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Global Sport: Identities, Societies, Civilizations

ISBN: 978-0-7456-1532-5
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256 pages
September 1999, Polity
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* A path-breaking account of sport in a global context, examining the changing nature of sport in relation to globalization.
* Develops an original theoretical perspective on sport and globalization, drawing on the work of Elias and others to develop a five-stage model of the emergence and global diffusion of modern sport.
* Uses a variety of case studies on elite labour migration, media sport, sports industry and the environment, sport, politics and national identity.
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