{"product_id":"the-allure-of-sports-in-western-culture-hardback-9781487504182","title":"The Allure of Sports in Western Culture (Hardback) 9781487504182","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Allure of Sports in Western Culture\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Zilcosky (Edited by), Marlo A. Burks (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487504182\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 8 November 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm, 0.56 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether it is our love of chance and vicarious thrill, our need to release anxiety and aggression, or our appreciation of the arc traced by a ball at a crucial moment – sports draw us in.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Allure of Sports\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ein Western Culture \u003c\/i\u003econtributes to contemporary debates about the attraction of sports in the West by providing a historical grounding as well as theoretical perspectives and contextualization. Bringing together the work of literary theorists, historians, and athletes, the volume\u0026amp;#x2019;s dual emphasis allows us to better understand the historical and ideological reasons for the changing nature of sports\u0026amp;#x2019; allure from Ancient Greece and Rome to the modern Olympics. The findings show that allure is shaped by larger forces such as poverty, wealth, and status; changing moral standards; and political and cultural indoctrination. On the other hand, personal and psychological factors play an equally important, if less tangible role: our love for scandal, the seduction of deception and violence, and the physiological intoxication of watching and participating in sports keep us hooked. At the heart of the volume lies the tension between our love of sport and our knowledge of its only barely hidden cruelty, exploitation, and manipulation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart I: Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: The Allure of Sports   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eJohn Zilcosky \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart II: Theoretical Perspectives \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Sports\/Allure   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eGrant Farred \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. \"Allure\" Constrained by \"Ethics\"? How Athletic Events Have Engaged Their Spectators  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHans Ulrich Gumbrecht \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart III: The Ancient World \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Fading Allure of Greek Athletics  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSophie Remijsen\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Wrestling, or the Art of Disentangling Bodies  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eJohn Zilcosky\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. The Allure and Ethics of Ancient Aesthetics: Hellenism in the Modern Olympic Movement   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eCharles Stocking \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart IV: Modern Europe \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Attractive or Repugnant? Foot Races in Eighteenth-Century Germany and Britain  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eRebekka Von Mallinckrodt \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. A Well-Trained Community: Gymnastics for the German Nation  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWolf Kittler \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Importing a German \u003cem\u003eKampfsport\u003c\/em\u003e: The Reception and Practice of Japanese Martial Arts in Interwar Germany  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSarah Panzer \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. The Ethics and Allure of the Foul in Football \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnnette Vowinckel \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart V: Coda\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Swimming   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eKarin Helmstaedt\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52595468566808,"sku":"9781487504182","price":41.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-allure-of-sports-in-western-culture-hardback-9781487504182","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}