In Foreign Fields

The Politics and Experiences of Transnational Sport Migration

AvThomas F. Carter

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

Del i serien Anthropology, Culture and Society

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Beskrivning

This book examines the lives, decisions and challenges faced by transnational sport migrants - those professionals working in the sports industry who cross borders as part of their professional lives. Despite a great deal of romance surrounding international celebrity athletes, the vast majority of transnational sport migrants - players, journalists, coaches, administrators and medical personnel - toil far away from the limelight. Thomas F. Carter traces their lives, routes and experiences, documenting their travels and travails. He argues that far from the ease of mobility that celebrity sports stars enjoy, the vast majority of transnational sports migrants make huge sacrifices and labour under political restrictions, often enforced by sport's governing bodies.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2011-07-08
Mått:135 x 215 x 14 mm
Vikt:308 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Anthropology, Culture and Society
Antal sidor:248
Förlag:Pluto Press
ISBN:9780745330143

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Mer om författaren

Thomas F. Carter is Principal Lecturer in Anthropology and Sport at the University of Brighton. He is the author of The Quality of Home Runs: The Passion, Politics and Language of Cuban Baseball (Duke University Press, 2008) and In Foreign Fields (Pluto, 2011).

Recensioner i media

'This is a remarkable book. Combining vivid prose with shrewd analysis, he follows the lives and labour of both elite and lesser-known players'

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgementsPrefaceIntroduction: Sowing Transnational Fields1. Routes and Strategies of Transnational Migration2. Striding Across Fields of Global Sport3. Tensions of Sovereignty and Citizenship4. NEOsport and the Production of Transnational Sport Migrants5. Family Matters: Negotiating the Risks and Costs of Mobility6. Illegal Motion: Undocumented Migration and the Production of IllegalityConcluding Remarks: Experiencing the Politics of Transnational MigrationWorks Cited Media SourcesIndex