Sport, Politics and Society in the Arab World

Zusatztext '[t]his book makes a distinctive and sophisticated contribution to the broader debate about the future direction of the Arab world . . . it deserves to be widely read.' - International Journal of the History of Sport 'an important contribution.' - Middle East Journal Informationen zum Autor MAHFOUD AMARA Lecturer at Loughborough University, UK. His principal research interest is in sport policy and politics in Arab and Muslim contexts. He has published material on the politics and business of sport in the region. Klappentext This book explores the significance of sport in the understanding of past and current societal dynamics in the Arab world. It examines sport in relation to cultural, political and economic changes in the Arab World, including nation-state building, the formation of national identity and international relations in post-colonial context. Zusammenfassung This book explores the significance of sport in the understanding of past and current societal dynamics in the Arab world. It examines sport in relation to cultural! political and economic changes in the Arab World! including nation-state building! the formation of national identity and international relations in post-colonial context. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Tables Acknowledgements Introduction: The Complexity of Questioning Modern Sports in the Arab (and Islamic) Context, in 'Late Modernity' Sport and Development in the Arab World Football in Post-Colonial and Toward Post-Conflict Algeria The Development and the Challenges of Sport Broadcasting Industry in the Arab World Elite Sport Policies and Politics in North Africa Development Through Sport in the Arabian Peninsula The Arab World in the Global Sporting Arena: An Islamic Perspective Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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'[t]his book makes a distinctive and sophisticated contribution to the broader debate about the future direction of the Arab world . . . it deserves to be widely read.' - International Journal of the History of Sport
'an important contribution.' - Middle East Journal

Product details

• Authors: Amara, M Amara, M. Amara, Mahfoud Amara, Amara Mahfoud
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.11.2011
• EAN: 9780230307926
• ISBN: 978-0-230-30792-6
• No. of pages: 201
• Series: Global Culture and Sport Series; Global Culture and Sport; Global Culture and Sport Series; Global Culture and Sport
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; Naher Osten, B, sports, Sociology, Cultural Studies, Middle East, Political Theory, Sociology: sport & leisure, Political science & theory, Sport Science, Sport: general, Sociology, general, Political science and theory, Sport Sociology, Sociology of Sport and Leisure, Sports—Sociological aspects, Palgrave Social Sciences Collection, Middle East—Politics and government, Middle Eastern Politics, Popular Science in Sports, Politikwissenschaft und politische Theorie