Sport Stars: The Cultural Politics of Sporting Celebrity

by Steven J. Jackson and David L. Andrews

In a culture obsessed with celebrity, sportmen and women are some of the highest profile figures. We are fascinated by sport stars' lifestyles, love lives, and earning power. Sport Stars investigates the nature of contemporary sporting celebrity, examining stars' often turbulent relationships with the media, and with the sporting establishment.
Through a series of case studies of sporting stars, including Diego Maradona, Michael Jordan, Venus Williams...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415221196
• ISBN13: 9780415221191
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"