1996, ISBN: 1859731457

[EAN: 9781859731451], Neubuch, [PU: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London], Paperback. Sport is now a major industry -- and one of increasing importance throughout both the developed and deve… More...

[EAN: 9781859731451], Neubuch, [PU: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London], Paperback. Sport is now a major industry -- and one of increasing importance throughout both the developed and developing world -- but, until now, it has received little serious attention from anthropologists. In this first general book on the anthropology of sport, the contributors look at how different sports are used by a wide variety of peoples to express, manipulate and negotiate their identities, and to challenge the way they are defined by others.Chapters address:-the role played by football teams in colonial Zimbabwe to express locals' autonomy from their British rulers; -the evolution of one of Venice's central festive occasions -- its regatta -- from a ritual of state to a sport of the people; modern and postmodern transformations of polo in Pakistan, its original home-the resolution of problematic aspects of social life in Turkey through wrestling; -the manner by which Catalan nationalists successfully exploited the Barcelona Olympics for their own political ends; and-the controversy between anglers and anti-anglers in Britain. This pioneering volume will be of interest to anthropologists, sociologists, sport historians and all those interested in this popular subject. An anthropology of sport, which looks at how different sports are used by a wide variety of peoples to express, manipulate and negotiate their identities, and to challenge the way they are identified by others. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability., Books<

1996, ISBN: 1859731457

[EAN: 9781859731451], Neubuch, [PU: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London], Paperback. Sport is now a major industry -- and one of increasing importance throughout both the developed and deve… More...

[EAN: 9781859731451], Neubuch, [PU: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London], Paperback. Sport is now a major industry -- and one of increasing importance throughout both the developed and developing world -- but, until now, it has received little serious attention from anthropologists. In this first general book on the anthropology of sport, the contributors look at how different sports are used by a wide variety of peoples to express, manipulate and negotiate their identities, and to challenge the way they are defined by others.Chapters address:-the role played by football teams in colonial Zimbabwe to express locals' autonomy from their British rulers; -the evolution of one of Venice's central festive occasions -- its regatta -- from a ritual of state to a sport of the people; modern and postmodern transformations of polo in Pakistan, its original home-the resolution of problematic aspects of social life in Turkey through wrestling; -the manner by which Catalan nationalists successfully exploited the Barcelona Olympics for their own political ends; and-the controversy between anglers and anti-anglers in Britain. This pioneering volume will be of interest to anthropologists, sociologists, sport historians and all those interested in this popular subject. An anthropology of sport, which looks at how different sports are used by a wide variety of peoples to express, manipulate and negotiate their identities, and to challenge the way they are identified by others. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability., Books<

ISBN: 9781859731451

Sport is now a major industry — and one of increasing importance throughout both the developed and developing world — but, until now, it has received little serious attention fr… More...

Sport is now a major industry — and one of increasing importance throughout both the developed and developing world — but, until now, it has received little serious attention from anthropologists. In this first general book on the anthropology of sport, the contributors look at how different sports are used by a wide variety of peoples to express, manipulate and negotiate their identities, and to challenge the way they are defined by others.Chapters address:-the role played by football teams in colonial Zimbabwe to express locals' autonomy from their British rulers; -the evolution of one of Venice's central festive occasions — its regatta — from a ritual of state to a sport of the people; modern and postmodern transformations of polo in Pakistan, its original home-the resolution of problematic aspects of social life in Turkey through wrestling; -the manner by which Catalan nationalists successfully exploited the Barcelona Olympics for their own political ends; and-the controversy between anglers and anti-anglers in Britain. This pioneering volume will be of interest to anthropologists, sociologists, sport historians and all those interested in this popular subject. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Social Sciences>Cultural Studies>Cultural Studies, Berg Publishers Core >1<