Professor Barry Smart: 2 books
The Sport Star
Modern Sport and the Cultural Economy of Sporting Celebrity
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2005
Why are sport stars central to celebrity culture? What are the implications of their fame?
Proceeding from a broadly based discussion of heroism, fame and celebrity, Smart addresses a number of prominent modern sports and sport stars, including Michael Jordan (basketball), David Beckham (football),...
Consumer Society
Critical Issues & Environmental Consequences
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2010
Electronic Inspection Copy available for instructors here
What factors are contributing to the continuing growth in consumption of goods and services? At what point do the costs associated with consumerism begin to call our way of life into question? How are the problems of resource depletion,...