{"product_id":"9781405191609","title":"A Companion to Sport","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Companions in Cultural Studies\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to Sport\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDavid L. Andrews | Ben Carrington\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Media Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Sport\u003c\/i\u003e brings together writing by leading sports theorists and social and cultural thinkers, to explore sport as a central element of contemporary culture.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePositions sport as a crucial subject for critical analysis, as one of the most significant forms of popular culture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes both well-known social and cultural theorists whose work lends itself to an interrogation of sport, and leading theorists of sport itself\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a comprehensive examination of sport as a social and cultural practice and institution\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores sport in relation to modernity, postcolonial theory, gender, violence, race, disability and politics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid L. Andrews\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Physical Cultural Studies in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Maryland, College Park, USA. He is the author of Sport-Commerce-Culture: Essays on \u003ci\u003eSport in Late Capitalist America\u003c\/i\u003e (2006) and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eSports Coaching Research: Context, Consequences, and Consciousness\u003c\/i\u003e (with A. Bush, M. Silk, and H. Lauder, 2013).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBen Carrington \u003c\/b\u003eteaches sociology at the University of Texas at Austin, USA and is a Carnegie Research Fellow at Leeds Metropolitan University in England. His most recent book is \u003ci\u003eRace, Sport and Politics: The Sporting Black Diaspora\u003c\/i\u003e (2010). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17 September 2013\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405191609\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e632\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e42.4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44384629096588,"sku":"9781405191609","price":54.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405191609.jpg?v=1780182465","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405191609","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}