Sport for development and peace : a critical sociology /
"The role of sport in development initiatives has grown dramatically over the last five years, now finding a place in the UN's millennium development goals. In Sport and Development for Peace, Simon Darnell outlines the most recent sociological research on the role of sport in development...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Bloomsbury Academic,
2012.
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| Series: | Globalizing sport studies.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "The role of sport in development initiatives has grown dramatically over the last five years, now finding a place in the UN's millennium development goals. In Sport and Development for Peace, Simon Darnell outlines the most recent sociological research on the role of sport in development initiatives. The book analyses the relationship between sport and international development and looks at what this reveals about socio-political economy. It addresses a gap in the literature by focusing on issues of politics, power and culture, particularly looking at volunteer experience, mega-sporting events and sporting celebrity in the context of development. Darnell questions the belief that sport can offer a 'solution' to enduring development issues. Drawing on the latest empirical research, the book is a thorough and timely analysis of the social and political implications of tying sport to development."--Publisher's description |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 182 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781849665896 1849665893 9781849665919 1849665915 9781849665902 1849665907 128347915X 9781283479158 9781472539540 1472539540 |
| DOI: | 10.5040/9781849665896 |