{"product_id":"9780415478588","title":"Cultural Politics of Lifestyle Sports","description":"\u003ch3\u003eRoutledge Critical Studies in Sport\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eCultural Politics of Lifestyle Sports\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBelinda Wheaton\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSports \u0026amp; Recreation \/ Cultural \u0026amp; Social Aspects\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis important new study examines the changing place and meaning of lifestyle sports – parkour, surfing, skateboarding, kite-surfing and others – and asks whether they continue to pose a challenge to the dominant meanings and experience of ‘sport’ and physical culture. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on a series of in-depth, empirical case-studies, the book offers a re-evaluation of theoretical frameworks with which lifestyle sports have been understood, and focuses on aspects of their cultural politics that have received little attention, particularly the racialization of lifestyle sporting spaces. Centrally, it re-assess the political potential of lifestyle sports, considering if lifestyle sports cultures present alternative identities and spaces that challenge the dominant ideologies of sport, and the broader politics of identity, in the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt explores a range of key contemporary themes in lifestyle sport, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cli\u003eidentity and the politics of difference \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cli\u003ecommercialization and globalization\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cli\u003esportscapes, media discourse and lived reality \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cli\u003erisk and responsibility \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cli\u003egovernance and regulation \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe racialization of lifestyle sports spaces\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cli\u003elifestyle sports outside of the Global North\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe use of lifestyle sport to engage non-privileged youth\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCasting new light on the significance of sport and sporting subcultures within contemporary society, this book is essential reading for students or researcher working in the sociology of sport, leisure studies or cultural studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBelinda Wheaton\u003c\/strong\u003e is Principal Research Fellow in Sport and Leisure Cultures at the University of Brighton, UK. Her extensive research on lifestyle sport cultures has been published across a wide range of international journals and edited collections. She is also the editor of \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Lifestyle Sports: consumption, identity and difference\u003c\/i\u003e (Routledge, 2004) and \u003ci\u003eThe Consumption and Representation of Lifestyle Sports\u003c\/i\u003e (Routledge, 2012).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 July 2013\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTaylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRoutledge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780415478588\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e248\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.5\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63582815453324,"sku":"9780415478588","price":59.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780415478588","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}