This book examines the relationships between sport, nationalism and nation building in
China. By exploring the last 150 years of Chinese history, it offers unparalleled depth and …

Sociology of sport knowledge on national identity is grounded in research that focuses
primarily on long established nation-states with widely known histories. The relationship …

This article provides an overview and analysis of how the study of sport at the intersection
with the media has developed in the Slovenian context over the last three decades. The first …

Sport bringt zum Vorschein, wie groß die Bedeutung von Nation und Nationalismus in
modernen Gesellschaften ist. Das Nationale verschwindet nicht, vielmehr bieten globale …

The purpose of the research was to elaborate on the relationship between sport national
team identity and national identity. The relationship has been documented anecdotally and …

This chapter presents the production characteristics of Fordism and McDonaldism as
applied to cruise tourism and land-based cruise excursions and discuss their impact on the …

This book contemplates the relationship between opera and anthropology. It rests on the
following central arguments: on the one hand, opera is quite a new and “exotic” topic for …

The idea of habitus refers to modes of thinking and feeling that are more unaware and
spontaneous. This includes unacknowledged and unreflected we-feelings towards political …

This paper explores the role of alpine skiing in Slovenian culture and society by taking into
consideration how sports and ideas of nation and nationhood are intertwined. The analysis …

Since 1981, the Planica Alpine valley in northwest Slovenia has hosted the season finale of
the FIS (Fédération Internationale de Ski, International Ski and Snowboard Federation) Ski …