{"product_id":"critical-geographies-of-sport-natalie-koch-9781138927124","title":"Critical Geographies of Sport: Space, Power and Sport in Global Perspective","description":"\u003cp\u003eSport is a geographic phenomenon. The physical and organizational infrastructure of sport occupies a prominent place in our society. This important book takes an explicitly spatial approach to sport, bringing together research in geography, sport studies and related disciplines to articulate a critical approach to 'sports geography'. \u003ci\u003eCritical Geographies of Sport \u003c\/i\u003eillustrates this approach by engaging directly with a variety of theoretical traditions as well as the latest research methods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter showcases the merits of a geographic approach to the study of sport - ranging from football to running, horseracing and professional wrestling. Including cases from Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas, the book highlights the ways that space and power are produced through sport and its concomitant infrastructures, agencies and networks. Holding these power relations at the center of its analysis, it considers sport as a unique lens onto our understanding of space.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTruly global in its perspective, it is fascinating reading for any student or scholar with an interest in sport and politics, sport and society, or human geography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Natalie Koch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138927120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138927124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d","brand":"Natalie Koch","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48112768712959,"sku":"9781138927124","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_753742b2-16da-40a0-856e-f0c6de9357c4.jpg?v=1769610800","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/critical-geographies-of-sport-natalie-koch-9781138927124","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}