Sport and Modern Social Theorists

Giulianotti, Richard

Sport and Modern Social Theorists is an innovative and exciting new collection. The chapters are written by leading social analysts of sport from across the world, and examine the contributions of major social theorists towards our critical understanding of modern sport. Social theorists under critical examination include Marx, Weber, Durkheim, Adorno, Gramsci, Habermas, Merton, C.Wright Mills, Goffman, Giddens, Elias, Bourdieu and Foucault. This book will appeal to students and scholars of sport studies, cultural studies, modern social theory, and to social scientists generally.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2004-07-19

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9780333800799

DOI: 10.1057/9780230523180

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 252