An edition of Sport stars (2001)
Sport stars
the cultural politics of sporting celebrity
By David Lawrence Andrews,Steven J. Jackson
Publish Date
2001
Publisher
Routledge
Language
eng
Pages
287
Description:
Sport stars investigates the nature of the contemporary sports celebrity, examining stars' often turbulent relationship with the media and the sporting establishment. Through a series of case studies of sporting stars including Diego Maradona, Michael Jordan, Venus Williams and David Beckham, contributors examine the cultural, political, economic and technological forces which combine to produce the sports celebrity, and discuss the individual forms of fame each star experiences.
subjects: Mass media and sports, Social aspects, Celebrities, Sports, Social conditions, Athletes, Fame, Sports, social aspects, Aspect social, Sportifs, Conditions sociales, Sportifs de haut niveau, Médias et sports, Renommée, Célébrités, SPORTS & RECREATION, Sociology of Sports, Massenmedien, Leistungssport, Starkult, Sportidol, Leistungssportler, Personenkult, Soziologie, Kultursoziologie, Berühmte Persönlichkeit, Sport, Sporters, Bekende mensen, Sociologische aspecten