Physical Culture, Power, and the Body (Routledge Critical Studies in Sport)

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Synopsis
During the past decade, there has been an outpouring of books on 'the body' in society, but none has focused as specifically on physical culture - that is, cultural practices such as sport and dance within which the moving physical body is central. Questions are raised about the character of the body, specifically the relation between the ‘natural’ body, the ‘constructed’ body and the ‘alien’ or ‘virtual’ body. The themes of the book are wide in scope, including: physical culture and the fascist body sport and the racialised body sport medicine, health and the culture of risk the female Muslim sporting body, power, and politics experiencing the disabled sporting body embodied exhibitions of striptease and sport the social logic of sparring sport, girls and the neoliberal body. Physical Culture, Power, and the Body aims to break down disciplinary boundaries in its theoretical approaches and its readership. The author’s muli-disciplinary backgrounds, demonstrate the widespread topicality of physical culture and the body.
Copyright:
2006

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
280 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781134227044
Related ISBNs:
9780203014653, 9780415363518, 9780415363525
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
selection and editorial matter, Jennifer Hargreaves and Patricia Vertinsky
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Entertainment, Nonfiction, Sports, Art and Architecture, Sociology
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Jennifer Hargreaves
Edited by:
Patricia Vertinsky

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