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Cover: 9781476671291 | Mixed Martial Arts and the Quest for Legitimacy | Mark S. Williams
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Mixed Martial Arts and the Quest for Legitimacy
The Sport vs. Spectacle Divide
Taschenbuch von Mark S. Williams
Sprache: Englisch

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Mixed martial arts or MMA is widely regarded as the fastest growing sport. Events fill stadiums around the world and draw vast television audiences, earning strong revenue through pay-per-view at a time when other sports have abandoned it. In 2016, the Ultimate Fighting Championship was bought by the massive talent agency WME-IMG for $4 billion. Despite this success, much of the public remains uneasy with the sport, which critics have denounced as "human cockfighting."
Through an exploration of violence, class, gender, race and nationalism, the author finds that MMA is both an expression of the positive values of martial arts and a spectacle defined by narcissism, hate and patriarchy. The long-term success of MMA will depend on the ability of promoters and athletes to resist indulging in spectacle at the expense of sport.
Mixed martial arts or MMA is widely regarded as the fastest growing sport. Events fill stadiums around the world and draw vast television audiences, earning strong revenue through pay-per-view at a time when other sports have abandoned it. In 2016, the Ultimate Fighting Championship was bought by the massive talent agency WME-IMG for $4 billion. Despite this success, much of the public remains uneasy with the sport, which critics have denounced as "human cockfighting."
Through an exploration of violence, class, gender, race and nationalism, the author finds that MMA is both an expression of the positive values of martial arts and a spectacle defined by narcissism, hate and patriarchy. The long-term success of MMA will depend on the ability of promoters and athletes to resist indulging in spectacle at the expense of sport.
Über den Autor
Mark S. Williams (PhD, Ateneo de Davao University, Philippines) served in ministry to Muslims for twenty years (1990-2010) with SIM in the Philippines. He published articles in the Journal of Asian Mission and Missiology and was a contributing author in Missionary Methods: Research, Reflections, and Realities (William Carey Library).
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents

Preface

1.¿The Aspirations of MMA: Sport and Spectacle

2.¿National Pride and Prejudice

3.¿The Rise and Fall of TRT

4.¿The Spectacle of Violence

5.¿Feminization, Fighting for Recognition and Octagon "Girls": Spectacle and Patriarchy

6.¿The Needle and the Locker Room Bonus

7.¿"There is no other guy"

8.¿The Epitome of MMA: The Sport and the Spectacle of Conor McGregor

Conclusion

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index
Details
Empfohlen (von): 18
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Genre: Importe, Sport
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Hobby & Freizeit
Thema: Kampfsport & Selbstverteidigung
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781476671291
ISBN-10: 147667129X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Williams, Mark S.
Hersteller: McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 12 mm
Von/Mit: Mark S. Williams
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.05.2018
Gewicht: 0,336 kg
Artikel-ID: 120669085
Über den Autor
Mark S. Williams (PhD, Ateneo de Davao University, Philippines) served in ministry to Muslims for twenty years (1990-2010) with SIM in the Philippines. He published articles in the Journal of Asian Mission and Missiology and was a contributing author in Missionary Methods: Research, Reflections, and Realities (William Carey Library).
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents

Preface

1.¿The Aspirations of MMA: Sport and Spectacle

2.¿National Pride and Prejudice

3.¿The Rise and Fall of TRT

4.¿The Spectacle of Violence

5.¿Feminization, Fighting for Recognition and Octagon "Girls": Spectacle and Patriarchy

6.¿The Needle and the Locker Room Bonus

7.¿"There is no other guy"

8.¿The Epitome of MMA: The Sport and the Spectacle of Conor McGregor

Conclusion

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index
Details
Empfohlen (von): 18
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Genre: Importe, Sport
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Hobby & Freizeit
Thema: Kampfsport & Selbstverteidigung
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781476671291
ISBN-10: 147667129X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Williams, Mark S.
Hersteller: McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 12 mm
Von/Mit: Mark S. Williams
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.05.2018
Gewicht: 0,336 kg
Artikel-ID: 120669085
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