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Sport, Media, Culture
Global and Local Dimensions
Copyright Year 2003
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Book Description
An examination of the central features of the sport-media phenomenon, focusing on Europe and the USA. The book analyses such issues as new media technology; gender, ethnicity and local dimensions of collective identity; women in American basketball advertising; and cult football radio in Scotland.
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'there is much in this collection of essays that will appeal to those whose interest in sport goes beyond the tabloid fix of football transfers and racing tips' - The Times