Author

Publication

2017-12-08 - University of California Press

Language

English

Word Count

84,000 words, Guess

Page Count

336 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780520289017
  • Better World BooksW8-ARY-885

Classifications

  • LCCGV706.2.B48 2018
  • LCCGV706.2 .B48 2018

Description

"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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Other Editions

  • The Anthropology of Sport: Bodies, Borders, BiopoliticsPaperbackUniversity of California Press2017-12-08

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