Pre-Owned Football, Culture and Power (Hardcover 9781138923560) by David J Leonard, Kimberly B George, Professor Wade Davis

9781138923560. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 298. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 298 p. Contains: Unspecified, Illustrations, black & white, Halftones, black & white. Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society. What does it mean when a hit that knocks an American football player unconscious is cheered by spectators? What are the consequences of such violence for the participants of this sport and for the entertainment culture in which it exists? This book brings together scholars and sport commentators to examine the relationship between American football, violence and the larger relations of power within contemporary society. From high school and college to the NFL, Football, Culture, and Power analyses the social, political and cultural imprint of America's national pastime. The NFL's participation in and production of hegemonic masculinity, alongside its practices of racism, sexism, heterosexism and ableism, provokes us to think deeply about the historical and contemporary systems of violence we are invested in and entertained by. This social scientific analysis of American football considers both the positive and negative power of the game, generating discussion and calling for accountability. It is fascinating reading for all students and scholars of sports studies with an interest in American football and the wider social impact of sport.