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redirecting... cover next page > Cover title: Marxism, Cultural Studies and Sport Routledge Critical Studies in Sport author: Carrington, Ben; McDonald, Ian publisher: Taylor & Francis Routledge isbn10 | asin: 0415375401 print isbn13: 9780415375405 ebook isbn13: 9780203099056 language: English subject Sports--Social aspects, Sports and state, Philosophy, Marxist. publication date: 2009 lcc: GV706.5.M364 2009eb ddc: 306.483 subject: Sports--Social aspects, Sports and state, Philosophy, Marxist. cover next page > < previous page page_i next page > Page i Marxism, Cultural Studies and Sport The cultural ubiquity, political prominence and economic significance of contemporary sport present fertile terrain for its critical socio-cultural analysis. From corporate and media dominated mega-events like the Olympic Games, to state programmes for nation-building and health promotion, to the cultural politics of ‘race’, gender, sexuality, age and disability, sport is so profoundly marked by relations of power that it lends itself to critique and deconstruction. Marxism, Cultural Studies and Sport brings together leading experts on sport to address these issues and to reflect on the continued appeal of sport to people across the globe, as well as on the forms of inequality that sport both produces and highlights. Including a Foreword by Harry Cleaver and Afterword by Michael Bérubé, this book assesses the impact of this work on the fields of ‘mainstream’ Marxism and Cultural Studies. Marxism, Cultural Studies and Sport is centred on three vital questions: • Is Marxism still relevant for understanding sport in the twenty-first century? • Has Marxism been preserved or transcended by Cultural Studies? • What is the relationship between theory and intervention in the politics of sport? The result is a unique and diverse examination of modern sports culture. The first book published on the relationship between sport and Marxism for over twenty years, Marxism, Cultural Studies and Sport is an invaluable resource for students of sport sociology, Marxism and Cultural Studies at all levels. Ben Carrington teaches sociology at the University of Texas at Austin, USA, and is a Carnegie Visiting Research Fellow at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK. Ian McDonald teaches the sociology and politics of sport at the University of Brighton, UK. He is the co-editor (also with Ben Carrington) of ‘Race’, Sport and British Society (Routledge, 2001). < previous page page_i next page > < previous page page_ii next page > Page ii Routledge Critical Studies in Sport Series Editors Jennifer Hargreaves and Ian McDonald University of Brighton The Routledge Critical Studies in Sport series aims to lead the way in developing the multi-disciplinary field of Sport Studies by producing books that are interrogative, interventionist and innovative. By providing theoretically sophisticated and empirically grounded texts, the series will make sense of the changes and challenges facing sport globally. The series aspires to maintain the commitment and promise of the critical paradigm by contributing to a more inclusive and less exploitative culture of sport. Also available in this series: Understanding Lifestyle Sports Consumption, identity and difference Edited by Belinda Wheaton Why Sports Morally Matter William J. Morgan Fastest, Highest, Strongest A critique of high-performance sport Rob Beamish and Ian Ritchie Sport, Sexualities and Queer/Theory Edited by Jayne Caudwell Physical Culture, Power, and the Body Edited by Jennifer Hargreaves and Patricia Vertinsky British Asians and Football Culture, identity, exclusion Daniel Burdsey Culture, Politics and Sport Blowing the Whistle, Revisited Garry Whannel < previous page page_ii next page > < previous page page_iii next page > Page iii Marxism, Cultural Studies and Sport Edited by Ben Carrington and Ian McDonald LONDON AND NEW YORK < previous page page_iii next page > < previous page page_iv next page >
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