Product Description

Sports Culture examines individual issues people, artefacts, events and organizations in their historical, social and cultural contexts. Coverage is wide-ranging with more than 170 entries.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1223842 in Books
• Published on: 2002-12-19
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 496 pages

Review
'Entertaining, informative and stimulating of new ideas, just the sort of reference to have close at hand and dip into from time time, either for information or inspiration. It is more suited to the academic than the public library, but a must for all those supporting studies in sport.' - Reference Reviews

'As well as being a valuable introduction to the subject, the book has suggestions for further reading, and is enjoyable to dip into.' - Library Association Record

From the Back Cover
We live in a culture in which sports play an important role. The growth in broadcasting, merchandising, iconography and the commercialization of sports has led to an increasing interest in the emerging field of sports culture.

This book examines individual issues, people, artefacts, events and organizations in their historical, social and cultural contexts. Coverage is wide-ranging with more than 170 entries including:

aggression
corruption
drugs
eating disorders
Field of Dreams
Michael Jordan
Don King
left-handedness
nationalism
paternity
racism
Raging Bull
rivalries
tobacco

The book also includes suggestions for further reading to help with further study, and a comprehensive index.

About the Author
Ellis Cashmore is the author of Making Sense of Sport, The Black Culture Industry and other titles on the issues of culture, media and sports. He is professor of culture, media and sports at Staffordshire University.

Erwin Bengry, Staffordshire University, UK. Simoner, Gardner, Anglia Polytechnic University, UK. Barrie Houlihan, Staffordshire University, UK. David Jary, Staffordshire University, UK. Oswald Jones, Astonarc University, UK. Marc Keech, Brighton University, UK. Deborah Lupton, Charles Stuart University, Australia. Dominic Malcolm, Leicester University, UK. Toby. Miller, New York University, USA. Steven J. Overman, Jackson State University, USA. George Paton, Aston University, UK. David Podmore, Aston University, UK. David Rowe, University of Newcastle, Callaghan,uth Australia. Amy Shepper, University of South Florida, USA. Belinda Wheaton, Roehamptan Institute, UK.