The athlete as national symbol : critical essays on sports in the international arena / edited by Ni...
The athlete as national symbol : critical essays on sports in the international arena / edited by Ni...
The athlete as national symbol : critical essays on sports in the international arena / edited by Nicholas Villanueva, Jr.
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Publisher
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2020]
Call Numbers
G 2020/2617
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
viii, 220 pages ; 23 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Part 1. Race, gender and social justice -- Part 2. Sport and national identity -- Part 3. Athletes and the global spectacle -- Part 4. Media re-presentation of nationhood and sport.
Publication information
Publisher
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2020]
Place of Publication
North Carolina
Date Published
[2020]
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Scope and Contents
Summary
""Examining the phenomenon of nationalism in the world of sport, this book identifies moments when athletes became national symbols through their actions on and off of the playing field. Since the break up of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia, and related global events of the 1980s and 1990s, scholars have explored how race, ethnicity, gender and sex...
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Full title
The athlete as national symbol : critical essays on sports in the international arena / edited by Nicholas Villanueva, Jr.
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Call Numbers
G 2020/2617
Record Identifier
74VKaPxzG3gM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaPxzG3gM
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ISBN
9781476671178 paperbackback acid-free paper
1476671176 paperbackback acid-free paper
DDC
306.483
MMS ID
991024315917702626
