Sport for development and peace : : a critical sociology / / Simon Darnell.
The role of sport in development initiatives has grown dramatically over the last five years, now finding a place in the UN's millennium development goals. In Sport and Development for Peace , Simon Darnell outlines the most recent sociological research on the role of sport in development initi...
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| Superior document: | Globalizing sport studies series |
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| Place / Publishing House: | London, England : : Bloomsbury Academic,, [2012] ©2012 |
| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Globalizing sport studies.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (182 pages) |
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| Summary: | The role of sport in development initiatives has grown dramatically over the last five years, now finding a place in the UN's millennium development goals. In Sport and Development for Peace , Simon Darnell outlines the most recent sociological research on the role of sport in development initiatives. The book analyses the relationship between sport and international development and looks at what this reveals about socio-political economy. It addresses a gap in the literature by focusing on issues of politics, power and culture, particularly looking at volunteer experience, mega-sporting event |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 128347915X 9786613479150 1849665915 1849665907 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Simon Darnell. |