Black and Asian Athletes in British Sport and Society

Download or read book Black and Asian Athletes in British Sport and Society written by P. Ismond and published by Springer. This book was released on 2003-05-16 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this innovative study, Patrick Ismond provides an analysis of the issue of racism within British sport. It presents a number of theoretical positions regarding race, racism and sport, before providing a background history of the involvement of minority ethnic communities. Much detailed primary research is used to inform interesting discussions concerning racism in sport and its relationship to ethnicity, identity and notions of Englishness and Britishness. The study also includes a valuable analysis of sexism in sport, and the discrimination suffered by minority ethnic sportswomen.