| Sport in Consumer Culture 2005 Edition Contributor(s): Horne, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0333912853 ISBN-13: 9780333912850 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC OUR PRICE: $173.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2005 Annotation: This text offers a distinctive introduction to sport in contemporary society, drawing on recent developments in sociological theory and research, particularly in relation to debates about culture and consumption. The book argues that sport can be seen as central to the "economies of signs and space" of late modernity in which a concern with the body as an object of contemplation and improvement, and not just an instrument for getting things done, increasingly informs images in the mass media, politics and everyday life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Social Science | Popular Culture - Sports & Recreation | Sociology Of Sports |
| Dewey: 306.483 |
| LCCN: 2005054607 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.93 lbs) 216 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book offers a distinctive introduction to understanding the position of sport in consumer society. Drawing on recent developments in sociological theory and research, particularly in relation to debates about culture and consumption, the book examines how sport - as both recreational practice and commercial spectacle - has become more central to the capitalist 'economies of signs and space'. Containing up-to-date research findings and identifying key issues in the study and politics of sport in consumer culture, this is essential reading for all students seeking to broaden their understanding of sport in society. |