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The Making of Sporting Cultures by Routledge explores how collective passions and feelings have shaped sport as a fundamental way of life across Western societies. Rather than treating sport as a product of passive spectatorship, this analysis examines the active construction of sporting cultures through community engagement and social participation. The book investigates how certain sports achieve the status of national pastimes, drawing on relevant examples including baseball in the United States, soccer in Britain, and cricket in the Caribbean. By focusing on the historical development of sport through the lens of active cultural creation, this work provides valuable insights into the anthropological and sociological dimensions of sporting communities worldwide.

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The Making of Sporting Cultures investigates how collective passions transform sport into a central cultural institution and way of life.

Routledge's analysis examines baseball, soccer, and cricket as national pastimes, demonstrating sport's role in defining cultural identity.

This work prioritises active cultural participation over passive spectatorship in understanding how sporting cultures develop historically.

The book applies anthropological and sociological perspectives to explore the relationship between sport and society in Western contexts.

Product Specifications
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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