotland''This book has some great stories from the inside. Jump offers a detailed critique and makes the case for changing masculinities and transformations in the dynamic relationship between boxing and criminal behaviour.'' Kath Woodward, The Open UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction Boxing as Sports Criminology The Appeal and Desistance- Promoting Potential of Boxing The Case of Frank: Respect, Embodiment and the Appeal of the Boxing Gym The Case of Eric: Self- Violence, Boxing and the Damaged, Emasculated Body The Case of Leroy: Shame, Violence and Reputation The Appeal of the Boxing Gym The Desistance- Promoting Potential of Boxing Discussion
£75.99
University of Arkansas Press Philly Sports: Teams, Games, and Athletes from
Book SynopsisPhiladelphia sports—anchored by the Eagles, Flyers, Phillies, and 76ers— have a long, and sometimes tortured, history. Philly fans have booed more than their share and have earned a reputation as some of the most hostile in the country. They’ve been known, so the tales go, to jeer Santa Claus and cheer at the injury of an opposing player.Strangely though, much of America’s perception of Philadelphia sports has been shaped by a fictional figure: Rocky. The series of Hollywood films named after their title character has told and retold the Cinderella story of an underdog boxer rising up against long odds. One could plausibly make the argument that Rocky is Philadelphia’s most famous athlete.Beyond the major sports franchises and Rocky, lesser-known ath- letic competition in Philadelphia offers much to the interested observer. The city’s boxing culture, influence on Negro Leagues baseball, role in establishing interscholastic sport, and leadership in the rise of cricket all deserve and receive close investigation in this new collection. Philly Sports combines primary research and personal experiences—playing in the Palestra, scouting out the tombstones of the city’s best athletes, enjoying the fervor of a Philadelphia night with a local team in pursuit of a championship title. The essence of Philadelphia sport, and to a cer- tain extent the city itself, is distilled here.
£22.91
University of Arkansas Press Frank Merriwell and the Fiction of All-American
Book SynopsisGilbert Patten, writing as Burt L. Standish, made a career of generating serialized twenty-thousand-word stories featuring his fictional creation Frank Merriwell, a student athlete at Yale University who inspired others to emulate his example of manly boyhood. Patten and his publisher, Street and Smith, initially had only a general idea about what would constitute Merriwell’s adventures and who would want to read about them when they introduced the hero in the dime novel Tip Top Weekly in1896, but over the years what took shape was a story line that capitalized on middle-class fears about the insidious influence of modern life on the nation’s boys.Merriwell came to symbolize the Progressive Era debate about how sport and school made boys into men. The saga featured the attractive Merriwell distinguishing between “good” and “bad” girls and focused on his squeaky-clean adventures in physical development and mentorship.By the serial’s conclusion, Merriwell had opened a school for “weak and wayward boys” that made him into a figure who taught readers how to approximate his example. In Frank Merriwell and the Fiction of All-American Boyhood, Andersontreats Tip Top Weekly as a historical artifact, supplementing his reading of its text, illustrations, reader letters, and advertisements with his use of editorial correspondence, memoirs, trade journals, and legal documents. Anderson blends social and cultural history, with the history of business, gender, and sport, along with a general examination of childhood and youth in this fascinating study of how a fictional character was used to promote a homogeneous “normal” American boyhood rooted in an assumed pecking order of class, race, and gender.
£23.96
University of Massachusetts Press When the Girls Came Out to Play: The Birth of
Book SynopsisA study of the evolution of American women's clothing, ""When the Girls Came Out to Play"" traces the history of modern sportswear as a universal style that broke down traditional gender roles. Patricia Warner shows how this profound cultural shift, which did not reach fruition until World War II, originated during the previous century with the gradual expansion of socially acceptable physical activity for women. Behind this development was a growing interest in sports and exercise that was further nurtured by the establishment of schools of higher education for women. The participation of women in athletic pursuits previously reserved for men began with the relatively genteel sports of croquet and tennis. With the founding of women's colleges, these ""ladylike"" games were supplemented by more vigorous activities and competitive team sports, from gymnastics to swimming to basketball. At first, Warner points out, women literally had nothing to wear for these activities. Whereas such fashionable attire as corsets, petticoats, hats, and gloves could be worn while playing outdoor lawn games, more strenuous athletic endeavours required less physically restrictive clothing. Even so, change came only gradually, as women's colleges, shielded from public scrutiny and prying male eyes, permitted the adoption of looser, more comfortable apparel for physical education. Many of these new outfits featured trousers, garments considered taboo for women, though they often remained hidden beneath voluminous skirts. Over time, however, the practicality and versatility of such clothing led to social acceptance, laying the foundation for the emergence of the now ubiquitous yet distinctly American style known as sportswear. Although, we take it for granted, Warner observes, this is the first time in the history of the world that such universality has existed in clothing, and it has lasted now for well over half a century - in itself a marvel, considering the speed of fashion change in an era of instant messages and images.
£24.65
Temple University Press,U.S. Legal Bases: Baseball And The Law
Book SynopsisIf baseball is the heart of America, the legal process provides the sinews that hold it in place. It was the legal process that allowed William Hulbert to bring club owners together in a New York City hotel room in 1876 to form the National League, and ninety years later, it allowed Marvin Miller to change a management-funded fraternity of ballplayers into the strongest trade union in America. But how does collective bargaining and labor arbitration work in the major leagues? Why is baseball exempt from the antitrust laws? In Legal Bases, Roger Abrams has assembled an all-star baseball law team whose stories illuminate the sometimes uproarious, sometimes ignominious relationship between law and baseball that has made the business of baseball a truly American institution.Trade Review"Dean Abrams has been teaching both sports law and labor law for many years. He is the co-author of a major scholarly treatment of labor arbitration. Abrams is also the kind of writer who can relate personal anecdotes in a conversational style that brings the technical issues in sports labor law alive for the lay reader who wants to understand what lies behind the controversies that occupy so much of the sports pages in the media... there will be a significant market for this book, not only among students in law schools, business schools, and other institutions where the subject is taught, but also among the more sophisticated baseball fans." -Paul Weiler, Harvard Law School "The book reflects its author's experience as a baseball salary arbitrator, balancing anecdotes with antitrust analysis and overviews of the collective bargaining process. Wearing lightly his notable learning, Abrams writes with verve and intelligence." -The New York Times Book Review "Abrams is astute and unflinching in his judgments, yet shows admirable balance...Also, he obligingly explains many terms often used but seldom understood (in relation to baseball), and makes clear many subtle distinctions, such as that between arbitration and mediation. Interesting and illustrative, this is a book every thinking sports fan should read." -Kirkus Reviews "Fans usually intimidated by legalese but interested in the complex web of the baseball business should welcome this accessible primer. Abrams succeeds in presenting in a lucid and entertaining fashion the legal challenges to baseball's reserve clause, arbitration system, ownership collusion and the commissioner's powers." -The Washington Post "As dean of Rutgers Law School, baseball salary arbitrator and sincere grassroots fan, few have Abrams qualifications for writing on baseball and the law. The book is organized around 'nine men and one woman who played pivotal roles in its history. They constitute our "All-Star Baseball Law Team." ' ' The "team' (apparently the 10th player is justified by the designated hitter rule) is chosen to illustrate important principles of baseball and law dating from the 19th century (John Montgomery Ward) through the reserve clause challenge (Curt Flood) to baseball's crimes (Pete Rose). ...the book will serve as a valuable reference for the ardent baseball student." -Publishers Weekly "Legal Bases presents readers with a vibrant example of why and how collective bargaining occurs, and the involved legal processes. But there is more. The book also gives baseball enthusiasts a coherent understanding of the history and role of major league collective bargaining in an appealing format. It may even provide readers who are not baseball fans with a reason to take an interest in the game." -Monthly Labor Review "Learning the story of baseball is akin to studying the Bible: one can spend years, indeed a lifetime, and make barely a dent in the seemingly boundless array of literature on the subject... In any case, Legal Bases: Baseball and the Law is a good starting point for one's quest to know more about how baseball came to its current condition, whatever one perceives that condition to be." -Michigan Law ReviewTable of ContentsCONTENTS Preface Introduction 1 The Legal Process at the Birth of Baseball: John Montgomery "Monte" Ward 2 The Enforcement of Contracts: Napoleon "Nap" Lajoie 3 Baseball's Antitrust Exemption: Curt Flood 4 Collective Bargaining: Marvin Miller 5 The Owners and the Commissioner: Branch Rickey and Charles O. Finley 6 Labor Arbitration and the End of the Reserve System: Andy Messersmith 7 The Collusion Cases: Carlton Fisk 8 The Crimes of Baseball: Pete Rose 9 Baseball's Labor Wars of the 1990s: Sonia Sotomayor Conclusion Bibliography Index
