{"product_id":"sport-politics-and-society-in-the-middle-east-paperback","title":"Sport, Politics and Society in the Middle East - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDanyel Reiche\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eTamir Sorek\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSport in the Middle East has become a major issue in global affairs. The contributors to this timely volume discuss the intersection of political and cultural processes related to sport in the region. Eleven chapters trace the historical institutionalization of sport and the role it has played in negotiating \"Western\" culture. Sport is found to be a contested terrain where struggles are being fought over the inclusion of women, over competing definitions of national identity, over preserving social memory, and over press freedom. Also discussed are the implications of mega-sporting events for host countries, and how both elite sport policies and sports industries in the region are being shaped. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eSport, Politics and Society in the Middle East\u003c\/em\u003e draws on academic disciplines from the humanities and social sciences to offer in-depth, theoretically grounded, and richly empirical case studies. It employs diverse research methodologies, from ethnography and in-depth interviews to archival research, to make a lasting contribution to this critical subject.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDanyel Reiche is Associate Professor for Comparative Politics at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon and author of \u003cem\u003eSuccess and Failure of Countries at the Olympic Games.\u003c\/em\u003e Tamir Sorek is Professor of Sociology at the University of Florida, and author of \u003cem\u003eArab Soccer in a Jewish State and Palestinian Commemoration in Israel. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45862895255749,"sku":"9780190065218","price":59.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/7kPG6fFTP99780190065218.webp?v=1771575478","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/sport-politics-and-society-in-the-middle-east-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}