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Sport in consumer culture

by Horne, John · 2006

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Drawing on recent developments in sociological theory and research, particularly in relation to debates about culture and consumption, this book examines how sport - as both recreational practice and commercial spectacle - has become more central to the capitalist 'economies of signs and space'.

Economic aspectsEconomic aspects of SportsSociological aspectsSociological aspects of SportsSportsSports, social aspects