American Sports - An Anthropological Approach

Informationen zum Autor Alan Klein Zusammenfassung This collection illustrates the expansiveness of an interdisciplinary approach to the study of sport. The essays consider sports in their social, economic, cultural and political aspects. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Part 1: Nationalism, Transnationalism, and Globalization 1. Culture, Politics, and Baseball in the Dominican Republic 2. Forging a National Industry: Baseball in the Dominican Republic 3. Borderline Treason: Nationalisms and Baseball on the Texas-Mexican Border 4. When Will There Be a Real World Series? 5. Progressive Ethnocentrism: Culture Issues in Regulating Transnational Sports Leagues Part 2: Culture, Bodies, and Masculinity 6. Comic Book Masculinity and Cultural Fictions 7. Massing Muscle on the Popular Front: The Rise to Respectability of Bodybuilding 8. Culture and Masculinity on the Tecos 9. Anti-Semitism versus Anti-Somatism: Seeking the Elusive Sporting Jew 10. Conclusion: Traversing Disciplinary Boundaries in a Global Sport World

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Alan Klein
• Collaboration: Alan Klein (Editeur)
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 02.06.2008
• EAN: 9780415448307
• ISBN: 978-0-415-44830-7
• Pages: 274
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 248 mm x 25 mm
• Thème: Sport in the Global Society
• Catégories: Livres de conseils > Sport; SPORTS & RECREATION / General, Australia, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, Sports & outdoor recreation, Sport: general, Social and cultural history