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Routledge Handbook of Sport in the Middle East

Author : Danyel Reiche

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 470 pages

File Size : 24,27 MB

Release : 2022-04-27

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 1000567931

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This Handbook provides a succinct overview of sport in the Middle East, drawing in scholars from a wide variety of geographical and disciplinary backgrounds (history, politics, sociology, economics and regional studies), with different methodological approaches, to create the ‘go-to’ text on the subject. After the introduction, 33 chapters from leading subject experts cover areas including history, politics, society, economy and nationhood. The authors help shed light on how certain Middle Eastern countries have become increasingly active in international sports, and the efforts made to positioning themselves as the new global ‘sports hubs’. Split into five sections, the book offers a multi-disciplinary analysis of a diverse range of sports across the geographic Middle East, including football, mixed martial arts, rugby, athletics and cycling. The authors highlight and respond to issues such as the naturalisation of athletes, female athleticism, sports media and supporter cultures. The Routledge Handbook of Sport in the Middle East stands apart from previous research through offering first-hand accounts of sport in the area from authors who live and work in the region or have a history of regularly visiting and conducting research in the region. It will be of interest to academics and students alike, in the fields of Middle East politics, sport, sport in the Middle East, international relations, governance and sociology.



The Routledge Handbook of Sport in Asia

Author : Fan Hong

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 790 pages

File Size : 26,19 MB

Release : 2020-05-20

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 042959027X

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This is the first book to offer a comprehensive overview of the history, development and contemporary significance of sport in Asia. It addresses a wide range of issues central to sport in the context of Asian culture, politics, economy and society. The book explores diverse topics, including the history of traditional Asian sport; the rise of modern sport in Asia; the Olympic Movement in Asia; mega sport events in Asia; sport governance and policy; gender, class and ethnicity in Asian sport, and Asia’s sporting heroes and heroines. With contributions from 74 leading international scholars, it offers a new perspective on understanding Asian sport and society, telling the story of how sport in this mega-region is coming together and reshaping the world in the process. It also provides readers with a wide lens through which to better contextualise the relationships between Asia and the world within the global sport community. The Routledge Handbook of Sport in Asia is a vital resource for students and scholars studying the history, politics, sociology, culture and policy of sport in Asia, as well as sport management, sport history, sport sociology, and sport policy and politics. It is also valuable reading for those working in international sport organisations.



Routledge Handbook of Youth Sport

Author : Ken Green

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 612 pages

File Size : 41,36 MB

Release : 2016-01-08

Category : Education

ISBN : 1134469934

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The Routledge Handbook of Youth Sport is a comprehensive survey of the latest research into young people’s involvement in sport. Drawing on a wide diversity of disciplines, including sociology, psychology, policy studies, coaching, physical education and physiology, the book examines the importance of sport during a key transitional period of our lives, from the later teenage years into the early twenties, and therefore helps us develop a better understanding of the social construction of young people’s lives. The book covers youth sport in all its forms, from competitive game-contests and conventional sport to recreational activities, exercise and lifestyle sport, and at all levels, from elite competition to leisure time activities and school physical education. It explores youth sport across the world, in developing and developed countries, and touches on some of the most significant themes and issues in contemporary sport studies, including physical activity and health, lifelong participation, talent identification and development, and safeguarding and abuse. No other book brings together in one place such a breadth and depth of material on youth sport or the engagement of young people in physical activity. The Routledge Handbook of Youth Sport is therefore important reading for all advanced students, researchers, practitioners and policy-makers with an interest in youth sport, youth culture, sport studies or physical education.



Routledge Handbook of Sport and Legacy

Author : Richard Holt

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 493 pages

File Size : 45,50 MB

Release : 2015-03-02

Category : Architecture

ISBN : 1136477586

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What remains of a great sporting spectacle after the last race is run or the final match is played? How can the vast expense of mounting such events be justified? What if there is nothing left behind or what if the legacy is negative, a costly infrastructure which is unused or a debt-ridden host city? The Routledge Handbook of Sport and Legacy addresses perhaps the most important issue in the hosting of major contemporary sporting events: the problem of ‘legacy’. It offers a rigorous, innovative and comparative insight into this contested concept from interdisciplinary and practical perspectives. Major events must now have a conscious, credible and defined policy for legacy to meet public expectations. The book provides a comprehensive survey of the various kinds of legacy that can be delivered, as well as a close examination of the potential benefits and practical challenges involved in each. From ‘hard’ legacies, such as stadia and infrastructure, to ‘soft’ legacies including skill development, attitude change and capacity building, the book offers both a historical case study and an innovative strategic management approach, and establishes the limits of what can realistically be achieved in terms of economic, social, cultural, physical and sporting development. The Routledge Handbook of Sport and Legacy includes contributions from world leading scholars and practitioners and features detailed case studies of major sports events from around the world, including the FIFA World Cup and ten Olympics Games from London in 1908 to London 2012. It is invaluable reading for students and researchers working in sport studies, events management, human geography, economics or planning, and an essential reference for any professional engaged in delivering legacy through sport.



