"Sport in South Asia has a long and varied history that is often dramatic, sometimes violent, and which always promises to reveal much about the broader currents that have shaped culture and society. These stories contain elements of colonialism and show the rise of nationalism …
Sport and social capital
by Nicholson, Matthew, Hoye, Russell
fromSport management series (Oxford, England)
Despite the importance of sport as a social, economic and political institution, research into sport and social capital has not been extensive. Sport and Social Capital is the first book to examine this increasingly high profile area in detail. It explores the ways in which spor…
Sport and social capital
by Nicholson, Matthew, Hoye, Russell
fromSport management series (Oxford, England)
Despite the importance of sport as a social, economic and political institution, research into sport and social capital has not been extensive. Sport and Social Capital is the first book to examine this increasingly high profile area in detail. It explores the ways in which spor…
This important new book brings together gender studies and sexuality studies to provide original and critical insights on identity formation within a wide range of sport-related relations and practices. Contested meanings of "gender" and "sexuality," the gender-power relations c…