The Anthropology of Sport :Bodies, Borders, Biopolitics
The Anthropology of Sport :Bodies, Borders, Biopolitics
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Published:
19 January, 2018
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780520289017 |
| ISBN10 | 0520289013 |
| Number Of Pages | 336 |
| Item Weight | 454 g |
| Product Dimensions | 152 x 229 x 20 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | University of California Press |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
"The three authors of The Anthropology of Sport have written their up-to-date survey of anthropology and sport in the style of an introductory textbook. The trio covers a basic range of topics in eight chapters, each of which could function as the essential reading for a lecture . . . Major thinkers and concepts are introduced in a deliberated, easy-to-understand manner." * Pacific Affairs *
"Brownell, Besnier, and Carter’s work is a new text in a yet undefined field – it may be the start of something new. If interested in the global nature of sport today, The Anthropology of Sport is a necessary read." * Foucault News *
"Besnier, Brownell and Carter . . . follow a distinct anthropological line of thinking, advocating a wide application of the term 'sport' that takes into account its various local, daily and emic conceptions in the context of globalization." * Paideuma *
"This is a well‐written and accessible text. . . . The book can stimulate new research in a highly fertile but understudied area of anthropology." * American Ethnologist *
"A foundational text. . . . The writing is clear, the style consistent, and the presentation informative and absorbing." * Journal of Anthropological Research *
"Deeply insightful. . . . This volume can function as an important point of reference and source of inspiration for myriad anthropological research projects to come." * Social Anthropology *
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Author's Bio
Niko Besnier is Professor of Cultural Anthropology at the University of Amsterdam. He has written extensively on gender, sexuality, migration, economic relations, language, and sport. He is editor-in-chief of American Ethnologist. Susan Brownell is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. She is an expert on sports and Olympic Games in China, Olympic history, and world's fairs. She is the author of Training the Body for China: Sports in the Moral Order of the People's Republic. Thomas F. Carter is an anthropologist at the University of Brighton and director of the Centre for Sport, Tourism and Leisure Studies. He has written on Cuban sport, labor migration, governance, sport for development, and the politics of spectacle. His most recent book is In Foreign Fields: The Politics and Experiences of Transnational Sport Migration.