Person(s):
Besnier, Niko
;
Brownell, Susan, 1960-
;
Carter, Thomas F., 1967-
Title:
The anthropology of sport
Subtitle:
bodies, borders, biopolitics
Publisher(s):
Oakland, California : University of California Press
Document type:
Book
Physical description:
xi, 321 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:
978-0-520-28900-0
,
978-0-520-28901-7
Parallel edition(s):
Erscheint auch als: Besnier, Niko, author: Anthropology of sport: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]: Online-Ausgabe: 978-0-520-96381-8
Footnote:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Classification (DDC):
Kultur und Institutionen
Classification (RVK):
ZX 7050
Classification (RVK):
LB 61000
Subject(s):
Sportsoziologie
;
Sports
Abstract:
"Few activities bring together physicality, emotions, politics, money, and morality as dramatically as sport. In Brazil's stadiums or parks in China, on Cuba's baseball diamonds or rugby fields in Fiji, human beings test their physical limits, invest emotional energy, bet money, perform witchcraft, and ingest substances, making sport a microcosm of what life is about. The Anthropology of Sport explores not only what anthropological thinking tells us about sports, but also what sports tell us about the ways in which the sporting body is shaped by and shapes the social, cultural, political, and historical contexts in which we live. Core themes discussed in this book include the body, modernity, nationalism, the state, citizenship, transnationalism, globalization, and gender and sexuality"--Provided by publisher
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