Description:
Introducing a broad range of data, methods and theories, this book shows how the interaction of local traditions and global flows has shaped the way sport in Japan has been understood ever since the country opened for cultural exchanges with the western world. Taking into account the great variety of cultural, social, political, and economic relationships and processes that affect cultural globalization, it argues in favor of a variety of approaches and multi-disciplinary analysis from the fields of sociology, anthropology, management studies, political science, cultural studies, and history.
Review Quotes:
"Going beyond the narrative and descriptive, this book is required reading for those serious about examining sport in new ways. But it is not light reading and will challenge even advanced scholars. Summing Up: Recommended."- L. A. Heaphy, Kent State University in CHOICE