Sports and The Global South Work, Play and Resistance In Sri Lanka /

Sports and The Global South Work, Play and Resistance In Sri Lanka /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Biyanwila, S. Janaka (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Summary:XIX, 375 p. 12 illus.
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Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Global Culture and Sport Series,
Subjects:
Sports > Sociological aspects.
Culture.
Economic sociology.
Industrial sociology.
Sport Sociology.
Sociology of Culture.
Economic Sociology.
Sociology of Work.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68502-1
Format: Electronic Book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Spread of Sports Markets in the Global South
  • 3. Sports Workers in Workplaces and Communities
  • 4. Sports Revenue from Property Rights and Cities
  • 5. The Role of Media in Sports Consumption
  • 6. Development and Sports in Sri Lanka
  • 7. Authoritarian Sports Cultures and Sports Workers
  • 8. Changing Sports Through Resistance
  • 9. Conclusions: Sports as Play and the Sports Commons.

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