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Making Sense of Sports: Fifth Edition [Kindle Edition]

Ellis Cashmore
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'Provides a thorough overview of issues that pervade the growing field of sports sociology ... it is a text that is to be strongly recommended.' - Sociology

Praise for a previous edition:
'Ellis Cashmore's text is a clear and eloquent outline of many of the important areas in the broad field of sports sociology ... an original, interesting and timely interpretation of a fast-moving field of academic study.'
- Times Higher Education Supplement

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Ellis Cashmore‘s unique, multidisciplinary introduction to the study of sport in its cultural context reaches its fifth edition enhanced with new chapters, new features and access to new online resource center. Among its new material there are discussions of Islam, exercise culture, sports management and the morality of sport. The addition of self-assessment tests, PowerPoint presentations, glossary and original podcasts of the author in conversation with leading scholars of sport supplement the book‘s value as a teaching instrument

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 1752 KB
  • Print Length: 601 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0415552214
  • Publisher: T & F Books UK; 5 edition (6 Oct 2010)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B00466H5FW
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  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #373,857 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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A new edition of an excellent book that examines the relationship between sport and society. Taking examples from modern sport to aid understanding. The book looks at sociological theory and its role with sport, to explain why sport is the way it is. Also the book covers topics such as politics in sport, drugs in sport, giving explanations why they are used and why sport is targeted and used as a political tool. This book looks beyond sport as a 'game' but rather as a cultural institution that embodies society`s values and prejudices. An excellent book for anyone studying The Sociology of Sport, and a fascinating read for anyone involved in sport.
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