{"product_id":"sport-stars-david-l-andrews-9780415221184","title":"Sport Stars: The Cultural Politics of Sporting Celebrity","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a culture obsessed with celebrity, sportmen and women are some of the highest profile figures. We are fascinated by sport stars' lifestyles, love lives, and earning power. \u003cem\u003eSport Stars\u003c\/em\u003e investigates the nature of contemporary sporting celebrity, examining stars' often turbulent relationships with the media, and with the sporting establishment.\u003cbr\u003eThrough a series of case studies of sporting stars, including Diego Maradona, Michael Jordan, Venus Williams and David Beckham, contributors examine the cultural, political, economic and technological forces which combine to produce sporting celebrity, and consider the ways in which these most public of individuals inform and influence private experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David L. Andrews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415221188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415221184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/02\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.32h x 6.38w x 0.89d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2002 pg. 1997","brand":"David L. Andrews","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086574563583,"sku":"9780415221184","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5ac93a0b-1b34-4024-9d9d-f8a53ab75c42.jpg?v=1769095467","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sport-stars-david-l-andrews-9780415221184","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}