Sports Mania : Essays on Fandom and the Media in the 21st Century

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Format Paperback / Softback

ISBN-10 078643726X

ISBN-13 9780786437269

Publisher McFarland & Co Inc

Imprint McFarland & Co Inc

Country of Manufacture US

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Jul 30th, 2008

Print length 293 Pages

Weight 408 grams

Dimensions 22.90 x 15.20 x 1.50 cms

Product Classification: Media studies Sociology: sport & leisure

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A collection of essays that tackles a wide range of subjects, including the ways in which people root for their teams, the consumption of sports information, and the uses of technology to cultivate fan communities.

Leading scholars in sports communication tackle a wide range of subjects in these essays, including the ways in which people root for their teams, the consumption of sports information, and the uses of technology to cultivate fan communities. Taking an interdisciplinary approach through the fields of communication, psychology and telecommunications, this collection explores modern fans, their motives and culture, and their identification with sports and individual teams.

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