Games Sports And Cultures
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Play Games And Sports In Cultural Contexts
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Author : Janet C. Harris
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
Play Games And Sports In Cultural Contexts written by Janet C. Harris and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Games & Activities categories.
From Balinese cockfights to American baseball, the 24 contributions in this book examine the roles that play, games and sport assume in their respective societies, cultures and subcultures.
Games Sports And Cultures
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Author : Noel Dyck
language : en
Publisher: Oxford : Berg
Release Date : 2000-07
Games Sports And Cultures written by Noel Dyck and has been published by Oxford : Berg this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-07 with Social Science categories.
An inclination to view games and sport as ephemeral, non-serious, and inconsequential has served to discourage the distinctive contribution that anthropology might make to the study of sport, as well as the rich insights that a fuller appreciation of sport might furnish to anthropology. This book brings a distinctively anthropological approach to the deep significance of sport and games in everyday life. Contributors examine individual and team sports and sporting practices, from football (ie, soccer) to gymnastics, to unusual but nonetheless highly developed indigenous games such as Amerindian archery in South America and kabaddi in India. Sports are shown to provide a particularly revealing window through which to examine such topics as nationalism, transnationalism, ethnicity, class relations, the body, health, identity, gender, schooling and child rearing. Contributors also address contemporary concerns with narrative, practice theory, celebrity, mass media and entertainment, tourism and the consumption of cultural commodities. This accessible book will be of interest to students and scholars in anthropology, cultural studies, geography, sociology and sport sciences, as well as to anyone seeking an international perspective on the cultural, political, and economic salience of contemporary sport.
Unique Games And Sports Around The World
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Author : Doris Corbett
language : en
Publisher: Greenwood
Release Date : 2000-09-05
Unique Games And Sports Around The World written by Doris Corbett and has been published by Greenwood this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-09-05 with Sports & Recreation categories.
One way to interest students about a culture and to help them understand it is to introduce them to the culture through one of its games. Games and sports are central to human cultures all around the world and they reflect various cultural preferences. This unique ready-reference collection describes and provides the rules for over 300 diverse games and sports from many different countries worldwide. Students and teachers can use this resource to discover the place of games in various cultures and to try playing the games from the cultures they are studying. Emphasis is placed on rare and original games and sports, providing a unique perspective on countries from every continent. Each entry provides information on who typically plays the game in that culture, what the object of the game is, what the symbolism behind the game is, the equipment needed to play the game, and the rules for playing it. Those games that are appropriate for classroom replication are noted. Students will use this volume to enlighten their understanding of cultural diversity while having fun and educators will find new games to add to their lesson plans to keep their students' interest levels high.
Sports Around The World 4 Volumes
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Author : John Nauright
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2012-04-06
Sports Around The World 4 Volumes written by John Nauright and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-06 with Sports & Recreation categories.
This multivolume set is much more than a collection of essays on sports and sporting cultures from around the world: it also details how and why sports are played wherever they exist, and examines key charismatic athletes from around the world who have transcended their sports. Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice provides a unique, global overview of sports and sports cultures. Unlike most works of this type, this book provides both essays that examine general topics, such as globalization and sport, international relations and sport, and tourism and sport, as well as essays on sports history, culture, and practice in world regions—for example, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East and North Africa, Europe, and Oceania—in order to provide a more global perspective. These essays are followed by entries on specific sports, world athletes, stadiums and arenas, famous games and matches, and major controversies. Spanning topics as varied as modern professional cycling to the fictional movie Rocky to the deadly ball game of the ancient Mayans, the first three volumes contain overview essays and entries for specific sports that have been and are currently practiced around the world. The fourth volume provides a compendium of information on the winners of major sporting competitions from around the world. Readers will gain invaluable insights into how sports have been enjoyed throughout all of human culture, and more fully comprehend their cultural contexts. The entries provide suggestions for further reading on each topic—helpful to general readers, students with school projects, university students and academics alike. Additionally, the four-volume Sports Around the World spotlights key charismatic athletes who have changed a sport or become more than just an outstanding player.
