Sports and Society in the Middle East (e-bog) af -
Hopkins, Nicholas S. (redaktør)

Sports and Society in the Middle East e-bog

25,00 DKK (inkl. moms 31,25 DKK)
The sociology of sports in the Middle East has been neglected compared to other world regions. This volume aspires to encourage a greater focus on this topic. Here are assembled papers that discuss various aspects of this subject. As it happens all deal with football (soccer) largely in Egypt but including other Middle Eastern countries. Some are historically or politically oriented while other...
E-bog 25,00 DKK
Forfattere Hopkins, Nicholas S. (redaktør)
Udgivet 13 maj 2016
Længde 172 sider
Genrer WSBX
Sprog English
Format pdf
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781617977312
The sociology of sports in the Middle East has been neglected compared to other world regions. This volume aspires to encourage a greater focus on this topic. Here are assembled papers that discuss various aspects of this subject. As it happens all deal with football (soccer) largely in Egypt but including other Middle Eastern countries. Some are historically or politically oriented while others take a more sociological approach. Papers deal with the relation between organized sports and fans, with the special place of youngsters and women in sports, or with the role of sports in a more general understanding of culture and society as indicators of modernization and other facets of social change. Sportive competitions arouse keen passions around such issues as gender, class, and nationality, while they raise questions about leadership on and off the field, and about the economic impact of the games. The topic needs more research.