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Global sport-for-development : critical perspectives /

In recent years, sport has been used as an instrument through which wider development objectives are pursued. This includes sport as a means to create awareness about the risks of HIV, sport as a vehicle to counter inter-group hostility and sport as an environment where children can find respite in...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Schulenkorf, Nico, Adair, Daryl
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Series:	Global culture and sport.
Subjects:	Sports > Sociological aspects. Sports and state > Cross-cultural studies. Sports > Political aspects > Cross-cultural studies. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy. POLITICAL SCIENCE / NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing Countries. SPORTS & RECREATION / Sociology of Sports.

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