Sports Culture: An A-Z Guide

Ernest Ellis Cashmore, Ernest Cashmore

Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2003 - Social Science - 482 pages

We live in a culture in which sports play an important role. The growth in broadcasting, merchandising, iconography and the commercialization of sports has led to an increasing interest in the emerging field of sports culture.
This book examines individual issues, people, artefacts, events and organizations in their historical, social and cultural contexts. Coverage is wide-ranging with more than 170 entries including:
aggression
Bosman Case
corruption
drugs
eating disorders
Fever Pitch
Field of Dreams
Michael Jordan
Don King
left-handedness
nationalism
paternity
racism
Raging Bull
rivalries
tobacco
The book also includes suggestions for further reading to help with further study, and a comprehensive index.

About the author

Ellis Cashmore is the author of Making Sense of Sport, The Black Culture Industry and other titles on the issues of culture, media and sports. He is professor of culture, media and sports at Staffordshire University.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Sports Culture: An A-Z Guide; Routledge world reference series; World Reference
• Authors: Ernest Ellis Cashmore, Ernest Cashmore
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2003
• ISBN: 0415285550, 9780415285551
• Length: 482 pages
• Subjects: Social Science / Popular Culture; Sports & Recreation / Reference