Representing Sport (Paperback, New)

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. Rod Brookes is at University of Wales, Cardiff. Drawing on a wide range of international examples, "Representing Sport "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. Drawing on a wide range of international examples, "Representing Sport" 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. It is] a generous-spirited but critical, truly trans-Atlantic study."--Toby Miller, Professor of Cultural Studies and Cultural Policy, New York University