Power and Ideology in American Sport-2nd

by George Harvey Sage

Book Overview

This popular, widely acclaimed analysis of sport in America is now completely updated, with expanded treatment of contemporary issues. Power and Ideology in American Sport, Second Edition addresses a wide range of topics, including -how sport is embedded in the social, political, and economic structures of American society; -how the sporting experience is shaped by powerful individuals as well as ordinary people; and as such -how sport both unifies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0880116609
• ISBN13: 9780880116602
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher