Power Played: A Critical Criminology of Sport by Derek Silva, Liam Kennedy

Power Played: A Critical Criminology of Sport

Derek Silva, Liam Kennedy with Vida Bajc (Contributor), Avi Brisman (Contributor), Karen Corteen (Contributor), Jamie Crowther (Contributor), Bridgette Desjardins (Contributor), Grace Gallacher (Contributor), Nic Groombridge (Contributor), Stacey Hannem (Contributor), Kathryn E. Henne (Contributor), Deborah Jump (Contributor), Jacqueline Kennelly (Contributor), Stacey L. Lorenz (Contributor), Braeden McKenzie (Contributor), Rosie Meek (Contributor), Mark Norman (Contributor), Victoria Silverwood (Contributor), Deanna Simonetto (Contributor), Hannah Smithson (Contributor), Dale Spencer (Contributor), Erica Fae Thomson (Contributor), Matt Ventresca (Contributor), Kevin Young (Contributor)

362 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction sociology sports
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This innovative collection convincingly argues that modern sport can be characterized by unequal and problematic power relations that are inextricably linked to issues of violence, harm, deviance, and punishment. On the one hand, sport is a mainst...

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