£25.19
Temple University Press,U.S. Sportsex
Book SynopsisHow people perform their sexual identities as athletes and spectatorsTrade Review"Lively, informed, thoughtful, provocative, and susbstantive...[Sportsex] deals perceptively and quickly with the broadest range of concerns about sexuality and representation in and around the world of high-profile sports."-Michael Real, Department of Communication, San Diego State University, and author of Global Ritual: Olympic Media Coverage and International Understanding "Sportsex is the work of impassioned fandom and a voracious cultural appetite."-Michael Berube, Politics and Culture "A groundbreaking study of the globalization of the body through sports, particularly sports driven by the media and advertisers... Those concerned with sports will debate Miller's stimulating ideas for some time to come."-Choice "Miller goes inside the locker room and situates the sports star-whether a lesbian tennis player, an out Austrialian rugby player, or a sexually ambiguous professional basketball player-into the larger contexts of bodily representation, political economy, and identity. As Americans contemplate the public ramifications of other professional athletes coming out of the closet, Miller's in-depth inquiry offers some illuminating perspectives."-Kevin Arnovitz, Out "The best book on sexuality and sport to date... There are no other[s] that compete indirectly or directly with this one... [This] book will be seen as a significant contribution and will help shape the field of studies on sport and sexuality."-Cheryl Cole, Women's Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign "Finally, a book that gets beyond a simple condemnation of media culture and the way it functions in sport to a more complicated analysis of both positive and negative potentialities. Sportsex explores the sexualization and commodification of both male and female athlete bodies and the consequences for a real destabilization of gender polarities. A fascinating and highly readable contribution to sport and media studies."-Leslie Heywood, author of Bodymakers: A Cultural Anatomy of Women's Bodybuilding and Built to Win: The Rise of the Female Athlete as Cultural Icon "A hugely enjoyable, smart and sexy examination of the role sports and athletes play in the contemporary lesbian and gay sexual imagination."-Tim Miller, author of Shirts & SkinsTable of ContentsIntroduction: Sportsextro1. Bodnam: Body, Nation, Media2. Commodifying the Male Body = Problematizing Hegemonic Masculinity?3. Panic Sports and the Racialized Male Body (with Jim McKay and David Rowe)4. Courting Lesbianism (with Jim McKay and Randy MartinConclusion: Bookers with HootersNotesWorks CitedIndex
£22.49
Texas A & M University Press Mexican Americans and Sports: A Reader on
Book SynopsisFor at least a century, across the United States, Mexican American athletes have actively participated in community-based, interscholastic, and professional sports. The people of the ranchos and the barrios have used sport for recreation, leisure, and community bonding. Until now, though, relatively few historians have focused on the sports participation of Latinos, including the numerically preponderant Mexican Americans. This volume gathers an important collection of such studies, arranged in rough chronological order, spanning the period from the late 1920s through the present. They survey and analyze sporting experiences and organizations, as well as their impact on communal and individual lives. Contributions spotlight diverse fields of athletic endeavor: baseball, football, soccer, boxing, track, and softball. ""Mexican Americans and Sports"" contributes to the emerging understanding of the value of sport to minority populations in communities throughout the United States. Those interested in sports history will benefit from the book's focus on under-studied Mexican American participation, and those interested in Mexican American history will welcome the insight into this aspect of the group's social history.
£16.11
Wharton Digital Press The Miseducation of the Student Athlete: How to
Book Synopsis2018 DIGITAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST SOCIAL IMPACT BOOK The student-athlete's life: practice, gym, weight room, film review, repeat. Simply put, sports come first. Academics is a distant second. As the revenues generated by big-time college sports continue to skyrocket, virtually all of the debate involves whether (and how much) student-athletes should be paid for play. Kenneth L. Shropshire and Collin D. Williams, Jr., argue that "student" has to come first in student-athlete: the focus should be on prioritizing a meaningful education. In The Miseducation of the Student Athlete: How to Fix College Sports, Shropshire and Williams draw on new research to reveal that it has become increasingly difficult for college athletes to balance school and sports, much less a social life, leading to serious economic, professional, and emotional consequences for young people. Given that fewer than 2% of all college men's basketball and football players will play at the professional level, the other 98% of student-athletes must be prepared to find and perform well in jobs outside of their respective field of play. In this bold call to action, Shropshire and Williams explain how we got here and what can be done about it. They lay out The Student-Athlete Manifesto, a roadmap to increase the likelihood that student-athletes can succeed both on and off the field. They also offer a Meaningful Degree Model, which ensures education pays for everyone, along with stories of success that show it is possible to be both a student and an athlete. A critical read for student-athletes, sports leadership, policy makers, and anyone who loves college sports, The Miseducation of the Student Athlete has the potential to disrupt college sport and create lasting change.Trade Review"When grades take a back seat to the playing field, the term 'student athlete' can appear to be contradictory. Shropshire (Global Sport/Arizona State; Sport Matters, 2015, etc.) and debut author Williams seek to change this perception, arguing that, while athletics pay off for a select few, education benefits almost everyone . . . . As academics, the authors are used to marshaling evidence to support their assertions, and the research they lay out here is impressive. It's clear that they're no fans of the present system, yet their discussion is refreshingly free of displays of cynicism and outrage. An uncompromising look at America's college-sports conundrum, offering a controversial solution that just might work." * Kirkus Reviews *"Kenneth L. Shropshire and Collin D. Williams, Jr., examine a controversial issue that many choose to ignore because it is either uncomfortable or not financially beneficial for them to do so. I applaud Shropshire and Williams for providing an in-depth analysis of the present reality called life for student-athletes. The public needs to analyze who benefits the most, in the long-term, from student participation in intercollegiate athletics. This is a must-read for anyone truly interested in participating in the conversation." * Brandon Copeland, Defensive End, Detroit Lions, National Football League *
£14.39
Taunton Press Inc The Family Cabin: Inspiration for Camps, Cottages
Book SynopsisWhile Dale's earlier books have focused on smaller cabins (1,600 sq. ft. and below), this one will be less about size and more about the living experience. The Family Cabin will feature new and old family compounds from across North America, much as The Cabin and Back to the Cabinhave done. New structures explore the prospect of family bonding, where old ones tell the tales of generations of family use. Since the beginning of the 20th century, cabin retreats have had a unique place in the lives and lore of many American families. In the 21st century, cabin creation continues with new forms and materials that give shelter at nature's doorstep. In this new collection of 37 cabins, Mulfinger rekindles his love for this treasured American icon with fresh insight and seasoned strategies for the logic, utility and beauty of cabin design.