Routledge Handbook of Sport in the Middle East

Author : Danyel Reiche

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 43,57 MB

Release : 2022

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 9781032202488

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Introduction : Sports in the Middle East : towards more inclusion and collaborative efforts? / Danyel Reiche, Paul Michael Brannagan - Sport and Educational Development in the History of Oman / Majid Al Busafi - 'I was as Lebanese as Anyone' : The Story of David Saad, Lebanon's last Jewish Olympian / Mohamad El Chamaa - Riding in the Desert : Road Cycling in Qatar / Thomas Ross Griffin - The FIFA World Youth Championship Australia 1981 as a transformative moment in Qatar's sporting history / Matthias Krug - Football for National Purposes in Qatar : Participation at Gulf Cup 1970 and Qatar FA Recognition by FIFA / Luis Henrique Rolim - The Historical Development of Football in the UAE : A Journey from a Pastime to a Symbol of National Identity / Salma Thani - The Making of Heritage Sport : falconry in the UAE / Sarina Wakefield - Controlling Iranian Soccer is Mastering Iranian Politics / James Dorsey - Sport, Diplomacy, Conflict and Peace : the case of Israel / Yair Galily and Tal Samuel Azran - Using Sport as a National Soft Power Strategy : The Case of Mixed Martial Arts in Bahrain / Nadim Nassif - The Syrian Men's National Football Team as a Propaganda Tool of the Assad Government / Nazih Osseiran - Olympic Bidding and Anti-Doping Policies in Turkey / Cem Tinaz and Omer Onur Hertem - Barriers for Sport Participation of Children with Lower-Class Background in Turkey / Selcuk Acikgoz - Organising Sports Mega-Events and Sustainable Development Policies : the Case of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar / Ahmed Badran - Global Sport and Human Capital Soft Power : the case of Qatar / Paul Michael Brannagan - The Development of Women's Sport in the Omani Context / Abdul Al-Droushi - Hapoel Tel Aviv vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv : A Microcosm of the Arab-Israeli Conflict and Peace Process / Glen M. Duerr - Football Fandom in Egypt / Connor T. Jerzak - The Politics and Passion of Middle East Football Spectator Cultures / Dag Tuastad -- Ultras in Egypt : Massacred, Disbanded, Steadfast? / Robbert Woltering - Saudi Arabia and Sport in the 21st Century - From Oil and Gas to Event Driven Change / Simon Chadwick and Paul Widdop - Sports Economics of Iran / Morteza Dousti - Politics of Football Debt and Financial Fair Play in Turkey / Can Evren - Politics and Pirates : Sports Broadcasting in the Middle East / Craig L LaMay - Hosting Mega-Events in the Gulf / Robert Kaspar - Sporting Cities and Economic Diversification in the Arabian Peninsula / Natalie Koch - Investing into sport : a comparison of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates / Victor Olivereau - Understanding the cultural landscape of sport in the United Arab Emirates / Seth Perkin and David Howe -- Naturalized East African long-distance runners African in the Middle East / Hannah Borenstein - Homo Communautarius - the Influence of Politics on the Lebanese Sport Scene / Axel Maugendre - Nationality Swapping in World Athletics : Cases and Contexts from the Middle East 1998-2016 / Gijsbert Oonk and Jorn Schulting - Beyond 'Defecting' and 'Swapping' Nationality : Emigrant Women Athletes and the Iranian Gendered Bio-Politics / Ladan Rahbari - Inclusivity in an environment of exclusive citizenship : the multinational Qatari women's rugby team / Danyel Reiche.



