Sport, Politics and Society in the Arab World
ISBN:
978-0-230-30792-6
Auflage:
2012
Verlag:
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Land des Verlags:
Vereinigtes Königreich
Erscheinungsdatum:
25.11.2011
Reihe:
Global Culture and Sport Series
Format:
Hardcover
Seitenanzahl:
192
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This book explores the significance of sport in the understanding of past and current societal dynamics in the Arab world. It examines sport in relation to cultural, political and economic changes in the Arab World, including nation-state building, the formation of national identity and international relations in post-colonial context.
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Biografische Anmerkung
MAHFOUD AMARA Lecturer at Loughborough University, UK. His principal research interest is in sport policy and politics in Arab and Muslim contexts. He has published material on the politics and business of sport in the region.
