Leftist Theories of Sport

A Critique and Reconstruction

William J. Morgan (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

288 Seiten

2010 | New edition
University of Illinois Press (Verlag)
978-0-252-06361-9 (ISBN)

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The degradation of modern sport--its commercialization, trivialization, widespread cheating, cult of athletic stars and celebrities, and manipulation by the media--has led to calls for its transformation. William J. Morgan constructs a critical theory of sport that shores up the weak arguments of past attempts and points a way forward to making sport more humane, compelling, and substantive. Drawing on the work of social theorists, Morgan challenges scholars and fans alike to explore new spaces in sport culture and imagine the rich cultural and political possibilities to be found in the pastimes we follow with such passion.

William J. Morgan is a professor in the School of Physical Activity and Educational Services at the University of British Columbia. He is the editor of Ethics in Sport, third edition.

Preface   xi
Introduction   1
1 THE CRITIQUE
ONE The New Left Theory of Sport   19
TWO Hegemony Theory of Sport   60
THREE The Corruption of Sport and Its Ideological Distortion   128
2 THE RECONSTRUCTED THEORY
FOUR The Path to a Critical Theory of Sport: Transcendent or Immanent?   179
FIVE A Reconstructed Critical Theory of Sport: Social Criticism with a Liberal Twist   204
Postscript: Sport in the Larger Scheme of Things   253
Index   265

Erscheint lt. Verlag	6.4.2010
Verlagsort	Baltimore
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	426 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
ISBN-10	0-252-06361-9 / 0252063619
ISBN-13	978-0-252-06361-9 / 9780252063619
Zustand	Neuware