Routledge Focus on Sport, Culture and Society – serie
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48 produkter
Sociology of Sport
A Manifesto for the 21st Century
Inbunden, 2026
844 kr
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This book critically evaluates the historical accomplishments, current challenges and future opportunities of the sociology of sport, offering a bold new vision for the field's development in the 21st century.Unlike previous assessments that have portrayed the sociology of sport as being in crisis …
Who Owns Sport?
Av Andrew Adams, Leigh Robinson
Inbunden, 2019
1024 kr
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This fascinating collection of essays explores the complex economic, political, cultural and social claims over sport, from multi-disciplinary perspectives including philosophy, history, political science and management. The book seeks to uncover some of the tensions and dilemmas wrapped up within …
Rugby in Global Perspective
Playing on the Periphery
Inbunden, 2019
494 kr
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This book critically examines how rugby union has developed in recent years, in nations on the periphery of the sport. Focusing on people and places on the fringes, it examines contemporary issues and challenges within the global game.Such a collection is timely, as the sport’s governing body seeks …
Olympic Laws
Culture, Values, Tensions
Av Mark James, Guy Osborn
Inbunden, 2023
915 kr
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Olympic Laws: Culture, Values, Tensions is the first book to analyse fully the Olympic legal framework and its application to the IOC and the Olympic Games through a socio-legal lens. It opens up a new window into understanding the Olympic Games across recent iterations of the Games and on to …
Christianity and the Transformation of Physical Education and Sport in China
Av Huijie Zhang, Fan Hong m. fl.
Häftad, 2019
370 kr
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Despite the popularity of sport in contemporary China, the practice of physical education is not indigenous to its culture. Strenuous physical activity was traditionally linked to low class and status in the pre-modern Chinese society. The concept of modern PE was introduced to China by Western …
Sport in Iceland
How Small Nations Achieve International Success
Häftad, 2019
370 kr
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Iceland is a tiny Nordic nation with a population of just 330,000 and no professional sports leagues, and yet its soccer, basketball and handball teams have all qualified for major international tournaments in recent years. This fascinating study argues that team sport success is culturally …
National Games and National Identity in China
A History
Häftad, 2019
396 kr
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The history of China’s National Games reflects both the transformation of elite sport in China and wider Chinese society. This is the first book to describe the origins and development of the National Games through their dynamic relationship with Chinese politics, nationalism and identity in the …
Skill Transmission, Sport and Tacit Knowledge
A Sociological Perspective
Häftad, 2019
384 kr
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Teaching the skills necessary to play sport depends partly on transmitting knowledge verbally, yet non-verbal or tacit knowledge also has an important role. A coach may tell a young athlete to 'move more dynamically', but it is undoubtedly easier to demonstrate with the body itself how this should …
Racism and English Football
For Club and Country
Inbunden, 2020
1055 kr
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Racism and English Football: For Club and Country analyses the contemporary manifestations, outcomes and implications of the fractious relationship between English professional football and race. Racism, we were told, had disappeared from English football. It was relegated to a distant past, and …
Doping in Sport
A Defence
Inbunden, 2020
241 kr
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In this provocative and thought-provoking book, Professor of Ethics Thomas Søbirk Petersen explains why the World Anti-Doping Agency’s doping rules are poorly justified and makes a case for a new third way in anti-doping policy that would allow athletes to use substances and methods currently on …
Doping in Sport
A Defence
Häftad, 2022
340 kr
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In this provocative and thought-provoking book, Professor of Ethics Thomas Søbirk Petersen explains why the World Anti-Doping Agency’s doping rules are poorly justified and makes a case for a new third way in anti-doping policy that would allow athletes to use substances and methods currently on …
Racism and English Football
For Club and Country
Häftad, 2022
732 kr
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Racism and English Football: For Club and Country analyses the contemporary manifestations, outcomes and implications of the fractious relationship between English professional football and race. Racism, we were told, had disappeared from English football. It was relegated to a distant past, and …
Referees, Match Officials and Abuse
Research and Implications for Policy
Av Tom Webb, Mike Rayner m. fl.
Häftad, 2022
393 kr
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This book explores issues related to the abuse of referees and match officials in sport. Drawing on original empirical research in football, rugby union, rugby league and cricket, it provides an insight into the complexities involved in the recruitment, retention and development processes of match …
Sport, Education and Corporatisation
Spaces of Connection, Contestation and Creativity
Av Geoffery Z. Kohe, Holly Collison
Häftad, 2020
374 kr
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Using an interdisciplinary approach, Sport, Education and Corporatisation offers an important critique of the intersection between sport organisations, commercial agendas and educational development. It reveals a discomforting interplay between sector stakeholders that has been normalised via …
Who Owns Sport?
