The Rites of Men by Varda Burstyn, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
The Rites of Men by Varda Burstyn, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Coles

The Rites of Men by Varda Burstyn, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

From Varda Burstyn

Current price: $53.00
Loading Inventory...

Size: 1 x 9 x 580

Visit retailer's website
*Product information may vary - to confirm product availability, pricing, and additional information please contact Coles
It gathers more spectators on a global basis than any other activity today, yet sport is widely regarded as being outside dominant political and social systems. Varda Burstyn challenges this view, showing not only that sport generates an elitist, masculinist account of power and social order, but that it is central to the constitution of political power in contemporary life. Burstyn begins by describing the emergence of sport as a masculinist secular religion by the close of the last century. Today, she argues, masculine dominance continues to be constructed and promoted by the multibillion-dollar nexus that has harnessed sport as the consummate sales agent. She goes on to show that the super-aggressive ideal of manhood, as practised, modelled, and animated through the culture of sport, has profound social and political consequences. Combining some of the best insights of feminist theory with the perspectives of history, political science, economics, psychology, sociology, and cultural criticism, this book brings a new dimension to sport as a subject for serious scholarship. | The Rites of Men by Varda Burstyn, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

More About Coles at Bramalea City Centre

Making Connections. Creating Experiences. We exist to add a little joy to our customers’ lives, each time they interact with us.

Powered by Adeptmind