Ebook > Guidebooks > Sports > Douglas Booth: The Race Game (PDF)

Douglas Booth
The Race Game
Sport and Politics in South Africa

Support

Cover of Douglas Booth: The Race Game (PDF)

1999 North American Society for Sports History Book of the Year

Douglas Booth looks at the role of sport in the fostering of a new national identity in South Africa. He analyzes the effect of the 30-year sport boycott but concludes that sport will never unite South Africans except in the most fleeting and superficial manner.

€65.78

Buy this ebook and get 1 more FREE!

Format PDF ● Pages 284 ● ISBN 9781136313479 ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2012 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2603400 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

Requires a DRM capable ebook reader

More ebooks from the same author(s) / Editor

Douglas Booth UK) Majumdar Boria (University of Central Lancashire UK) Mangan J. A. (University of Strathclyde

26,637 Ebooks in this category

Cover of Laura (Edge Hill University, UK) Purdy: Sports Coaching: The Basics

Laura (Edge Hill University, UK) Purdy: Sports Coaching: The Basics

Sports Coaching: The Basics is an engaging and provocative introduction to sports coaching which combines coaches’ views and experiences of their work with discussions and topical issues that feature …

Cover of Donald Hubbard: "Then Russell Said to Bird..."

Donald Hubbard: "Then Russell Said to Bird…"

Cover of Michael Calpino: Average Guy's (and Gal's) Hiking Guide to Acadia National Park and Mount Desert Island

Michael Calpino: Average Guy’s (and Gal’s) Hiking Guide to Acadia National Park and Mount Desert Island

Cover of C. (Washington State University, USA) King: Native Americans and Sport in North America

C. (Washington State University, USA) King: Native Americans and Sport in North America

Taking examples from the United States and Canada, this comprehensive text offers compassionate and critical accounts of the Native American sporting experience. It challenges popular images of …

Cover of Dolores (School of Oriental and African Studies, UK) Martinez & Projit B. Mukharji: Football: From England to the World

Dolores (School of Oriental and African Studies, UK) Martinez & Projit B. Mukharji: Football: From England to the World

This book is a fascinating journey through a series of scholarly articles. The journey begins by tracing one of the most significant stories in the popularization of Association Football. In the next …

Cover of Joseph Maguire: Reflections on Process Sociology and Sport

Joseph Maguire: Reflections on Process Sociology and Sport

The book focuses on the distinctive contribution that Joseph Maguire has made to process sociology and the study of sport. Maguire’s work over the past three decades highlights how process sociology …

Cover of Brian (La Trobe University, Australia) Stoddart: Sport, Culture and History

Brian (La Trobe University, Australia) Stoddart: Sport, Culture and History

In addition to being an internationally recognised pioneer of sports history, Brian Stoddart has also been a leading thinker and influence in the field. That influence has crossed several areas of hi …

Cover of Rob (Victoria University, Australia) Hess & Peter (James Cook University, Australia) Horton: Soft Power Politics - Football and Baseball on the Western Pacific Rim

Rob (Victoria University, Australia) Hess & Peter (James Cook University, Australia) Horton: Soft Power Politics – Football and Baseball on the Western Pacific Rim

Soft Power Politics- Past and Present: Football and Baseball on the Western Pacific Rim illustrates the momentous expanse and moment of sport in the Asia Pacific region and through these essays …

Cover of Gunnar Breivik: Skills, Knowledge and Expertise in Sport

Gunnar Breivik: Skills, Knowledge and Expertise in Sport

Taking part in a sport means that one must acquire the relevant skills: mental, physical and strategic. This book presents a new perspective on the role of skills, knowledge and intentionality in spo …

Cover of Jamie (University of South Australia) Cleland & Jimmy O'Gorman: Referees, Match Officials and Abuse

Jamie (University of South Australia) Cleland & Jimmy O’Gorman: Referees, Match Officials and Abuse

This book explores issues related to the abuse of referees and match officials in sport. Drawing on original empirical research in football, rugby union, rugby league and cricket, it provides an insi …