The Body Language by Andrew Blake

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The Body Language by Andrew Blake

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Summary

This work places the body at the centre of all sporting discourse, and makes a powerful case for including sport in the study of culture. It shows how a critical look at sport can illuminate a whole range of issues - identity and nationality, design, performance, representation and aesthetics.

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The Body Language by Andrew Blake

Whether you're an armchair athlete or an Olympic medalist, sport plays a big part in everyday life. Through pressures of sponsorship and bids from lucrative entertainment networks, sport is also becoming a site of fierce financial competition. Stuck between these personal and commercial demands, are the participants who are required to achieve increasingly superhuman physical performances in order to meet the aspirations of the promoters, millions of spectators and whole nations. This work places the body at the centre of all sporting discourse, and makes a powerful case for including sport in the study of culture. It shows how a critical look at sport can illuminate a whole range of issues - identity and nationality, design, performance, representation and aesthetics. The book should represent a contribution to sports studies and cultural studies.

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ISBN 13 9780853158349
ISBN 10 0853158347
Title The Body Language
Author Andrew Blake
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Lawrence & Wishart Ltd
Year published 1996-09-01
Number of pages 224
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.