Sport and Violence: Rethinking Elias

Informationen zum Autor Dominique Bodin is a Professor at the University of Paris East Créteil (UPEC). France Luc Robène is a Professor at the University of Bordeaux. France Zusammenfassung Going from educational to political science, from sports history to urban history, the book brings together complementary studies on the interrelation between sport and urban space in a European context. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Sport and Civilisation: Violence Mastered. From the Lack of a Definition for Violence to the Illusory Pacifying Role of Modern Sports 2. Sports and Violence Reflected in the Mirror of Modern Societies: Sport Ambiguities 3. Role Distance in Question: When it is No Longer Participating But Winning Which is Important 4. Sport to the Rescue of the Suburbs: Sport to Educate? Sport to Reassure? When Politicians Respond to the Signs of Disturbance of Law and Order 5. Hooligans, Casuals, Independents: Decivilisation or Rationalisation of the Activity? 6. Sport, Technique and Violence: The Technical Modes for Generating Sport Violence 7. Sport, Prison, Violence: On Imprisonment and Confinement Conditions – ‘French Prison Sport’ and the Instruments of the World’s Good Conscience 8. Sport and Civilisation: Violence Mastered? From Civilising Functions to Pacifying Functions

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• Authors: Dominique Bodin, Dominique (Universite Paris Est Bodin, Bodin Dominique, Luc Robène
• Assisted by: Dominique Bodin (Editor), Bodin Dominique (Editor), Luc Robene (Editor), Robene Luc (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.12.2016
• EAN: 9781138213005
• ISBN: 978-1-138-21300-5
• No. of pages: 190
• Series: Sport in the Global Society - Historical perspectives
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Holidays (non-religious), Sociology: sport & leisure, Sociology: sport and leisure, Violence in society, Violence and abuse in society