M. Amara

Gebundenes Buch

Sport, Politics and Society in the Arab World

Beschreibung

This book explores the significance of sport in the understanding of past and current societal dynamics in the Arab world. It examines sport in relation to cultural, political and economic changes in the Arab World, including nation-state building, the formation of national identity and international relations in post-colonial context.

Autor

MAHFOUD AMARA Lecturer at Loughborough University, UK. His principal research interest is in sport policy and politics in Arab and Muslim contexts. He has published material on the politics and business of sport in the region.

Produktdetails

• Global Culture and Sport Series
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-230-30792-6
• 2012 edition
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. November 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 142mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 361g
• ISBN-13: 9780230307926
• ISBN-10: 0230307922
• Artikelnr.: 34439768

Rezensionen

'[t]his book makes a distinctive and sophisticated contribution to the broader debate about the future direction of the Arab world . . . it deserves to be widely read.' - International Journal of the History of Sport

'an important contribution.' - Middle East Journal