Sport Culture And Society
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Author : Grant Jarvie
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2006
Sport Culture And Society written by Grant Jarvie and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Social Science categories.
This exciting new undergraduate textbook introduces the reader to the broad and complex relationship between sport, culture and society, and critically examines the key assumptions that we hold with regard to the nature of sport.
Sports And Games Of Medieval Cultures
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Author : Sally Wilkins
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date :
Sports And Games Of Medieval Cultures written by Sally Wilkins and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Games categories.
From the beginning of time, humans have created and passed on to their children sports and games that teach skills, promote leisure, and encourage friendly competition. By studying these sports and games, we learn much about the culture and traditions of our ancestors. Sports and Games of Medieval Cultures focuses on those sports, games, and play rituals from across the globe that were invented and played during the time of the Middle Ages. Teachers, students, and sports enthusiasts will enjoy discovering the early origins of their favorite sports and games, and how they have evolved into the familiar versions of today. They will also learn about many games otherwise lost to history, and find instructions on how to adapt them for modern play. As one of four books in the series Sports and Games Through History, it is divided into seven regions of the world including: Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, The Middle East, North America, and Oceania. Each section describes sports, games, and play rituals for that region, and students can compare and contrast similar sports and games from different regions. Descriptions of equipment, with instructions on making or adapting the game pieces, are given for those students who would like to recreate the games for either multicultural assignments or for fun. This unique book belongs in every library's sports history and multicultural collections.
The Game S Up
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Author : Alan Tomlinson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
The Game S Up written by Alan Tomlinson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Social Science categories.
This accessible volume gathers together previously written articles on a range of themes, including sport and leisure, physical education, sociology and cultural studies. Combining case-study analysis with discussion of key conceptual and theoretical themes, sociology, and cultural studies, the helpful format of the book should lead to a clearer understanding of the sociological implications of leisure.
Gaming The World
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Author : Andrei S. Markovits
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2013-12
Gaming The World written by Andrei S. Markovits and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12 with History categories.
The globalizing influence of professional sports Professional sports today have truly become a global force, a common language that anyone, regardless of their nationality, can understand. Yet sports also remain distinctly local, with regional teams and the fiercely loyal local fans that follow them. This book examines the twenty-first-century phenomenon of global sports, in which professional teams and their players have become agents of globalization while at the same time fostering deep-seated and antagonistic local allegiances and spawning new forms of cultural conflict and prejudice. Andrei Markovits and Lars Rensmann take readers into the exciting global sports scene, showing how soccer, football, baseball, basketball, and hockey have given rise to a collective identity among millions of predominantly male fans in the United States, Europe, and around the rest of the world. They trace how these global—and globalizing—sports emerged from local pastimes in America, Britain, and Canada over the course of the twentieth century, and how regionalism continues to exert its divisive influence in new and potentially explosive ways. Markovits and Rensmann explore the complex interplay between the global and the local in sports today, demonstrating how sports have opened new avenues for dialogue and shared interest internationally even as they reinforce old antagonisms and create new ones. Gaming the World reveals the pervasive influence of sports on our daily lives, making all of us citizens of an increasingly cosmopolitan world while affirming our local, regional, and national identities.
Ethnosport
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Author : Alexey Kylasov
language : en
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Release Date : 2015
Ethnosport written by Alexey Kylasov and has been published by LIT Verlag Münster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Indigenous peoples categories.
The study known as 'Ethnosport' describes the cultural diversity, identity, and folk traditions in sports, with special reference to Eastern cultures. A rich world - of games, competitions, rituals, and festivities - opens when examining Russia as well as the minority peoples' cultures of Siberia, Central Asia, and East Asia. This book encourages research in similar, living, folk-sport traditions in further regions of the world. It contributes to the understanding of bodily democracy as people's self-determination in bodily practice. (Series: Sport: Culture, Change / Sport: Kultur, Ver�¤nderung - Vol. 29) [Subject: Sports, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies, Asian Studies]
Sport In American Culture
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Author : Joyce Duncan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Sport In American Culture written by Joyce Duncan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Sports categories.