£22.50
Human Kinetics Publishers Winning Ways of Women Coaches
Book SynopsisWe’ve entered a new era of women in coaching. Women coaches across the globe have triumphed, using their expertise, experience, and sustained success to break down barriers and establish new standards of excellence in their coaching roles.Winning Ways of Women Coaches reflects this new era. Some of the most exceptional women coaches in the world have contributed to this groundbreaking book, each examining a different coaching topic from her unique viewpoint. Representing 15 different sports—including professional football and baseball—and earning more than 50 national championships and dozens of world and Olympic titles, these coaching pioneers provide the acumen and inspiration to succeed in the coaching profession: Lonni Alameda Rachel Balkovec Becky Burleigh Denise Corlett Melody Davidson Kelly Inouye-Perez Roselee Jencke Valorie Kondos Field Melissa Luellen Teri McKeever Missy Meharg Felecia Mulkey Carla Nicholls Carol Owens Carolyn Peck Ellen Randell Nancy Stevens Tara VanDerveer Amber Warners Jen Welter Edited by volleyball coaching legend Cecile Reynaud, PhD, the book equips current and aspiring women coaches with innovative strategies and real-world insights to address common coaching challenges, build and maintain successful sport programs, foster player engagement and growth, and further their coaching careers. In addition, contributing coaches weave a common thread throughout the chapters by discussing the importance of building team chemistry and their own approaches to fostering a team culture.Whether you’re searching for proven coaching techniques, creative new approaches, or sage troubleshooting advice, Winning Ways of Women Coaches will prove to be your most valuable resource. After reading this book, you’ll discover that it’s your ability to instruct, develop, and care for your athletes—not just your knowledge of Xs and Os—that will propel your career and separate you from the rest.Showcasing women coaches who have reached the top of their profession and embodying the idea of “If she can see it, she can be it,” Winning Ways of Women Coaches will reinvigorate current coaches and inspire would-be coaches to make the leap into coaching.Table of ContentsPart I. Coaching Career Path and ConsiderationsChapter 1. Checking Your Coaching CompetenciesValorie Kondos FieldChapter 2. Getting a Coaching Position, Growing as a CoachRachel BalkovecChapter 3. Changing Coaching Roles, Advancing Your CareerCarol OwensChapter 4. Thriving as an Assistant CoachDenise CorlettChapter 5. Coaching and Raising a FamilyEllen RandellChapter 6. Managing YourselfRoselee JenckePart II. Program Development and ManagementChapter 7. Working With AdministratorsMelissa LuellenChapter 8. Building and Sustaining a Winning ProgramAmber WarnersChapter 9. Establishing a High-Performance CultureCarla NichollsChapter 10. Developing and Implementing a StrategyMelody DavidsonChapter 11. Recruiting, Organizing, and Mentoring a StaffTara VanDerveerChapter 12. Planning, Scheduling, and DelegatingFelecia MulkeyChapter 13. Selling Your ProgramCarolyn PeckPart III. Athlete Engagement and GrowthChapter 14. Recruiting Athletes to Your ProgramMissy MehargChapter 15. Defining and Adjusting Athletes’ RolesKelly Inouye-PerezChapter 16. Leading Effectively and Coaching People UpJen WelterChapter 17. Taking an Athlete-Centered ApproachNancy StevensChapter 18. Strengthening Coach–Athlete RelationshipsTeri McKeeverChapter 19. Growing Athletes HolisticallyBecky BurleighChapter 20. Keeping It Fun While Instilling the ValuesLonni Alameda
£20.39
CABI Publishing Exploring the Leisure - Health Nexus: Pushing
Book SynopsisBy exploring past, current, and future intersections between leisure and health, this book considers research and academic thought to reveal and critique the nuanced ways that leisure impacts health as well as considering how health professions use leisure as a 'tool'. Aided by the diverse chapters, readers will be challenged to explore future intersections between leisure and health using an overarching eco (ecological/environmental), bio(biological), psycho (psychological), social (sociological) lens. Many of the chapters include case-studies which consider further developing leisure and health themes, particularly in relation to a number of emerging environmental, health and societal challenges that confront the world. In addition, the book:Is cross disciplinary and demonstrates non-individualized framing of health (as per the WHO definition) giving readers a unique opportunity to develop an understanding of sociological frameworks, including ecobiopyschosocial, salutogenic, multi-species and criticalist.Moves readers from an individual level understanding of interconnections between leisure and health through to a consideration of global issues (including a section on the impact and consequences of Covid-19).Examines the nexus between leisure and health through a focus on a number of population groups including First Nations peoples, women, incarcerated people, migrants, people with disabilities, older people, and the human-animal interface. The book will be of significant interest to researchers/academics/practitioners in the leisure, health, sport, tourism, recreation, events, social science, and arts disciplines.
