{"product_id":"culture-politics-and-sport-blowing-the-whistle-revisited-9780415417068","title":"Culture, Politics and Sport: Blowing the Whistle, Revisited","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Garry Whannel\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Cultural \u0026amp; Social Aspects\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Whannel is a foundational figure in the study of sports and the media. ...For 20 years his writing has set a high standard ...and it remains an inspiration to many' \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Toby Miller, Professor of Cultural Studies, New York University, USA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGarry Whannel's text \u003cem\u003eBlowing the Whistle: The Politics of Sport\u003c\/em\u003e broke new ground when it was first published in 1983. Its polemical discussion brought sports as cultural politics into the academic arena and set the agenda for a new wave of researchers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the 1980s sport studies has matured both as an academic discipline and as a focus for mainstream political and public policy debate. In \u003cem\u003eCulture, Politics and Sport: \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eBlowing the Whistle, Revisited\u003c\/em\u003e, Garry Whannel revisits the themes that led his first edition, assessing their 1980s context from our new millennium perspective, and exploring their continued relevance for contemporary sports academics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis revisited volume will appeal to undergraduate students and researchers in sports and cultural studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGarry Whannel\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Media Cultures and Director of the Centre for International Media Analysis at the University of Bedfordshire. His previous books include \u003cem\u003eMedia Sports Stars: Masculinities and Moralities\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFields in Vision: Television Sport and Cultural Transformation\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUnderstanding Sport\u003c\/em\u003e (co-authored with John Horne and Alan Tomlinson) and \u003cem\u003eUnderstanding Television\u003c\/em\u003e (co-edited with Andrew Goodwin), all published by Routledge.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46887656226967,"sku":"9780415417068","price":13918.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780415417068.webp?v=1770256822","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/culture-politics-and-sport-blowing-the-whistle-revisited-9780415417068","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}