Matters of Sport

Essays in Honour of Eric Dunning

AvDominic Malcolm,Ivan Waddington

Inbunden, Engelska, 2007

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Beskrivning

Matters of Sport is a tribute to Eric Dunning, the leading sports sociologist in the English-speaking world. This book addresses Dunning's contributions to the sociological and historical study of sport, covering key topics such as hooliganism, celebrity and gender relations.A broad range of leading academics from Europe and North America reflect on the ways in which Dunning's work has influenced their own research and understanding of sport.This volume was previously published as a special issue of the journal Sport in Society.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2007-12-27
Mått:174 x 246 x undefined mm
Vikt:540 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Sport in the Global Society
Antal sidor:208
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780415348331

Utforska kategorier

Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Malcolm, Dominic; Waddington, Ivan

Innehållsförteckning

1. Eric Dunning and the Development of the Sociology of Sport2. The Gendering of Sports Injury: A Look at 'Progress' in Women's Sport Through a Case Study of the Biomedical Discourse on the Injured Athletic Body 3. The Leicester School and the Study of Soccer Hooliganism4. Civilized Mayhem: Origins and Early Development of American Football5. Millwall and the Making of Football's Folk Devils: Revisiting the Leicester period6. Boxing Blind: The Development of a Predominantly Unplanned Process 7. Illusion in Sport 8. Sport and Gender Relations9. Sport, Physical Education and Figurational Sociology 10. Sports Celebrity and the Civilizing Process