£88.92
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Research Handbook on Sports and Society
Book SynopsisThis state-of-the-art Research Handbook provides a challenging and critical examination of the complex issues surrounding sports in contemporary societies. Featuring contributions from world-leading scholars, it focuses upon the impact of their research, together with significant social issues and controversies in sport.International and comprehensive, the Research Handbook is organised around the key themes of governance, economics, events, the athletes and the future. Chapters examine the various theoretical and methodological approaches undertaken by the contributors and outline the current state of knowledge, to demonstrate the social and economic impact of academic research, as well as the constraints on research influence. Written during the global coronavirus pandemic, chapters also reflect on the way in which the public health crisis has exposed social issues and fragilities.The Research Handbook on Sports and Society will be a beneficial read for students of all levels studying sports science, sociology and public policy. The insights offered by established researchers will aid students in further understanding key methodologies, and opportunities and challenges for research. They also include recommendations for future policy and practice grounded in substantial research evidence.Trade Review'As the social significance of sport seemingly grows unabated, an understanding of the issues affecting our diverse societies is essential. This Research Handbook draws together an internationally distinguished set of authors and brings these issues to life through a distinctive approach. By exploring the personal research journeys of researchers in the field, and the social activism which brings these issues to the forefront of public debate, the Research Handbook is set to become compulsory reading for students and researchers alike.' -- Dominic Malcolm, Loughborough University, UK'A recognised leader in the sociology of sport, Professor Elizabeth Pike offers us a scholarly collection that makes a strong and original contribution to the field. Drawing upon the expertise and versatility of both established and emerging scholars, the Research Handbook on Sports and Society is framed in relation to three key themes: scholarship, activism and impact. Overall, the topics covered are far ranging, examine some of the most important topics within contemporary sport, and, are addressed with critical theoretical analysis that provides readers with unique insights.' -- Steve Jackson, University of Otago, New ZealandTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to sports and society: scholarship, activism and impact 1 Elizabeth C.J. Pike PART I THE GOVERNANCE 2 Sport, politics and the public intellectual 9 David Hassan 3 Sport organisations, politics and gender policies 22 Jorid Hovden 4 Researching and working in sport policy and development 38 Andy Smith 5 Sport, social movements and digital media 53 Simon C. Darnell, Sabrina Razack and Janelle Joseph PART II THE ECONOMICS 6 Economic determinants of sport performance 69 Wladimir Andreff and Nicolas Scelles 7 The industry of gambling on sport: deconstructing sports betting as a market, a product and a public health issue 83 Hibai Lopez-Gonzalez 8 Sport, advertising and promotional culture 97 Andrew Grainger 9 Media, sports, and society 111 Lawrence A. Wenner PART III THE EVENTS 10 Sports mega-events 128 John Horne 11 Fandom and well-being 143 Yuhei Inoue PART IV THE WORKPLACE 12 Gender and social inequity in and through sport leadership 159 Lucy V. Piggott 13 Renaming and reshaping the challenge of improving gender equity in sport coaching 174 Leanne Norman 14 Respecting referees? An analysis of abuse, support, retention and policy 188 Jamie Cleland 15 Volunteering within sport for development and peace (SDP) projects 202 Megan Chawansky PART V THE ATHLETES 16 Social perspectives on athlete pathways 213 Outi Aarresola, Jari Lamsa and Astrid Schubring 17 Foreign-born sportspeople in the Olympics and the Football World Cup: migration, citizenship and nationhood 227 Gijs van Campenhout and Joost Jansen 18 From fascination to revelation: my research journey with older Masters/ Veteran athletes 244 Rylee A. Dionigi PART VI THE ISSUES 19 Living in the along: reflections on inquiring into experiences of women in sport 261 Lombe A. Mwambwa and Elizabeth C.J. Pike 20 For a sociology of women’s sports on the African continent 276 Anima Adjepong 21 Disability inclusion in sport for all: ‘Baskin’ as a best practice model 291 Florian Kiuppis 22 Filing the podium: cheating, doping and corruption 307 James Connor 23 Researching pain and injury in sport 321 Ivan Waddington 24 Non-accidental violence in sports 337 Kari Fasting 25 Mental illness in sport 352 Michael Atkinson 26 Terrorism and sport 366 Ramón Spaaij PART VII THE FUTURE 27 The future of sports and society: a reflection and call to action 380 Jay Coakley Index
£189.00
Edward Elgar Handbook on Sport and Migration
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£190.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook of Sport and International Development
Book SynopsisWith sport’s role now firmly embedded in international development contexts, policy and delivery, this comprehensive Handbook provides a contemporary, multi-disciplinary overview of state-of-the-art research in this critical space. It features a holistic synthesis of current scholarship as well as new and emerging approaches, contexts and development foci. The Handbook includes chapters on a great variety of sport initiatives, ranging from small community projects to large-scale international events. The Handbook establishes the nexus between reflection, action, and innovation by presenting critical issues from diverse perspectives and with varied voices. Contributors include seminal scholars from broader disciplines, sport-specific development experts as well as up-and-coming academics who address contemporary challenges such as climate change, gender discrimination, athlete diplomacy and the effects of – and sports’ responses to – the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall, the Handbook offers critical outlooks regarding concepts, methodologies, collaborations and knowledge mobilisation in sport and international development. The Handbook of Sport and International Development will be a crucial resource for those studying and researching sport in international development settings. It will also be critical for policymakers and development practitioners seeking to gain a broader perspective on the important role of sport in international development.Trade Review‘This is a timely, perceptive, and imaginatively edited collection of articles on the post-COVID achievements, challenges, and opportunities of sport for development. While it’s not shy about revealing the harm created by North-South power imbalances, the neo-colonialism practiced upon Indigenous peoples, and the failure of many good intentions, it’s cautiously hopeful, offering many evidence-based examples of better practices. I learned a lot from it. I commend it to donors, policy-makers, students and scholars, and those on the ground.’ -- Bruce Kidd, University of Toronto, Canada‘This Handbook, carefully curated by world-leading experts in sport and development, provides a comprehensive and sophisticated overview of the field, cutting-edge insights into the issues facing sport and development today and provides a unique global perspective in authorship and contexts.’ -- Emma Sherry, RMIT University, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to Handbook of Sport and International Development 1 Nico Schulenkorf, Jon Welty Peachey, Ramón Spaaij, Holly Collison-Randall PART I CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES 1 Anthropology – Anthropology, sport, and international development: an ambivalent relationship 11 Susan Brownell 2 Sociology – Sociology and sport for development and peace 22 Richard Giulianotti 3 Policy analysis – Macro- and meso-level analyses of sport and international development 35 Iain Lindsey 4 Indigenous studies – Challenges and opportunities for better engagement 48 Rochelle Stewart-Withers and Jeremy Hapeta 5 Management/Business studies – Applying business and management principles to advance sport for development organisations and outcomes 59 Katie Rowe, Pamm Phillips and Katherine Raw 6 Innovation studies – Social transformation in sport for development 71 Per G. Svensson 7 Youth and social work – Critical reflections on youth, social work and sports-based interventions 82 David Ekholm and Magnus Dahlstedt PART II INTERNATIONAL SPORT-FOR-DEVELOPMENT: KEY THEMES 8 Gender – Sport, development and gender: expanding the vision of what we can be and do 95 Sarah Zipp, Lombe Mwambwa and Anna Goorevich 9 Education – Education as a central aspect of sport and international development 110 Ruth Jeanes and Hayley Truskewycz 10 Livelihoods – Livelihood generation for disadvantaged youth in the context of poverty 122 Cora Burnett and Engela van der Klashorst 11 Disability – Disability, sport and social change in sub-Saharan Africa: para sport against stigma 138 Damian Haslett, Jennifer Wong, Sheila Mogalo, Emma Pullen and Mufunanji Magalasi 12 Healthy lifestyles – The efficacy of sport for health development initiatives for community health 150 Michael Edwards 13 Social inclusion – Social inclusion and sport: beating the odds or changing the odds? 161 Fred Coalter 14 Peace and reconciliation – Critical reflections across theory and practice 175 Jack T. Sugden and John Sugden PART III RESEARCH IN ACTION Holly Collison-Randall and Ramón Spaaij 15 Research frameworks and models – A critical analysis and identification of features for advancing research in sport for development 188 Meredith A. Whitley and William V. Massey 16 Research collaborations – On the experience of doing international research on sport for development and peace in South America 198 Billy Graeff, Simona Šafař’kov‡ and Arnošt Svoboda 17 Life spans – How to determine participation across the life span in the context of sub-Saharan poverty 204 Bronwyn Sumption 18 SDP and Gender – Women-focused projects in the Arabian Gulf 219 Hussa K. Al-Khalifa 19 Participatory action research – Innovating research using visual and digital methods in sport for development and peace 231 Mitchell McSweeney 20 Insights from the frontline of sport and international development – The world’s gone bonkers! 241 Nick Gates 21 Mapping SFD stakeholders – A social network analysis of stakeholder relationship networks in Africa and Europe 247 Steve Swanson, Fiona Meeks, Cora Burnett, James Skinner, Holly Collison-Randall 22 Drawing and comics – Revisiting sport for development and peace 261 Shawn Forde PART IV CRITICAL ISSUES 23 Leadership – Time to re-purpose the pegs: youth leadership development through sport for a post-pandemic world 268 Tony Ghaye and Tarryn Horner 24 Ecology – The international development and the advancement of the global environmental movement in sport 282 Brian P. McCullough and Jessica R. Murfree 25 Entrepreneurship – Origins, trends and outlook in sport for development and peace 293 Mitchell McSweeney and Gareth Jones 26 Social transformation – Critically interrogating girls and women as ‘transformational subjects’ in sport for development and peace 305 Lyndsay M.C. Hayhurst, Mitchell J. McSweeney, Raghdah Zakariya and Simon C. Darnell 27 Conflict and transformation – Conflict transformation and positive peace 321 Yolanda Antin, Hiro Fujihara and Tom Woodhouse 28 Refugees and displacement – A critical look at unaccompanied refugee minors’ experiences in organised sport and recreation activities in Norway 334 Kabanda Mwansa and Florian Kiuppis 29 Diplomacy – Athletes as third-culture builders 346 Soolmaz Abooali and Margarita Tadevosyan 30 Preventing violent extremism – Sport-based learnings from Kenya and Uganda 358 Holly Collison-Randall, Lin Sambili- Gicheha, Hussa Al-Khalifa and Ramón Spaaij 31 Corporate social (ir-)responsibility – CSR in esports: a strategic bridge to sport for development? 374 Jukka Rintamaki, Emily Jane Hayday and Richard Loat 32 Design thinking – Human-centred design in sport for development 386 Greg Joachim 33 Action sports – Global issues for action sports and the case of SkatePal 397 Anna Farello 34 Alternative sports – The pedagogical kaleidoscope for alternate games: from homo ludens to homines iocosi 408 Jorge Knijnik 35 COVID-19 – Sport for development in international settings: responses to COVID-19 421 Peter Donnelly and Simon Darnell Index
£220.00
Liverpool University Press Sport and Society in Global France: Nations,
Book SynopsisFrom Zinedine Zidane to Michael Jordan and from Marie-José Pérec to Lance Armstrong, over the last thirty years, numerous individuals have emerged through the global sports industry to capture the imagination of the French public and become touchstones for the discussion of a host of social issues. This book provides new insights into the evolution of the global sporting spectacle through a study of star athletes, emblematic organisations, key locations, and celebrated moments in French sport from the mid-1980s to the present day. It draws on a wide range of sources, from film, television, advertising, newspapers, and popular music to cover key developments in sports including football, motorsport, basketball, and cycling. Sport here emerges as a privileged site for the discussion of the nature of contemporary nationhood, as well as for the performance of France’s postcolonial heritage. Simultaneously, sport provides a platform for the playing out of concerns over globalisation, and, in a time of post-industrial uncertainty, for nostalgic reminiscences of an apocryphal bygone era of social cohesion. The exploration of these themes leads to new understandings of the ways sport influences and is implicated in broader social and cultural concerns in France today.Trade Review"This study is a timely one, both in terms of the clear contemporary relevance of the issues that it discusses, but also, more pragmatically, in terms of the growing general interest worldwide in France as a sporting nation."Hugh Dauncey, Newcastle University“This book should become required reading for academics and students of French sports studies wishing to bring themselves up to date with current thinking about developments in French sport, culture and society in the last two decades.”Geoff Hare, Newcastle University‘Besides explaining sportsworlds, the book prompts a reflection on colonial legacies, migrations, neo-colonialism, multinational corporations, North-South inequalities and new forms of exploitation. Confirming sportscapes as pertinent sites of inquiry to understand numerous socio-cultural dynamics in Europe, the book is highly relevant beyond Francophone studies, reaching into post-colonial studies at large, as well as studies of mobility, youth, media and communication, and borders.’Hélène B. Ducros, EuropeNow Reviews'Due to its interdisciplinary nature, it is extremely valuable and relevant to not only sport and European historians, sociologists, and sport media and communication experts but also anyone who is enthusiastic about French and European sports, as well as better understanding the persistent economic and social stratifications and inequalities in modern society. In fact, the book may prompt profound and potentially uncomfortable yet necessary discussions about postcolonial heritage and legacies, migration, neocolonialism, multinational corporations, and commercialism, as well as hypermediatization, deterritorialization, and other new forms of exploitation.' Katja Sonkeng, International Journal of Sport Communication‘Cathal Kilcline’s Sport and Society in Global France is a major contribution to the field of French and francophone studies.’ Alain-Philippe Durand, Contemporary French Civilization‘L’approche est d’autant plus riche et originale pour les lecteurs français (qu’ils soient chercheurs ou étudiants, plutôt dans les domaines et les filières liés au management et à l’enseignement) qu’elle leur permet ainsi de prendre de la distance avec leurs propres représentations et routines de pensée.’ ‘The approach is all the richer and more original for French readers (be they researchers or students, especially in the fields of management and education) because it enables them to take a step back from their own forms of representation and ways of thinking’. Robin Recours, STAPS Journal Table of ContentsIntroductionChapter 1 – Monuments Men: Among the Afterlives of France ’98Chapter 2 – Football’s FrançafriqueChapter 3 – Adventure capitalists: Paris-Dakar reduxChapter 4 – American Dreams: Be Like MikeChapter 5 - Made in France: Nostalgia and (re)cyclingChapter 6 – Plutocrats, Paranoia, Platoche : Qatar Sports Investment in ParisConclusionBibliography
£32.95
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Advanced Introduction to the Sociology of Sport
Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. This Advanced Introduction to the Sociology of Sport highlights the relationship between sport and violence, brain injury, social class, sexual minorities, gender, and race. Eric Anderson and Rory Magrath expertly draw on a range of scholarly evidence to outline how these issues intersect with contemporary sports culture. Key features include: close examination of the most salient issues confronting sport scholars and policy makers a focus on how sport contributes to the process of ‘othering’ a range of recommendations for future improvements to the culture of sport for the 21st Century. This book provides essential reading for scholars and students in sports science, sociology and public policy.Trade Review‘A fascinatingly constructed and informative introductory text that draws on prominent sociological areas of investigation in the context of sport. At a time when social issues in sport are a prominent feature of social, cultural, and political debate, this book will be of significant value for students, researchers, and other interested parties in analysing the important role sport plays in society as we move through the 21st century.’ -- Jamie Cleland, University of South Australia, Australia‘The Advanced Introduction to the Sociology of Sport is an important addition to scholarship in the areas of sports studies and the social sciences. Drawing on many years of research, Anderson and Magrath tackle some of the most pressing and divisive issues in sport. This book is therefore a must-read for students and scholars who wish to further their understanding of the constantly evolving relationship that exists between sport and society.’ -- Richard Elliott, Global Institute of Sport, UK‘Anderson and Magrath challenge readers to critically examine the realities of organized sports and the narratives created to portray them in positive terms. As the authors deal with seven important issues in the sociology of sport, they introduce concepts and theories that constitute the core of the field. When asking critical questions, they provide historical and cultural context as well as summaries of relevant research findings. The outcome is an informed critical consciousness for making sense of sports as social phenomena in the world today.’ -- Jay Coakley, University of Colorado, US
£89.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Advanced Introduction to the Sociology of Sport
Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. This Advanced Introduction to the Sociology of Sport highlights the relationship between sport and violence, brain injury, social class, sexual minorities, gender, and race. Eric Anderson and Rory Magrath expertly draw on a range of scholarly evidence to outline how these issues intersect with contemporary sports culture. Key features include: close examination of the most salient issues confronting sport scholars and policy makers a focus on how sport contributes to the process of ‘othering’ a range of recommendations for future improvements to the culture of sport for the 21st Century. This book provides essential reading for scholars and students in sports science, sociology and public policy.Trade Review‘A fascinatingly constructed and informative introductory text that draws on prominent sociological areas of investigation in the context of sport. At a time when social issues in sport are a prominent feature of social, cultural, and political debate, this book will be of significant value for students, researchers, and other interested parties in analysing the important role sport plays in society as we move through the 21st century.’ -- Jamie Cleland, University of South Australia, Australia‘The Advanced Introduction to the Sociology of Sport is an important addition to scholarship in the areas of sports studies and the social sciences. Drawing on many years of research, Anderson and Magrath tackle some of the most pressing and divisive issues in sport. This book is therefore a must-read for students and scholars who wish to further their understanding of the constantly evolving relationship that exists between sport and society.’ -- Richard Elliott, Global Institute of Sport, UK‘Anderson and Magrath challenge readers to critically examine the realities of organized sports and the narratives created to portray them in positive terms. As the authors deal with seven important issues in the sociology of sport, they introduce concepts and theories that constitute the core of the field. When asking critical questions, they provide historical and cultural context as well as summaries of relevant research findings. The outcome is an informed critical consciousness for making sense of sports as social phenomena in the world today.’ -- Jay Coakley, University of Colorado, US
£21.00
Liverpool University Press Women’s Club Football in Brazil and Colombia: A
Book SynopsisThe first women’s football book on Latin America centring the perspectives of players brings rare interview material that cuts through the clichés to uncover the lived reality of women footballers. It includes the first large-scale survey of South American women footballers’ views into dialogue with institutional and media perspectives. The early chapters consider the backdrop Latin American women footballers operate in, a media and institutional panorama that privileges a heteronormative athletic femininity whilst ensuring women’s football is never portrayed as anything other than an inferior version of the hegemonic (men’s) game. Following this, drawing on nine months of ethnographic fieldwork in which 33 semi-structured interviews were carried out with players and institutional figures, this pioneering book foregrounds the lived reality of women’s football in three strategic locations. Firstly, three months were spent in the Amazon region of Brazil where Esporte Clube Iranduba provides a fascinating alternative model for the growth of women’s football. This is contrasted with Santos FC, where women’s football tends to be constantly overshadowed by the presence of banal patriarchy, and finally with another fleeting glimpse of how another model is possible at Atlético Huila of Colombia, the surprise winner of the women’s Copa Libertadores in 2018.Table of ContentsList of Tables and Illustrations Glossary of Terms Acknowledgements Foreword from Silvana Goellner Introduction Chapter 1 - Mis-representing the agenda: The Case of Yoreli Rincón at the Women’s Copa Libertadores 2018 Chapter 2 – Football Institutions Chapter 3 – Atlético Huila: The Champions of South America Chapter 4 –Mermaids in the Land of the King Chapter 5 –The Team from the Heart of the Amazon Chapter 6 – Surveying the Field from the Players’ Perspective Overall Conclusions & Policy Recommendations Recommendations for Further Research References Semi Structured Interview List
£95.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Research Handbook on Gender and Diversity in
Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking Research Handbook adeptly navigates how gender and diversity are addressed in sport management. Offering insight into practices and processes that work to exclude certain groups and practices, and favour others, it highlights how gendered ways of organizing sport are experienced and may be sustained, disrupted, and challenged.Leading international scholars employ theoretical frameworks to comprehensively set out how individuals or groups engaged in leading and managing sport are situated in the social world and engage in managerial practices. Providing a wealth of conceptual analyses, the authors of the various chapters explore diverse feminist theories, perspectives, and methodologies to expertly examine gender-based marginalization in sport management at local and international levels. Expert contributors reveal how women negotiate and navigate gender and intersecting identity categories in sport organizations.Presenting a wide variety of feminist perspectives on sport management, sport organizations, and coaching, this Research Handbook will prove a valuable resource to researchers and undergraduate and postgraduate students in the fields of sport management and sport sociology. It will also be essential reading for policy makers working in sport organizations.Trade Review‘In the Research Handbook on Gender and Diversity in Sport Management, Markula and Knoppers provide an insightful and encompassing overview of the topic that is impressive in scope and quality. With stellar contributions from leading scholars around the world, this text will undoubtedly impact research, teaching, and practice.’ -- George B. Cunningham, University of Florida, US‘When two pioneers of gender and diversity studies in sport join forces to curate a kaleidoscope of feminist perspectives on gender-based and intersectional marginalization in sport organizations, expectations are high. This Research Handbook firmly delivers on these expectations, offering comprehensive and thought-provoking insights into how gendered ways of organizing and managing sport are experienced and may be disrupted and transformed. The Research Handbook stands out through its theoretical diversity in understanding gender in sport organizations, leadership, and coaching. In doing so, it paves the way for enhancing the breadth and depth of impact of critical research in sport management.’ -- Ramón Spaaij, Victoria University, Australia‘A very welcome, important, and valuable contribution to the theorizing of gender and diversity in sport management! The original work by international scholars on how gender intersects with other relations of power offers new, expanding, and exciting insights to the field. Thus, this Research Handbook represents a must and an invaluable reference source for students, faculty, and policy makers in sport.’ -- Jorid Hovden, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NorwayTable of ContentsContents: Preface xvi Introduction: why a Research Handbook on Gender and Diversity in Sport Management 1 Annelies Knoppers and Pirkko Markula PART I ACCESSING POSITIONS OF LEADERSHIP IN GLOBAL SPORT 1 A decade of tracking women’s participation in the governance of international sport federations 21 Johanna A. Adriaanse 2 Gender representation and policy implementation in the governance of international Paralympic organizations 37 Lucy V. Piggott and Jordan J. K. Matthews 3 Gender, leadership, and (dis)ability 52 Erin Pearson and Laura Misener 4 Gender and diversity in mediated sport marketing: using “old” and “new” media 65 Dunja Antunovic and Annika Olson 5 Doing gender in the neoliberal, global context of sport management 79 NaRi Shin and Doo Jae Park PART II NAVIGATING AND NEGOTIATING SPORT ORGANIZATIONS: CENTERING INTERSECTIONALITY 6 Managing gendered sport organizations 94 Laura Burton and Ajhanai C. I. Keaton 7 The “motherhood penalty” and sport leadership 110 Sarah Zipp and Sasha Sutherland 8 The gendered organization of men’s professional sport 124 Lauren C. Hindman and Nefertiti A. Walker 9 Institutional heteronormativity in Dutch sport clubs 137 Inge Claringbould and Pepijn Geldof 10 Heteronormativity and gender-based violence in Sport for Development 151 Julia Ferreira Gomes and Jessica Nachman, Lyndsay M. C. Hayhurst, and Mitchell McSweeney PART III NAVIGATING AND NEGOTIATING SPORT ORGANIZATIONS: CENTERING COACHING 11 Occupational hazards: harassment and women’s work as sport coaches 167 Sarah Barnes 12 The socially reproductive labor of women sport coaches 181 Alixandra Krahn and Parissa Safai 13 Refuting gender essentialism about women in sport coaching 192 Nicole M. LaVoi and Anna Goorevich 14 Gender, women, and community sport coaching 206 Ruth Jeanes, Aishwarya Ravi and Laura Alfrey 15 Elite coaching, gender, and diversity 220 Bettina Callary and Brian Gearity PART IV CHANGING PRACTICES IN MANAGING SPORT 16 Influencers for change: women leading in the outdoor sector 234 Emily Ankers and Beccy Watson 17 Gender inclusive sport: what’s in it for (all) women? 248 Ryan Storr and Sheree Bekker 18 Balancing inclusion, fairness, and binaries in transgender eligibility sport policies 262 Anna Posbergh 19 Gender and voluntary work for diverse and traditionally marginalized identities in community sport organizations 277 Dawn E. Trussell and Shannon Kerwin 20 Re-imagining mothers exercising leadership in sport management 291 Talia Ritondo, Sarah Leberman and Dawn E. Trussell 21 Sexualization and gendered empowerment in a Sport for Development organization in Brazil 304 Eva Soares Moura PART V THEORIZING GENDER AND DIVERSITY IN SPORT MANAGEMENT 22 Process-figurational sociology and gender relations in sport management 318 Louise Mansfield and Philippa Velija 23 Bourdieu on the field: gender, power and the organization of sport 331 Allison Jeffrey and Holly Thorpe 24 Critical feminisms in sport management: theory and practice 345 Sally Shaw 25 Critical discourse analysis, gender, and sport management 358 Larena Hoeber 26 Poststructuralist feminist approaches in sport management research 370 Zoë Avner 27 Phenomenological perspectives for sport management research 385 Gunn Helene Engelsrud 28 Feminist new materialist insights for sport management 398 Simone Fullagar and Adele Pavlidis Conclusion: directions for future research 413 Pirkko Markula and Annelies Knoppers Index 430
£180.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Research Handbook on Sport and COVID-19
Book SynopsisThis timely Research Handbook examines sport-related research and analysis pertaining to how the sport industry has been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Taking stock of the changes over the course of the pandemic, it also provides key insights into how the sport industry and its stakeholders might move forward in post-pandemic times. Organized into six parts, the first half of the book explores the areas of sport management, sport communication, and sport marketing, while the final three parts analyze sport events, sport stakeholders, and sport and society. Expert international contributors delve into a wide array of topics related to the sport industry including athletes, clubs, leagues, and brand and sport management to illuminate how the pandemic has influenced these aspects of sport. Offering a comprehensive analysis of how Covid-19 has affected the sport industry, this Research Handbook will be a key resource for business and management scholars and advanced students with a particular interest in sport, health, and well-being. Its use of global case studies will also be beneficial for sport managers and practitioners in this field.Trade Review‘The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the sport industry cut across myriad areas, from financial to organisational to socio-cultural. In the Research Handbook on Sport and COVID-19, Pedersen has collated works that highlight all the various implications from this once-in-a-generational event. From an international perspective, this resource not only documents the experiences for future generations of sport scholars, but also provides a truly valuable resource to demonstrate how one event can systematically change the landscape of an entire industry – affecting how we operate, view, consume, and value sports as part of our everyday existence, while also fast-tracking innovation and new opportunities for growth.’ -- Lauren M. Burch, Loughborough University London, UK‘The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted sport in ways not previously imagined, and necessity spawned multifaceted innovation. Sport entities rich in resiliency and creativity connected with sport consumers via new approaches, and many of these novel methods will remain permanent. The true value of the Research Handbook on Sport and COVID-19 lies in its rich description of pandemic-induced innovation as relayed by 92 contributors from 22 countries, and, accordingly, the text is a must-read for sport managers desiring to thrive in the face of future disruption.’ -- Damon P.S. Andrew, Florida State University, US‘In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic brought the planet to a standstill. The impacts on the sport industry at all levels (grassroots, Olympic, or professional) were unimaginable. Editor Paul M. Pedersen had the foresight to reach out to scholars and practitioners from different segments of the sport industry to study and report on the effects of COVID-19 on the business of sports worldwide as it was happening. With unique insights from over 20 countries, this book will be of great interest to students, academics, and sport managers alike.’ -- Benoit Séguin, University of Ottawa, Canada‘The COVID-19 pandemic has had a great effect on all aspects of our lives. Editor Paul M.Pedersen’s Research Handbook on Sport and COVID-19 is an extremely timely resource that examines these effects on sports. With almost 100 scholars and practitioners (representing over 20 countries) contributing to the Handbook, readers will learn how the pandemic impacted sports and what we have learned as we enter a post-pandemic world.’ -- Brian A. Turner, The Ohio State University, USTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to the Research Handbook on Sport and COVID-19 1 Paul M. Pedersen PART I SPORT MANAGEMENT 2 Economics lessons from sports during the COVID-19 pandemic 8 Carl Singleton, Alex Bryson, Peter Dolton, James Reade and Dominik Schreyer 3 The impact of COVID-19 on amateur sport 18 Grzegorz Kwiatkowski, Patxi León-Guereño, Ewa Malchrowicz-Mośko and Arkaitz Castaneda Babarro 4 The impact of COVID-19 on French sports federations 30 Nicolas Delorme 5 The impact of COVID-19 on the management of the sport media 44 Hamid Ghasemi and Ryan Vooris 6 Changing business models – how fitness centers reacted to COVID-19: the case study of a Polish fitness operator 54 Julia Ziółkowska and Tomasz Taraszkiewicz 7 The impact of COVID-19 on interscholastic athletics 66 Tyler Ratts, Braden Norris, Brian Mancuso and Paul M. Pedersen PART II SPORT COMMUNICATION 8 De-globalization, de-commercialization, and semi-mediatization: the influence of COVID-19 on global sport communication 87 Wei Wei and Li Siying 9 Young audiences’ sports media repertoires and expectations towards sport coverage during COVID-19 98 Daniel Nölleke 10 The hard law of live: a case study on French sports channels during COVID-19 112 Valérie Bonnet and Tyler Ratts 11 Professional football clubs and associations under pressure: COVID-19 as a precursor of structural change in European sport 124 Jürgen Mittag and