did-you-know? rent-now

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

did-you-know? rent-now

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

We're the #1 textbook rental company. Let us show you why.

9780415401128

Transnational and Comparative Research in Sport: Globalisation, Governance and Sport Policy

by ;
  • ISBN13:

    9780415401128

  • ISBN10:

    0415401127

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2007-11-05
  • Publisher: Routledge

Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.

Purchase Benefits

List Price: $190.00 Save up to $146.69
  • Rent Book $119.70
    Add to Cart Free Shipping Icon Free Shipping

    TERM
    PRICE
    DUE
    USUALLY SHIPS IN 3-5 BUSINESS DAYS
    *This item is part of an exclusive publisher rental program and requires an additional convenience fee. This fee will be reflected in the shopping cart.

Supplemental Materials

What is included with this book?

Summary

The wider adoption of a post-modern understanding of truth and knowledge, an acceptance of the prevalence of Orientalism inherent in much Western research, and the diminished significance of the 'local' within the rhetoric of globalization have all combined to constrain comparative and transnational research under the weight of theoretical and methodological concerns. Transnational and Comparative Research in Sportaddresses these difficulties in the context of sport studies, with the aim of developing typology which can be adopted to help re-establish meaningful transnational and comparative research. The book covers theoretical and substantive contexts and introduces a four-fold typology of approaches to comparative research, each supported by case studies and full discussion. .

Table of Contents

Theoretical perspectives and methodologiesp. 1
Globalisation, governance and policyp. 3
Methodologies in comparative and transnational sports policy researchp. 22
Evaluating alternative theoretical perspectives on sports policyp. 36
Case studies of comparative and transnational analysis of sports policyp. 59
Measuring the sporting success of nationsp. 61
Political clientelism and sports policy systems - case studies of Greece and Taiwanp. 82
Multiculturalism, interculturalism, assimilation and sports policy in Europep. 115
Sport and social regulation in the city: the cases of Grenoble and Sheffieldp. 144
Discourses on modern sport and values in a non-Western context: a case study of Algeriap. 169
Interculturalism in policy analysis: methodological pluralism and ethical discoursep. 195
Bridging research traditions and world views: universalisation versus generalisation in the case for gender equityp. 197
Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved.

Supplemental Materials

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

Rewards Program