Globalization and sport / edited by Richard Giulianotti and Roland Robertson.
| Other author | Giulianotti, Richard, 1966- |
| Other author | Robertson, Roland. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Publishing, 2007. |
| Description | viii, 144 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Sport and globalization : transnational dimensions / Richard Giulianotti and Roland Robertson -- Not playing around : global capitalism, modern sport, and consumer culture / Barry Smart -- The grobal in the sporting glocal / David L. Andrews and George Ritzer -- Steps to an ecology of transnational sports / Thomas Hylland Eriksen -- Recovering the social : globalization, football, and transnationalism / Richard Giulianotti and Roland Robertson -- Is baseball a global sport? : America's national pastime as global field and international sport / William W. Kelly -- More than a game : globalization and the post-westernization of world cricket / Chris Rumford -- Imagined communities in the global game : soccer and the development of Dutch national identity / Frank J. Lechner -- The global footballer and the local war-zone : George Weah and transnational networks in Liberia, West Africa / Gary Armstrong. |
| General note | "First published as volume 7, issue 2 of Global networks"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Other title | Global networks (Oxford, England) |
| LCCN | 2007028744 |
| ISBN | 9781405162692 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1405162694 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | GV 706.34 .G56 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |