"East Asia is increasingly prominent within global sport. In the short period between 2018 and 2022 it will have held two Winter and one Summer Olympics, and th

Explores the relationship between sport and national identities within the context of globalization in the modern era.

MediaSport is a comprehensive introduction to the ways in which sport and the media interact. It is written by leading experts from around the world in the fiel

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Using postmodern social theory, this book expands our understanding of sport, the body, and the broader physical culture.