Sport, Difference and Belonging: Conceptions of Human Variation in British Sport

by James Rosbrook-Thompson

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This book combines historical and ethnographic components in examining the ideas about human variation subscribed to by coaches, commentators and sportspeople themselves. The book begins by interrogating the idea of the 'impulsive' black sportsman (and the 'impulsive' black male more generally), documenting how it came into being and gathered momentum throughout the course of British history. Drawing on the work of Paul Gilroy and Ian Hacking,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0415626552

ISBN13:9780415626552

Release Date:December 2012

Publisher:Routledge

Length:224 Pages

Weight:1.01 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.4" x 9.4"

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