Sport, Social Development and Peace

by Kevin Young

In recent years, sport has attracted considerable attention as an effective means of combating such local and global issues as war and conflict, poverty, ethnic reconciliation, and gender conflicts. Sport has been shown to be an effective tool or triggering device compared to the other development sectors, especially when donors can apply grassroots activities to the development contexts in thoughtful and continuing ways. This book fills the gap in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 178350885X
• ISBN13: 9781783508853
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.1"