Sporting Dystopias The Making and Meanings of Urban Sport Cultures
| Author/creator | Wilcox, Ralph C. Editor |
| Other author | Andrews, David L. Editor |
| Other author | Pitter, Robert Editor |
| Other author | Irwin, Richard L. Editor |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Albany : State University of New York Press |
| Description | vi, 292 p. 24.000 x 016.000 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | SUNY Series on Sport, Culture, and Social Relations |
| Summary | Annotation Reaching beyond the popular celebration of commercial gains often associated with the proliferation of stadiums, events, and teams in the city, Sporting Dystopias explores the role of sport in the process of community building. Scholars from various fields, including anthropology, cultural studies, history, marketing, media studies, and sociology, examine the cultural, economic, and political interplay of sport and the city. The book systematically challenges the overwhelming claims of sport's benefit to the city as it scrutinizes the various tensions inherent in the relationship. Grounded in economic means, racial and ethnic affiliation, and the contestation for space, sport is seen as precipitating a broad range of human challenges. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2002030976 |
| ISBN | 9780791456699 |
| ISBN | 0791456692 (Trade Cloth) Out of Print |
| Standard identifier# | 9780791456699 |
| Stock number | 00025125 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |