Drawing on a wide range of international examples, this book shows that sport has historically played a major role in the construction of cultural and social identities and discusses the extent to which globalization has transformed this role.
???We have been waiting for a compelling intervention into media coverage of sports to use in teaching for many years. In a generous-spirited but critical, truly trans-Atlantic study.??? ???
Toby Miller, Professor of Cultural Studies and Cultural Policy, New York UniversityRod Brookes is at University of Wales, Cardiff.
Drawing on a wide range of international examples, this book shows that sport has historically played a major role in the construction of cultural and social identities and discusses the extent to which globalization has transformed this role.
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