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oapen-20.500.12657-311842022-04-26T11:14:55Z Localizing global sport for development Lindsey, Iain Kay, Tess Banda, Davies Jeanes, Ruth global development urban communities development zambia community integration local sport sport sport for development bic Book Industry Communication::1 Geographical Qualifiers::1K The Americas::1KJ Caribbean islands bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JH Sociology & anthropology::JHB Sociology::JHBS Sociology: sport & leisure bic Book Industry Communication::W Lifestyle, sport & leisure::WS Sports & outdoor recreation::WSB Sporting events & management::WSBX History of sport This jointly authored book extends understanding of the use of sport to address global development agendas by offering an important departure from prevailing theoretical and methodological approaches in the field. Drawing on nearly a decade of wide-ranging multidisciplinary research undertaken with young people and adults living and working in urban communities in Zambia, the book presents a localised account that locates sport for development in historical, political, economic and social context. A key feature of the book is its detailed examination of the lives, experiences and responses of young people involved in sport for development activities, drawn from their own accounts. The book's unique approach and content will be highly relevant to academic researchers and post-graduate students studying sport and development in across many different contexts. 2017-09-12 23:55 2019-12-03 08:32:13 2020-04-01T13:26:25Z 2020-04-01T13:26:25Z 2017 book 635554 OCN: 979851006 9781526104991 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/31184 eng Globalizing Sport Studies application/octet-stream Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International XHTML5 (15).zip Manchester University Press 10.7765/9781526104991 10.7765/9781526104991 6110b9b4-ba84-42ad-a0d8-f8d877957cdd 9781526104991 11 240 open access
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This jointly authored book extends understanding of the use of sport to address global development agendas by offering an important departure from prevailing theoretical and methodological approaches in the field. Drawing on nearly a decade of wide-ranging multidisciplinary research undertaken with young people and adults living and working in urban communities in Zambia, the book presents a localised account that locates sport for development in historical, political, economic and social context. A key feature of the book is its detailed examination of the lives, experiences and responses of young people involved in sport for development activities, drawn from their own accounts. The book's unique approach and content will be highly relevant to academic researchers and post-graduate students studying sport and development in across many different contexts.
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