Sport and technology an actor-network theory perspective
How do new technologies come to be used in sport? This book moves beyond the idea of functionality to explore the many other important factors that athletes and sporting bodies consider throughout the process of adoption. Few would question the difficulty of producing an elite athletic performance....
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Manchester, England :
Manchester University Press
2016
2016 |
| Colección: | Globalizing Sport Studies
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009428311306719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Series editor's preface
- Introduction
- 1. What is technology?
- 2. Enhancement: which technologies are improved, and how?
- 3. The integration of 'foreign' technologies into sporting practice
- 4. The actor-network of doping
- 5. The integration of science and medicine into sports training
- 6. Technologies for judging, umpiring and refereeing
- 7. Translating performances: the production of sports media broadcasts
- Conclusion
- References
- Index.
