Sport and Violence: Rethinking Elias

ISBN-13: 9780367077785 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 178 str.

Dominique Bodin; Luc Robene

Opis

Going from educational to political science, from sports history to urban history, the book brings together complementary studies on the interrelation between sport and urban space in a European context.

Spis treści

Introduction 1. Sport and Civilisation: Violence Mastered. From the Lack of a Definition for Violence to the Illusory Pacifying Role of Modern Sports 2. Sports and Violence Reflected in the Mirror of Modern Societies: Sport Ambiguities 3. Role Distance in Question: When it is No Longer Participating But Winning Which is Important 4. Sport to the Rescue of the Suburbs: Sport to Educate? Sport to Reassure? When Politicians Respond to the Signs of Disturbance of Law and Order 5. Hooligans, Casuals, Independents: Decivilisation or Rationalisation of the Activity? 6. Sport, Technique and Violence: The Technical Modes for Generating Sport Violence 7. Sport, Prison, Violence: On Imprisonment and Confinement Conditions – ‘French Prison Sport’ and the Instruments of the World’s Good Conscience 8. Sport and Civilisation: Violence Mastered? From Civilising Functions to Pacifying Functions