{"product_id":"american-sports","title":"American Sports","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis collection illustrates the expansiveness of an interdisciplinary approach to the study of sport. While rooted in anthropology, these essays consider American sports in their social, economic, cultural and political aspects, charting their evolution. The book draws from history, sociology, and political science; as well as considering the relationship between the developed and developing world; and culture and masculinity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first part of the book considers the local and global interplay of professional baseball, covering: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMajor League Baseball’s impact on the Dominican Republic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enationalism and baseball on the Mexican\/US border\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe globalizing forces of baseball as an industry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second part of the book is concerned with the cultural examination of the responsiveness of masculinity to social and cultural forces, examining:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe exaggerated world of bodybuilders in Southern California\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe cross-cultural comparisons of male behaviour on a bi-national baseball team in Mexico \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe historical examination of Jews in American sport.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book was previously published as a special issue of \u003cem\u003eSport in Society\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54225580720472,"sku":"9780415448307","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415448307_727c05a4-af85-4dd8-abfd-3354816a30ac.jpg?v=1769510719","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/american-sports","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}