Av Andrew Adams, Leigh Robinson
Häftad, 2020
384 kr
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This fascinating collection of essays explores the complex economic, political, cultural and social claims over sport, from multi-disciplinary perspectives including philosophy, history, political science and management. The book seeks to uncover some of the tensions and dilemmas wrapped up within …
Rugby in Global Perspective
Playing on the Periphery
Häftad, 2021
408 kr
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This book critically examines how rugby union has developed in recent years, in nations on the periphery of the sport. Focusing on people and places on the fringes, it examines contemporary issues and challenges within the global game.Such a collection is timely, as the sport’s governing body seeks …
Rethinking Sports and Integration
Developing a Transnational Perspective on Migrants and Descendants in Sports
Häftad, 2019
718 kr
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Rethinking Sports and Integration offers a critical cultural analysis of the idea that sport can promote the integration of migrants and their descendants. It examines the origins of this idea and the concept of integration, and analyzes the problems in focus, the methods applied and the results of …
Sport, Education and Corporatisation
Spaces of Connection, Contestation and Creativity
Av Geoffery Z. Kohe, Holly Collison
Inbunden, 2019
966 kr
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Using an interdisciplinary approach, Sport, Education and Corporatisation offers an important critique of the intersection between sport organisations, commercial agendas and educational development. It reveals a discomforting interplay between sector stakeholders that has been normalised via …
On Boxing
Critical Interventions in the Bittersweet Science
Inbunden, 2021
1055 kr
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This book is a philosophical and cultural critique of contemporary boxing. It broadens and deepens our understanding of the empirically and normatively entwined complexities of a sport that is often misunderstood and all too easily reduced to stereotypes.Moving between and among work in …
On Boxing
Critical Interventions in the Bittersweet Science
Häftad, 2023
346 kr
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This book is a philosophical and cultural critique of contemporary boxing. It broadens and deepens our understanding of the empirically and normatively entwined complexities of a sport that is often misunderstood and all too easily reduced to stereotypes.Moving between and among work in …
Sport Policy Across the United Kingdom
A Comparative Analysis
Av Mathew Dowling, Spencer Harris m. fl.
Inbunden, 2023
997 kr
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This book provides a comparative analysis of sport and physical activity policies, processes, and practices across the home nations (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland) of the United Kingdom.Drawing upon in-depth analysis by internationally recognised experts within the sport policy and …
Sport Policy Across the United Kingdom
A Comparative Analysis
Av Mathew Dowling, Spencer Harris m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
327 kr
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This book provides a comparative analysis of sport and physical activity policies, processes, and practices across the home nations (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland) of the United Kingdom.Drawing upon in-depth analysis by internationally recognised experts within the sport policy and …
Sport and Social Media in Business and Society
Av Gashaw Abeza, Ryan King-White
Inbunden, 2023
849 kr
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This concise, practical book examines the significance of social media for the sport industry, explaining key concepts and sharing tools and best practice for the use of social media in sport business communication.Accessibly written and avoiding jargon, the book considers the history, development, …
Sport and Social Media in Business and Society
Av Gashaw Abeza, Ryan King-White
Häftad, 2025
355 kr
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This concise, practical book examines the significance of social media for the sport industry, explaining key concepts and sharing tools and best practice for the use of social media in sport business communication.Accessibly written and avoiding jargon, the book considers the history, development, …
Sport, Forced Migration and the 'Refugee Crisis'
Inbunden, 2023
762 kr
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Drawing on original research, this book looks at what sport can tell us about the social processes, patterns and outcomes of forced migration and the 'refugee crisis'.Adopting a systems theory framework and examining different sport disciplines, performance levels and settings, it represents a …
Sport, Forced Migration and the 'Refugee Crisis'
Häftad, 2024
326 kr
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Drawing on original research, this book looks at what sport can tell us about the social processes, patterns and outcomes of forced migration and the 'refugee crisis'.Adopting a systems theory framework and examining different sport disciplines, performance levels and settings, it represents a …
Olympic Laws
Culture, Values, Tensions
Av Mark James, Guy Osborn
Häftad, 2025
301 kr
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Olympic Laws: Culture, Values, Tensions is the first book to analyse fully the Olympic legal framework and its application to the IOC and the Olympic Games through a socio-legal lens. It opens up a new window into understanding the Olympic Games across recent iterations of the Games and on to …
Essentials of Cerebral Palsy Football
Av Iván Peña González, Raúl Reina Vaillo m. fl.
Inbunden, 2024
841 kr
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Essentials of Cerebral Palsy Football introduces the reader to the practice of Cerebral Palsy (CP) football. This is a worldwide 7-a-side style of football played by people with CP and acquired brain injuries. CP football is played across the world in over seventy countries covering six continents …
Essentials of Cerebral Palsy Football
Av Iván Peña González, Raúl Reina Vaillo m. fl.
Häftad, 2026
382 kr
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Essentials of Cerebral Palsy Football introduces the reader to the practice of Cerebral Palsy (CP) football. This is a worldwide 7-a-side style of football played by people with CP and acquired brain injuries. CP football is played across the world in over seventy countries covering six continents …
Skateboarding and the Senses
Skills, Surfaces, and Spaces
Av Sander Hölsgens, Brian Glenney
Inbunden, 2024
994 kr
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This book presents a new perspective on skateboarding, centred on the senses, skill acquisition, embodiment, and the concept of "city craft".Skateboarding and the Senses traces how skaters use their skilled bodies to bring vitality to contested spaces. Building on sensory anthropology, the book …
