{"product_id":"culture-politics-and-sport-hardback","title":"Culture, Politics and Sport - Hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Whannel is a foundational figure in the study of sports and the media. …For 20 years his writing has set a high standard …and it remains an inspiration to many' \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Toby Miller, Professor of Cultural Studies, New York University, USA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGarry Whannel’s text \u003cem\u003eBlowing the Whistle: The Politics of Sport\u003c\/em\u003e broke new ground when it was first published in 1983. Its polemical discussion brought sports as cultural politics into the academic arena and set the agenda for a new wave of researchers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the 1980s sport studies has matured both as an academic discipline and as a focus for mainstream political and public policy debate. In \u003cem\u003eCulture, Politics and Sport:\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eBlowing the Whistle, Revisited\u003c\/em\u003e, Garry Whannel revisits the themes that led his first edition, assessing their 1980s context from our new millennium perspective, and exploring their continued relevance for contemporary sports academics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis revisited volume will appeal to undergraduate students and researchers in sports and cultural studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGarry Whannel\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Media Cultures and Director of the Centre for International Media Analysis at the University of Bedfordshire. His previous books include \u003cem\u003eMedia Sports Stars: Masculinities and Moralities\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFields in Vision: Television Sport and Cultural Transformation\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUnderstanding Sport\u003c\/em\u003e (co-authored with John Horne and Alan Tomlinson) and \u003cem\u003eUnderstanding Television\u003c\/em\u003e (co-edited with Andrew Goodwin), all published by Routledge.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45564784902382,"sku":"9780415417068","price":260.8,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780415417068.jpg?v=1720672007","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/culture-politics-and-sport-hardback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}