The politics of sport : community, mobility, identity /
The politics of sport : community, mobility, identity /
edited by Paul Gilchrist and Russell Holden.
- x, 142 pages ; 24 cm.
- Sport in the global society. Contemporary perspectives .
- Sport in the global society. Contemporary perspectives. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: the politics of sport - community, mobility, identity / 'Over here': 'Americanization' and the new politics of football club ownership - the case of Liverpool FC / Paddling, property and piracy: the politics of canoeing in England and Wales / The sports boycott against Rhodesia and reconsidered / What happens while the official looks the other way? citizenship, transnational sports migrants and the circumvention of the state / Sport, development and aid: can sport make a difference? / Transferring national allegiance: cultural affinity or flag of convenience? / Never forget you're Welsh: the role of sport as a political device in post-devolution Wales / Paul Gilchrist and Russell Holden -- John Williams and Stephen Hopkins -- Paul Gilchrist and Neil Ravenscroft -- Charles Little -- Geoff Walters-- Thomas F. Carter -- Grant Jarvie -- Michael Holmes and David Storey -- Russell Holden. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Bidding for international sport events: how government supports and undermines national governing bodies of sport / 6. 7. 8. 9.
0415463114 9780415463119
Sports--Political aspects
Sports--Social aspects
306.483
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: the politics of sport - community, mobility, identity / 'Over here': 'Americanization' and the new politics of football club ownership - the case of Liverpool FC / Paddling, property and piracy: the politics of canoeing in England and Wales / The sports boycott against Rhodesia and reconsidered / What happens while the official looks the other way? citizenship, transnational sports migrants and the circumvention of the state / Sport, development and aid: can sport make a difference? / Transferring national allegiance: cultural affinity or flag of convenience? / Never forget you're Welsh: the role of sport as a political device in post-devolution Wales / Paul Gilchrist and Russell Holden -- John Williams and Stephen Hopkins -- Paul Gilchrist and Neil Ravenscroft -- Charles Little -- Geoff Walters-- Thomas F. Carter -- Grant Jarvie -- Michael Holmes and David Storey -- Russell Holden. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Bidding for international sport events: how government supports and undermines national governing bodies of sport / 6. 7. 8. 9.
0415463114 9780415463119
Sports--Political aspects
Sports--Social aspects
306.483