S. Janaka Biyanwila

Sports and The Global South (eBook, PDF)

Work, Play and Resistance In Sri Lanka

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Produktbeschreibung

Argues for the reimaging of the pleasure of sports in terms of transforming work and play

Explores authoritarian sports cultures and sports workers' resistance of hierarchical sports cultures

Highlights the violence in both sports and market-driven development of sports consumer markets in the Global South

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland
• Seitenzahl: 375
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. März 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783319685021
• Artikelnr.: 52938577

Autorenporträt

S. Janaka Biyanwila is a former Olympic athlete, former Sri Lanka national diving champion, and a published author with a PhD in Organisational and Labour Studies from the University of Western Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction.- 2. The Spread of Sports Markets in the Global South.- 3. Sports Workers in Workplaces and Communities.- 4. Sports Revenue from Property Rights and Cities.- 5. The Role of Media in Sports Consumption.- 6. Development and Sports in Sri Lanka.- 7. Authoritarian Sports Cultures and Sports Workers.- 8. Changing Sports Through Resistance.- 9. Conclusions: Sports as Play and the Sports Commons.

Rezensionen

"S. Janaka Biyanwila is to be congratulated on the extent and breadth of his research. His material on developments in the South and in Sri Lanka, in particular, make a valuable contribution to the growing literature on the divide between the myths and reality of sport as it spreads and intensifies its reach across the globe." (Braham Dabscheck, The Economic and Labour Relations Review, Vol. 29 (04), December, 2018)