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Author:   Jonathan Grix
Publisher:   Sage Publications Ltd
Imprint:   Sage Publications Ltd
Edition:   Four-Volume Set ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 8.40cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   2.420kg
ISBN:  

9781473914513

ISBN 10:   1473914515
Pages:   1224
Publication Date:   22 February 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

VOLUME ONE: SPORT IN HISTORY Sport in the Western Civilizing Process - Eric Dunning Sport and International Relations before 1918 - Pierre Arnaud Sport, Politics and the Engaged Historian - Allen Guttmann Introduction: Sport and politics - Jeffrey Hill History and Sport - Martin Polley Reframing the Direction of Change in the History of Sport - Nancy Struna The State of British Sport History - William Baker The Impact of Communism on Sport - James Riordan Sport Participation in the German Democratic Republic - Michael Dennis The Decline of Mass Sport Provision in the German Democratic Republic - Jonathan Grix Japan's Sports Diplomacy in the Early Post-Second World War Years - Sayuri Guthrie-Shimizu Sociological Reflections on Sport, Violence and Civilization - Eric Dunning The Making of the IOC Environmental Policy as the Third Dimension of the Olympic Movement - Hart Cantelon and Michael Letters Globalizing the Nation-Making Process: Modern Sport in World History - Mark Dyreson The State of Play: Women in British Sport History - Carol Osborne and Fiona Skillen VOLUME TWO: SPORT AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS What Price Victory? The World of International Sports and Politics - Andrew Strenk Sport and International Relations: A Case of Mutual Neglect - T. Taylor The Role and Importance of Sport in International Relations - Richard Espy Sport, Prestige and International Relations - Lincoln Allison and Terry Monnington Sport's Role in Constructing the `Inter-State' Worldview - Roger Levermore The Contested Terrain of Sport Diplomacy in a Globalizing World - Steven Jackson Sport in International Relations: A Case for Cross-Disciplinary Investigation - Aaron Beacom Sport for Decolonization: Exploring a New Praxis of Sport for Development - Simon Darnell and Lyndsay Hayhurst Sport as an Opiate of International Relations: The Myth and Illusion of Sport as a Tool of Foreign Diplomacy - Robert Redeker Building Sport Countries' Overseas Identity and Reputation: A Case Study of Public Paradiplomacy - Jordi Xifra Sports Mega-Events as Part of a Nation's Soft Power Strategy: The Cases of Germany (2006) and the UK (2012) - Jonathan Grix and Barrie Houlihan The USA and Sporting Diplomacy: Comparing and Contrasting the Cases of Table Tennis with China and Baseball with Cuba in the 1970s - Thomas Carter and John Sugden `Image' Leveraging and Sports Mega-Events: Germany and the 2006 World Cup - Jonathan Grix China's Foreign Policy in Sport: The Primacy of National Security and Territorial Integrity Concerning the Taiwan Question - Junwei Yu The Politics of Sport Diplomacy and Reunification in Divided Korea: One Nation, Two Countries and Three Flags - Udo Merkel The Sport for Development and Peace Sector: A Critical Sociological Analysis - R. Giulianotti and G. Armstrong VOLUME THREE: SPORT AND DOMESTIC POLITICS/POLICY Modernization and Sport: The Reform of Sport England and UK Sport - Barrie Houlihan and Mick Green Why Do Governments Invest in Elite Sport? A Polemic - Jonathan Grix and Fiona Carmichael Mechanisms of International Influence on Domestic Elite Sport Policy - Barrie Houlihan How to Influence National Pride? The Olympic Medal Index as a Unifying Narrative - Ivo van Hilvoorde, Agnes Elling and Ruud Stokvis Bringing Structures Back In: The `Governance Narrative', the `Decentred Approach' and `Asymmetrical Network Governance' in the Education and Sport Policy Communities - Mark Goodwin and Jonathan Grix Public Policies on Sport Development: Can Mass and Elite Sport Hold Together? - Mike Collins Centralized Grassroots Sport Policy and `New Governance': A Case Study of County Sports Partnerships in the UK - Unpacking the Paradox - Lesley Phillpots, Jonathan Grix and Tom Quarmby Delivery networks and community sport in England - Spencer Harris & Barrie Houlihan Sports Policy - Peter Bramham Towards Social Leverage of Sport Events - Laurence Chalip Property ownership, resource use, and the 'gift of nature' - Neil Ravenscroft, Andrew Church and Paul Gilchrist Understanding Sport Clubs as Sport Policy Implementers: A Theoretical Framework for the Analysis of the Implementation of Central Sport Policy through Local and Voluntary Sport Organizations - Eivind Skille Sport Policy Development in New Zealand: Paradoxes of an Integrative Paradigm - Michael Sam and Steven Jackson Critical Policy Analysis: The Illustrative Case of New Zealand Sport Policy Development - Laurence Chalip Supporters, Followers, Fans, and Flaneurs: A Taxonomy of Spectator Identities in Football - Richard Giulianotti Steroids and the State: Dubin, Melodrama and the Accomplishment of Innocence - John MacAloon Public Sector Sport Policy: Developing a Framework for Analysis - Barrie Houlihan VOLUME FOUR: THE POLITICS OF SPORT Sport and Social Class - Pierre Bourdieu Where's the Virtue? Where's the Grace? A Discussion of the Social Production of Gender Relations in and through Sport - Jennifer Hargreaves Media Image: Sport, Gender and National Identities in Five European Countries - Gerd von der Lippe Reproducing Gender? Intergenerational Links and the Male PE Teacher as a Cultural Conduit in Teaching Physical Education - David Brown and John Evans How a Turn to Critical Race Theory Can Contribute to Our Understanding of `Race', Racism and Anti-Racism in Sport - Kevin Hylton Race, Politics and Sport - Colin Tatz From Racial Exclusions to New Inclusions: Black and Minority Ethnic Participation in Football Clubs in the East Midlands of England - Steven Bradbury Sport, Masculinity and Black Cultural Resistance - Ben Carrington Taking the Politics Out of Sport? Australian Press Coverage of South African-Australian Sport, 1992-1994 - Susan McKay Amateurism, Sport and the Left: Amateurism for All versus Amateur Elitism - James Riordan Communitarianism, Sport and Social Capital: `Neighbourly Insights into Scottish Sport' - Grant Jarvie Sport and Social Capital - rnulf Seippel Neoliberalism's Last Lap? NASCAR Nation and the Cultural Politics of Sport - Joshua Newman and Michael Giardina Daughters of Islam: Family Influences on Muslim Young Women's Participation in Sport - Tess Kay

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