Sporting Nationalisms: Identity, Ethnicity, Immigration and Assimilation
Mike Cronin
(Editor)
David Mayall
(Editor)
Description
This volume examines the ways in which sport shapes the experiences of various immigrant and minority groups and, in particular, looks at the relationship between sport, ethnic identity and ethnic relations. The articles in this volume are concerned primarily with British, American and Australian sporting traditions and the themes covered include the consolidation of ethnic identity in host societies through participation immigrant sports and exclusive sporting organizations, assimilation into host' societies through participation in indigenous, national sports, and the construction by outsiders of separate ethnic identities according to sporting criteria.
Product Details
Price
$68.94
Publisher
Routledge
Publish Date
October 01, 1998
Pages
240
Dimensions
5.5 X 8.5 X 0.56 inches | 0.7 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780714644493
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Mike Cronin is a Senior Research Fellow, at De Montfort University.