UID:
almahu_9949865789702882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9781040027592
,
1040027598
,
9781032650364
,
1032650362
,
9781040027523
,
1040027520
Series Statement:
Routledge research in sport, culture and society
Content:
This book takes a close look at the experiences of migrant athletes, their precarious careers, and at what this can tell us about wider themes of globalisation, identity, race, gender, and the body. Based on in-depth ethnographic research on male Brazilian footballers and futsal players working in Central and Eastern Europe, this book helps to fill gaps in previous research on sports migration and global sports labor markets. This book uses life-history interviews to reveal how race, gender, and class are articulated in the everyday experiences of migrant athletes; how they express their religious affiliations; and how they navigate the relationships with injuries and pain that are characteristic of precarious athletic careers. This book considers the transnational networks that are essential in sustaining international athletic labor flows and the role that borders and emotions play in the lives of sports migrants and also the agency that migrant athletes can have in issues such as player development and retention. Presenting a more nuanced, ground-level perspective on sports migration and the sociological dialogue between identity, culture, and the body, this book is fascinating reading for anybody with an interest in the socio-cultural study of sport, migration, globalization, or global inequalities.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781032650357
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1032650354
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781032650340
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1032650346
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9781032650364
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781032650364
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