Indigenous Sport and Nation-Building: Interrogating Sámi Sport and Beyond

ISBN-13: 9780367685942 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 170 str.

Eivind Å. Skille

Opis

This book investigates the social, political and cultural dimensions of Indigenous sport and nation building. Focusing on the Indigenous Sámi of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia, it addresses how colonization variously impacts organizational arrangements and everyday sporting life in a modern world.

Spis treści

1. Indigenous Sport and Nation-Building: Setting the Scene,  2. Nation-Building and Indigenous Sport: A Global Phenomenon,  3. Contextualization of Research Field and Positioning of the Researcher,  4. Indigenous Sport Clubs in Core Indigenous Areas,  5. Indigenous Sport Clubs Outside Core Areas,  6. States, Nations, and Indigenous Sport,  7. Communities and Conventions in Indigenous Sport,  8. Nation-Building and Indigenous Sport: Lessons Learned

O autorze

Eivind Å. Skille is Professor of Sport Sociology at Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway.