{"product_id":"playing-on-the-edge","title":"Playing on the Edge","description":"\u003cp\u003eContemporary global sport is in constant, sometimes bewildering flux. This book goes beyond orthodox globalisation theory, deploying the metaphor of ‘playing on the edge’ in analysing the dynamic process of making and remaking sport culture in Asia and Oceania. Beyond sport’s traditionally dominant centres in the West, here the edges of the sport and media fields are vividly exposed, re-positioned, blunted and sharpened, revealing many points of tension – racial, ethnic, gendered, classed, sexual, cultural, linguistic, national, etc. – and in many combinations. This embraces many dimensions of the sport-society nexus relating to subjects including association (soccer) and Australia rules football, cricket, esport, casual and urban community sport, the Gay Games, and sports diplomacy. \u003cem\u003ePlaying on the Edge \u003c\/em\u003eengages with the socio-cultural implications of this relentless sporting movement in considering the extent to which the Occidental may, in some respects, be becoming incidental. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlaying on the Edge\u003c\/em\u003e is an exciting contribution to understanding the complexities, specificities, multidirectional nature, and unevenness of sport and globalization. It makes a convincing case for widening analytical horizons and frames of reference as sport cultures in Asia and Oceania influence and perhaps represent the future of world sport. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-Professor Toni Bruce, University of Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFocusing on the unconventional geographical pairing of Asia and Oceania,\u003cem\u003e Playing on the Edge\u003c\/em\u003e offers a fresh perspective on globalization and sport. In addressing enduring concerns with the social, cultural and political dimensions and emerging issues in gender, technology, and intellectual property, the authors illuminate world sport’s complex, edgy connections.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-Professor Younghan Cho, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, South Korea \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Lang Publishing Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56766701896024,"sku":"9781433193552","price":76.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781433193552.jpg?v=1778327125","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/playing-on-the-edge","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}