{"product_id":"routledge-handbook-of-sport-and-politics-9781138792548","title":"Routledge Handbook of Sport and Politics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSport is frequently considered to be an aspect of popular culture that is, or should be, untainted by the political. However, there is a broad consensus among academics that sport is often at the heart of the political and the political is often central to sport. From the 1936 Olympic Games in Nazi Germany to the civil unrest that preceded the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, sport and politics have remained symbiotic bedfellows. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eRoutledge Handbook of Sport and Politics\u003c\/em\u003e goes further than any other book in surveying the complex, embedded relationships between sport and politics. With sections addressing ideologies, nation and statehood, corporate politics, political activism, social justice, and the politics of sports events, it introduces the conceptual foundations that underpin our understanding of the sport-politics nexus and examines emergent issues in this field of study. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluding in-depth case studies from North America, South America, Europe, the Middle Ea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: Sport and The Study of Politics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart 2: Sport, Politics and Ideologies \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3: Sport, Nation and Statehood \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eSport, Corporate Politics and the Global Community \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 5: Sport, Political Activism and Social Justice \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 6: Politics and Sporting Events \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577846829399,"sku":"9781138792548","price":237.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/routledge-handbook-of-sport-and-politics-9781138792548","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}