Routledge Handbook of Middle East Politics

Author : Larbi Sadiki

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 834 pages

File Size : 15,88 MB

Release : 2020-03-31

Category : Education

ISBN : 1351692593

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Drawing on various perspectives and analysis, the Handbook problematizes Middle East politics through an interdisciplinary prism, seeking a melioristic account of the field. Thematically organized, the chapters address political, social, and historical questions by showcasing both theoretical and empirical insights, all of which are represented in a style that ease readers into sophisticated induction in the Middle East. It positions the didactic at the centre of inquiry. Contributions by forty-four scholars, both veterans and newcomers, rethink knowledge frames, conceptual categories, and fieldwork praxis. Substantive themes include secularity and religion, gender, democracy, authoritarianism, and new "borderline" politics of the Middle East. Like any field of knowledge, the Middle East is constituted by texts, authors, and readers, but also by the cultural, spatial, and temporal contexts within which diverse intellectual inflections help construct (write–speak) academic meaning, knowing, and practice. By denaturalizing notions of singularity of authorship or scholarship, the Handbook plants a dialogic interplay animated by multi-vocality, multi-modality, and multi-disciplinarity. Targeting graduate students and young scholars of political and social sciences, the Handbook is significant for understanding how the Middle East is written and re-written, read and re-read (epistemology, methodology), and for how it comes to exist (ontology).



Routledge Handbook of Sport Policy

Author : Ian Henry

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 432 pages

File Size : 29,39 MB

Release : 2013-07-24

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 1136660801

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It is difficult to fully understand the role that sport plays in contemporary global society without understanding how and why governments, NGOs and other organizations formulate and implement policy relating to sport. The Routledge Handbook of Sport Policy is the only book to offer a comprehensive overview of current perspectives, techniques and approaches to the analysis of sport policy around the world. The book introduces a diverse range of approaches to policy analysis across the full range of political and societal contexts, including developed and developing economies; state-centric, mixed economy and market-led systems, and both liberal democracies and political systems characterized by a dominant elite. It is arranged into five sections addressing the key topics and themes in the analysis of contemporary sport policy, including: theory and its implications for methodology globalization, governance, partnerships and networks elite sport policy development, sport and joint policy agendas sport policy and social theory. With contributions from leading policy analysts around the world, including Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia, this book is important reading for any student, researcher or professional working in sport management, sport development, sport and society, or mainstream public policy, policy analysis or social policy.



Football in the Middle East

Author : Abdullah Al-Arian

Publisher : Hurst Publishers

Page : 307 pages

File Size : 24,97 MB

Release : 2022-08-10

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 0197659276

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Far and away the most popular sport in the world, football has a special place in Middle Eastern societies, and for Middle Eastern states. With Qatar hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup, this region has been cast into the global footballing spotlight, raising issues of geopolitical competition, consumer culture and social justice. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, this book examines the complex questions raised by the phenomenon of football as a significant cultural force in the Middle East, as well as its linkages to broader political and socioeconomic processes. The establishment of football as a national sport offers significant insight into the region’s historical experiences with colonialism and struggles for independence, as well as the sport’s vital role in local and regional politics today–whether at the forefront of popular mobilisations, or as an instrument of authoritarian control. Football has also served as an arena of contestation in the formation of national identity, the struggle for gender equality, and the development of the media landscape. The twelve contributions to this volume draw on extensive engagement with the existing body of literature, and introduce original research questions that promise to open new directions for the study of football in the Middle East.



Sport, Politics and Society in the Middle East

Author : Danyel T. Reiche

Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA

Page : 300 pages

File Size : 43,74 MB

Release : 2019

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 0190065214

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A rigorous appraisal of the intersection of sport and politics across the region.



Routledge Handbook of Sport History

Author : Murray G. Phillips

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 622 pages

File Size : 50,52 MB

Release : 2021-09-19

Category : History

ISBN : 1000441660

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The Routledge Handbook of Sport History is a new and innovative survey of the discipline of sport history. Global in scope, it examines the key contemporary issues in sports historiography, sheds light on previously ignored topics, and sets an intellectual agenda for the future development of the discipline. The book explores both traditional and non-traditional methodologies in sport history, and traces the interface between sport history and other fields of research, such as literature, material culture and the digital humanities. It considers the importance of key issues such as gender, race, sexuality and politics to our understanding of sport history, and focuses on innovative ways that the scholarship around these issues is challenging accepted discourses. This is the first handbook to include a full section on Indigenous sport history, a topic that has often been ignored in sport history surveys despite its powerful upstream influence on contemporary sport. The book also reflects carefully on the central importance of sport history journals in shaping the development of the discipline. This book is an essential reference for any student, researcher or scholar with an interest in sport history or the relationship between sport and society. It will also be fascinating reading for any historians looking for fresh perspectives on contemporary historiography or social and cultural history.