Jörg-Uwe Nieland 12 Accelerating direct virtual public relations for sport organizations through information subsidies during COVID-19 137 Mark Dottori, Alex Sévigny and Norm O’Reilly PART III SPORT MARKETING 13 Relationship marketing during COVID-19: strategies and processes of communication in German and Austrian sports clubs 153 Thomas Horky, Christof Seeger, Jörg-Uwe Nieland, Daniel Nölleke, Christiana Schallhorn and Philip Sinner 14 Using consumption capital theory to analyze the impact of COVID-19 on major and minor sports in Germany 165 Andreas Hebbel-Seeger, Thomas Horky and Hermann A. Richter 15 Who wants football back? Surveying fans in Brazil during COVID-19 177 Ary José Rocco Junior, Thadeu Gasparetto, Marina Tranchitella, Luis Felipe Monteiro de Barros, Luiz Augusto Brum and Romulo Macedo 16 The impact of COVID-19 on athlete branding 190 Zack P. Pedersen, Antonio S. Williams and Ryan M. Brewer 17 COVID-19 as a new chance for a sport league: motivation behind watching Korea Baseball Organization games 202 Minkyo Lee, Ju Young Lee, Jinwook Chung, Inae Oh and Choonghoon Lim 18 The star and COVID-19: Serie A soccer celebrities and the self-narrative of contagion on social media 214 Mario Tirino, Luca Bifulco and Simona Castellano PART IV SPORT EVENTS 19 The impact of COVID-19 on sports events, national federations, and organizations in South Africa over a 16-month period 230 David Maralack, Donovan Jurgens and Roger Woodruff 20 Sport event pandemic risk management and what has been learned from COVID-19 245 Kong-Ting Yeh, Tsu-Lin Yeh, and Nakibae Kitiseni 21 Innovation in sport events during COVID-19 258 Grzegorz Kwiatkowski, Christian Dragin-Jensen and Thomas Könecke 22 Fourteen days: athletes’ media usage and stories in hard quarantine during COVID-19 269 Sam Duncan, Tim Breitbarth and Chris Bowers 23 Sport management during COVID-19 in the Norwegian context 289 Elsa Kristiansen PART V SPORT STAKEHOLDERS 24 COVID-19 and the Bundesliga: a study of digital fan engagement strategies in professional soccer 300 Laura Matz, Gashaw Abeza and David Wagner 25 COVID-19 and the decline of volunteers in Australian community sport: solutions to move forward 312 Charles Mountifield and Stirling Sharpe 26 An assessment of mood and anxiety in university athletes and non-athletes during social mobility restrictions of COVID-19 328 Oswaldo Ceballos Gurrola, Minerva Thalia Juno Vanegas Farfano, Ramón Ernesto Mendoza Baldenebro, Rosa Elena Medina Rodríguez, Luis Tomás Ródenas Cuenca, Jeanette M. López-Walle and José Tristán Rodríguez 27 Between total loss and immunity: does the crisis resilience thesis prove its worth in times of COVID-19 in Germany? 337 Norbert Schütte 28 Parent hockey culture during “unsettled times”: COVID-19 and the hockey community 347 Sandra M. Bucerius, Bryan Hogeveen, Brad W.R. Roberts and Albert H. Vette PART VI SPORT AND SOCIETY 29 The football segment of the sport industry and the first wave of COVID-19 in Italy: a conflict analysis 358 Luca Bifulco 30 From the stadiums to the consoles: the role of sports computer games during COVID-19 374 Ilan Tamir 31 Social stratification patterns in physical activity and sports during COVID-19 384 Jeroen Scheerder, Erik Thibaut, Veerle De Bosscher, Margot Ricour and Annick Willem 32 Sports betting and COVID-19 399 Arif Yüce 33 Sports activism during the COVID-19 pandemic era 414 Orr Levental, Roy David Samuel and Yair Galily 34 Utilizing critical ethnography to understand the impact of COVID-19 on the structure of elite soccer in Korea 423 Alex Gang, Kihan Kim, Sunghwan Byun and Paul M. Pedersen Index
£213.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Rethinking Sport and Society
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£80.75
Emerald Publishing Limited Sport, Gender and Development: Intersections,
Book SynopsisThe ebook edition of this title is Open Access, thanks to Knowledge Unlatched funding, and freely available to read online. In a context where striving for gender equity in relation to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals seems more pressing than ever before, Sport, Gender and Development: Intersections, Innovations and Future Trajectories brings together an exploration of sport feminisms to offer new approaches to research on Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) in global and local contexts. Including postcolonial and decolonial feminist lenses by drawing upon fieldwork with organizations and individuals in Afghanistan, Uganda, Nicaragua, and India, Sport, Gender and Development reveals the complexities of development and gender discourses and how they operate on and through researchers, practitioners, and participants' bodies. Delving into a thoughtful engagement with the (dis)connections and comparisons across these diverging contexts, this book offers a critically reflexive account of what is transpiring in the transnational sport, gender and development field, while remaining sensitive to the importance of community context and local iterations. Taking up emerging and contemporary feminist issues in sport related international development, this book advances empirical, conceptual, and theoretical developments in sport, gender and development.Trade ReviewThis is a much anticipation and welcomed text, and widely exciting because of the nuanced coalescing of three subject matters: development, gender and sport, which are deeply important to me. I know I would simply pick the book up and look to read it, based on the bringing together of Hayhurst, Thorpe and Chawansky in one space. All brilliant feminist scholars in their own right. This book will undoubtedly hold significant appeal to many of us working in the sport for development, gender, space and will become a must have resource. Those new to thinking about sport for development through a gender lens would do well to make this text their start point! I look forward to having my own well handled, marked up copy and for years to come I have no doubt I will be regularly lifting it off my book shelf and saying to research students. This is a seminal text, make sure you are familiar with it, and the broader work of those who have contributed. -- Rochelle Stewart-Withers is a Senior Lecturer at Massey University, New ZealandSport for development must urgently move beyond its missionary phase, especially after the exacerbating inequalities of COVID. For those who deploy sports to empower girls and young women and educate boys and men, this book is essential. The authors and their collaborators offer both caution and encouragement through frank theoretical insights and instructive case studies from the Global South. I found it learned, honest and extremely informative. -- Bruce Kidd, Professor Emeritus, University of TorontoTable of ContentsChapter 1. Introducing Sport, Gender and Development: A Critical Intersection Chapter 2. Doing Feminist Research in Sport, Gender and Development: Navigating Relationships, Ethics and Sweaty Concepts Chapter 3. Economic Empowerment in Sport, Gender and Development; with Payoshni Mitra Chapter 4. Action Sports for Gender Development Chapter 5. Geographies of Gender and Embodiment in Sport for Development Work Chapter 6. Entangled Human and Nonhuman Relations in Sport, Gender and Development; with Lidieth del Socorro Cruz Centeno Chapter 7. The Ethics of Visibilities: Sport for Development Media Portrayals of Girls and Women Chapter 8. Feminist Approaches to Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL); with Nida Ahmad Epilogue; Martha Saavedra
£24.50
CABI Publishing Growing Older: Tourism and Leisure Behaviour of
Book SynopsisTourism is big business, especially for older people. With the senior market becoming increasingly targeted by marketers and travel companies, both operators and leisure service providers need to be knowledgeable and sensitive to the particular characteristics, special needs and requirements of the senior market. The purpose of this book is to provide the latest research about these characteristics, tourist behaviours and leisure needs of baby boomers, seniors and older people generally and how to effectively market to this expanding group in the future.Table of Contents1: Tourism and Leisure Needs of Older Adults 2: Motivations and Constraints to Tourism and Leisure for Older Adults 3: Socio-Demographic Variables Associated with Tourism, Leisure and Ageing 4: Contemporary Trends in International Tourism and Travel for Older Adults 5: Information Sources on Tourism and Travel for Older People 6: Modes of Tourism and Leisure Travel by Older Adults 7: Different Travel Markets - Group Package Tours for Older Adults 8: Different Travel Markets - Adventure Tourism and the Baby Boomer Generation 9: Different Travel Markets - Educational Tourism and Older Adults 10: Tourism and Leisure Needs of Older Adults in Retirement Communities 11: Conclusions and Recommendations
£81.45
