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Routledge - The Making of Sporting Cultures - Academic Book

Name: Routledge - The Making of Sporting Cultures - Academic Book
Brand: Routledge
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Explore the deep connection between society and athletics with The Making of Sporting Cultures. Part of the Sport in the Global Society - Contemporary Perspectives series, this Routledge publication examines how collective passions and human emotions transform sports into a fundamental way of life. Rather than viewing the growth of athletics as a simple result of spectators watching games, this work investigates how sporting cultures are actively constructed. It looks at how specific sports become deeply embedded in the identity of a region, turning into what many call national pastimes. Through detailed analysis, the text provides context for why certain sports hold such immense power within specific communities. Whether studying the role of baseball in the United States, soccer in Britain, or cricket in the Caribbean, this book offers a sociological look at the development of global sports culture.

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Analyzes how collective human feelings and passions contribute to making sport a central way of life.

Examines the concept of national pastimes through specific examples like US baseball and British soccer.

Investigates the active construction of sporting cultures rather than treating them as passive spectator activities.

Provides a sociological perspective on the development of sports within the global society.

Offers detailed case studies including cricket in the Caribbean to illustrate cultural impact.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0415468361
Category: Books > Subjects > Biography > Medical, Legal & Social Sciences > Anthropology & Sociology
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 23 November 2009
Listed Since: 08 April 2008

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