The Changing Politics of Sport
Published on 28. January 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-0-7190-3671-2 (ISBN)
Description
This sequel to "The Politics of Sport" is concerned with change and the direction of change in aspects of contemporary sport and politics and the relationship between them. Issues addressed are the effects of the Cold War, contemporary nationalism and constraints on the global commercial society.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Manchester
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7190-3671-2 (9780719036712)
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Content
The changing context of sporting life, Lincoln Allison; sport and ideology in the post-communist age, John Hoberman; Soviet-style sport in Eastern Europe - the end of an era, Jim Riordan; sport, nationalism and cultural identity, Grant Jarvie; the politics of the Olympic movement, Christopher Hill; developments in sporting law, Ken Foster; politicians and sport - uses and abuses, Terry Monnington; sport and the end of apartheid, Adrian Guelke; national identity, community relations and the sporting life in Northern Ireland, John Sugden and Alan Bairner; sport as an environmental issue, Lincoln Allison.