Joo, Rachael Miyung, 1975-

Transnational sport : gender, media, and global Korea / Rachael Miyung Joo. - xii, 336 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

To be a global player : sport and Korean developmental nationalisms -- A leveraged playing field : U.S. multiculturalism and Korean athletes -- Playing hard ball : the athletic body and Korean/American masculinities -- Traveling Korean ladies : neoliberalism and the female athlete -- Nation love : the feminized crowds of the Korean world cup -- Home field advantage : race, nation, and transnational media sport in Los Angeles' Koreatown -- Generations connect : discourses of generation and the emergence of transnational youth cultures -- The field of sport and politics.

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Sports--Social aspects--Korea
Sports--Social aspects--United States
Nationalism and sports--Korea
Nationalism and sports--United States
Mass media and sports--Korea
Mass media and sports--United States

GV706.34 / .J66 2012

306.483