Class, Race and Sport in South Africa's Political Economy (RLE Sports Studies) Grant Jarvie Author

by Grant Jarvie

2021-04-12 00:46:14

In recent years the interest in the patterns and policies of South African sport has grown. This book examines the increasingly complex issue of race, class and sport in the context of South African social relations. The author disputes evaluations m... Read more
In recent years the interest in the patterns and policies of South African sport has grown. This book examines the increasingly complex issue of race, class and sport in the context of South African social relations. The author disputes evaluations made purely on the question of race, maintaining that it is important to examine the complex interaction between racial and class dynamics as a background for understanding the South African way of life. The book demonstrates that sport must be understood in the context of the ensemble of social relations characterizing the South African social formation. Less

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Print pages116
PublisherTaylor & Francis
Publication date April 24, 2014
ISBN9781317680925
Grant Jarvie is Professor and Founding Director of the Academy of Sport at the University of Edinburgh, UKJames Thornton is a marketing manager at London Business School, UK, and co-author of Sport, C...

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