Sporting Dystopias (Suny Series on Sport, Culture, and Social Relations): The Making and Meanings of Urban Sport Cultures - Softcover

 
9780791456705: Sporting Dystopias (Suny Series on Sport, Culture, and Social Relations): The Making and Meanings of Urban Sport Cultures
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0791456706 ISBN 13: 9780791456705
Publisher: State University of New York Press, 2003

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

David L. Andrews is Associate Professor of Sport and Cultural Studies at The University of Maryland, College Park and a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at De Montfort University in England.

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Publisher
State University of New York Press
Publication date
2003
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0791456706
ISBN 13 
9780791456705
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
298
Editor
Wilcox Ralph C., Andrews David L., Pitter Robert