Globalization and sport : playing the world / Toby Miller ... [et al.].

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Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : SAGE, 2000.Description: 192pISBN:

9780761959687 (hbk.) :
9780761959694 (pbk.) :
0761959696 (pbk.)

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DDC classification:

306.483 MIL

LOC classification:

GV706

Summary: The authors argue that whilst sport plays an important role in the process of globalisation and generates wealth, typically commodification, bureaucratisation and ideology are fundamental to the organisation of sporting cultures around the world.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Long Loan	TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending	306.483 MIL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		120125

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The authors argue that whilst sport plays an important role in the process of globalisation and generates wealth, typically commodification, bureaucratisation and ideology are fundamental to the organisation of sporting cultures around the world.