Power and Global Sport: Zones of Prestige, Emulation and Resistance

Joseph A. Maguire

Psychology Press, 2005 - Political Science - 198 pages

Sport has changed. Traditions and territorial distinctions are dissolving as a result of new global, political, economic and cultural conditions. The team of authors examine these changes, investigating the power relations that govern the new global sport and assessing the consequences for the future of sport.

The book is founded on a series of case studies, linked by a common process-sociological approach, and is divided into four sections - each dealing with an important aspect of sport and globalization:

* the local-global nexus - how global sports processes are played out at the level of local communities
* lived experiences - the reality of global sport for players and supporters
* identity politics - the impact of global sport on national consciousness
* sporting futures - the emergent political, economic and cultural forces that are shaping global sport, and their implications for its development.

The text introduces new approaches to the study of sport and globalization, updating and extending Maguire's previous work, and is therefore an essential resource for all those working in this fast-changing area.

Contents

• 27 21: 3
• Localglobal nexus: 20
• local responses to the changing culture: 41
• cash crops mercenaries and symbols: 63
• global rugby league and local identities: 87
• rugby globalisation and Irish identity: 109
• soccer identity politics and the media: 130
• Beijing 2008 power politics and cultural struggles: 145
• sports sciences social: 159
• References: 177
• Index: 191

Bibliographic information

• Title: Power and Global Sport: Zones of Prestige, Emulation and Resistance
• Author: Joseph A. Maguire
• Editor: Joseph A. Maguire
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Psychology Press, 2005
• ISBN: 0415252806, 9780415252805
• Length: 198 pages
• Subjects: Political Science / Globalization; Social Science / Sociology / General; Sports & Recreation / Cultural & Social Aspects; Sports & Recreation / General; Sports & Recreation / History