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  • Sport, Racism and Social Media

    by Neil Farrington, Lee Hall, Daniel Kilvington, John Price, Amir Saeed ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
    Racist abuse may at one time have been hurled across the sports stadium or scrawled on a wall. But in today’s social media world it can be published to millions, from almost anywhere, in an instant.Sport, Racism and Social Media provides the first significant, academic account of how social media is shaping the nature of racisms in sport. Among the questions it addresses are:How, and why, is ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Race, Racism and Sports Journalism

    by Neil Farrington, Daniel Kilvington, John Price, Amir Saeed ...
    Beginning with a theoretical discussion of race, sport and media, this book critically examines issues of race, racism and sports journalism and offers practical advice on sports reporting, including a discussion of guidelines for ethical journalism. In a series of case studies, representations of race will be explored through historical and contemporary analysis of international media coverage, ... Read more

    $58.99 USD

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  • The Uncomfortable Truth About Racism

    by John Barnes ...
    An eloquent and thought-provoking book on racism and prejudice by the Liverpool and England football legend John Barnes.John Barnes spent the first dozen years of his life in Jamaica before moving to the UK with his family in 1975. Six years later he was a professional footballer, distinguishing himself for Watford, Liverpool and England, and in the process becoming this country's most prominent ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

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  • With God on their Side

    Sport in the Service of Religion

    Edited by Timothy Chandler, Tara Magdalinski ...
    'Sport' and 'religion' are cultural institutions with a global reach. Each is characterised by ritualised performance and by the ecstatic devotion of its followers, whether in the sports arena or the cathedral of worship. This fascinating collection is the first to examine, in detail, the relationship between these two cultural institutions from an international, religiously pluralistic ... Read more

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  • Watching the Olympics

    Politics, Power and Representation

    Edited by John Sugden, Alan Tomlinson ...
    Global sporting events involve the creation, management and mediation of cultural meanings for consumption by massive media audiences. The apotheosis of this cultural form is the Olympic Games. This challenging and provocative new book explores the Olympic spectacle, from the multi-media bidding process and the branding and imaging of the Games, to security, surveillance and control of the Olympic ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

  • Multicultural Horizons

    Diversity and the Limits of the Civil Nation

    by Anne-Marie Fortier ...
    Series series International Library of Sociology
    The intensity of feeling that multiculturalism invariably ignites is considered in this timely analysis of how the ‘New Britain’ of the twenty-first century is variously re-imagined as multicultural. Introducing the concept of ‘multicultural intimacies’, Anne-Marie Fortier offers a new form of critical engagement with the cultural politics of multiculturalism, one that attends to ideals of mixing, ... Read more

    $87.99 USD

  • Race to the Bottom

    Reclaiming Antiracism

    by Azfar Shafi, Ilyas Nagdee ...
    Series series Outspoken by Pluto
    Antiracist movements are more mainstream than ever before. Liberal democracies boast of their policies designed to stamp out racism in all walks of life. Why then is racism still ever-present in our society?This is not an accident, but by design. Capitalism is structured by racism and has relentlessly attacked powerful movements. Race to the Bottom traces our current crisis back decades, to the ... Read more

    $9.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Sport: Race, Ethnicity and Identity

    Building Global Understanding

    Edited by Daryl Adair ...
    Series series Sport in the Global Society – Contemporary Perspectives
    Sport has long been a paradoxical environment with respect to issues of 'race', ethnicity, and identity. For much of the twentieth century, sports around the world were enclaves of difference. Whites and non-whites, for example, were separated on the sports field as they were in many ways off the field. Today sport is much more inclusive, with athletic ability of greater importance than skin ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • Power and Global Sport

    Zones of Prestige, Emulation and Resistance

    by Joseph Maguire ...
    Sport has changed. Traditions and territorial distinctions are dissolving as a result of new global, political, economic and cultural conditions. The team of authors examine these changes, investigating the power relations that govern the new global sport and assessing the consequences for the future of sport.The book is founded on a series of case studies, linked by a common process-sociological ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • The Race to the Top

    Structural Racism and How to Fight It

    by Nazir Afzal ...
    A New Statesman ‘most anticipated title of the year’‘Compelling.’ David Lammy MP‘Refreshing,’ Pragya AgarwalA powerful intervention roundly debunking the myth of progress in racial equality — particularly in the workplace — and offering a blueprint for the future.Have you ever wondered why, as Britain becomes more diverse, so many of our leaders come from the same narrow pool? Can it be acceptable ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The New East End

    Kinship, Race and Conflict

    by Michael Young, Kate Gavron, Geoff Dench ...
    This is non-fiction Brick Lane -what life is really like around Brick Lane and the East End. One of the most influential non-fiction books of the 1950s was Family and Kinship in East London which examined in great depth the life of people living in the dockland areas that had been so comprehensively destroyed in the blitz. What has happened since? In the 50 years since the whole area has gone into ... Read more

    $16.79 USD

  • British Asians and Football

    Culture, Identity, Exclusion

    by Daniel Burdsey ...
    Series series Routledge Critical Studies in Sport
    In spite of a great passion in the game and significant involvement at amateur level, British Asians are under-represented in professional football. This book asks how and why this situation has developed, using extensive interviews with British Asian football players to offer an insider’s assessment of the difficulties and conflicting demands faced every day. In addition, the book also critically ... Read more

    $65.99 USD