{"product_id":"sport-and-secessionism-paperback","title":"Sport and Secessionism - 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\u003eMariann Vaczi\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAlan Bairner\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSport and Secessionism\u003c\/em\u003e examines how sporting cultures reflect, inform and sometimes frustrate secessionist movements around the world. Investigating a wide range of cases, the book explores key themes including nationalism, nation building, state-region antagonisms, independence movements, identity and ethnic politics, sovereignty and autonomy processes, all through the lens of sport. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSports are uniquely positioned to shed light on secessionist politics due to their pervasiveness in society, and their ability to absorb, reflect and produce political projections. The book presents analyses of a wide range of geographical, cultural and political contexts in which sports are deployed to pursue regional independence, or greater sovereignty and autonomy, and explores the dual processes of sub-national identity construction and state sovereignty deconstruction. The book includes fourteen cases from such diverse parts of the world as Ireland, Taiwan, Turkey, Catalonia, Biafra, Canada and the UK, among others. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering a unique perspective on an important geopolitical issue, this book is fascinating reading for anybody with an interest in sport and politics, the sociology of sport, political science, political geography, nationalism studies or international history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMariann Vaczi \u003c\/strong\u003eis Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Basque Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno, USA and author of \u003cem\u003eSoccer, Culture and Society in Spain: An Ethnography of Basque Fandom\u003c\/em\u003e (Routledge, 2015).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlan Bairner \u003c\/strong\u003eis Professor of Sport and Social Theory at Loughborough University, UK and co-editor of the \u003cem\u003eRoutledge Handbook of Sport and Politics\u003c\/em\u003e (Routledge, 2016).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 270\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 29, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52732690989363,"sku":"9780367566807","price":104.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/YXBTOTlYUVNzK29naXgwdmZTMDZldz09.webp?v=1763902862","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/sport-and-secessionism-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}