{"product_id":"sporting-dystopias-ralph-c-wilcox-9780791456705","title":"Sporting Dystopias: The Making and Meaning of Urban Sport Cultures","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChallenges the unexamined belief that sports stadiums, events, and teams in cities are always beneficial to the comunities.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaching beyond the popular celebration of commercial gains often associated with the proliferation of stadiums, events, and teams in the city, Sporting Dystopias explores the role of sport in the process of community building. Scholars from various fields, including anthropology, cultural studies, history, marketing, media studies, and sociology, examine the cultural, economic, and political interplay of sport and the city. The book systematically challenges the overwhelming claims of sport's benefit to the city as it scrutinizes the various tensions inherent in the relationship. Grounded in economic means, racial and ethnic affiliation, and the contestation for space, sport is seen as precipitating a broad range of human challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ralph C. Wilcox\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0791456706\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780791456705\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/27\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.16h x 6.00w x 0.64d","brand":"Ralph C. Wilcox","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47965153132799,"sku":"9780791456705","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f5201ff0-fea5-4083-bfed-2b34038760f4.jpg?v=1767278776","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sporting-dystopias-ralph-c-wilcox-9780791456705","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}