Making of Sporting Cultures

Informationen zum Autor John E. Hughson is Professor of Sport and Cultural Studies! University of Central Lancashire! England. Zusammenfassung The Making of Sporting Cultures develops a cultural historical approach to the study of sport, allowing for an appreciation of how sporting cultures are actively made by people as social agents and how sports become located within the ‘common culture’ of different nations across time. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The Making of Sporting Cultures: Introduction 2. Cultural History and the Study of Sport 3. The Ancient Sporting Legacy: Between Myth and Spectacle 4. Science, Culture and the Sporting Body 5. The Working Class and the Making of Sport 6. The Middle Class, Colonialism and the Making of Sport 7. On Sporting Heroes 8. The Modern City and the Making of Sport 9. Sport and History on the Ground: Documentary and the Feature Film 10. The ‘Global Triumph’ of Sport

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: John Hughson, John (University of Central Lancashire Hughson, Hughson John
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.01.2012
• EAN: 9780415675857
• ISBN: 978-0-415-67585-7
• Pagine: 162
• Serie: Sport in the Global Society – Contemporary Perspectives
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Opere generiche, enciclopedie; SPORTS & RECREATION / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Holidays (non-religious), history of sport, Sociology: sport and leisure, SPORTS & RECREATION / Cultural & Social Aspects