The Gay Games: A History (Routledge Critical Studies in Sport)

Caroline Symons

$56.95

Publication Date: May 1st, 2012

Publisher:

Routledge

ISBN:

9780415688666

Pages:

302

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Description

This book explores the significance of the Gay Games in the context of broader currents of gay and lesbian history, and addresses a wide range of key contemporary themes within sports studies, including the cultural politics of sport, the politics of difference and identity, and the rise of sporting mega-events.

About the Author

Caroline Symons in Senior Lecturer in the School of Sport and Exercise Science and the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living at Victoria University, Australia.

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