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Preface | ||
Acknowledgements | ||
1 | Introduction | 1 |
Pt. I | The tales they tell of men ... | 15 |
2 | Discourses of crisis in masculinity | 17 |
3 | The development of media sport | 30 |
4 | Heroes and stars | 40 |
5 | Narrativity and biography | 52 |
6 | Sporting masculinities | 64 |
Pt. II | From sporting print to satellite ... | 79 |
7 | The birth of the sport star: pre-war fame | 81 |
8 | Good boys: stars, nations and respectability in the 1950s | 94 |
9 | Pretty boys, the 1960s and pop culture | 109 |
10 | Bad boys and the work ethic | 129 |
Pt. III | The restless vortex of celebrity | 143 |
11 | Celebration, punishment, redemption and self-discipline | 145 |
12 | Moralities, masculinities and violence | 159 |
13 | Identities: 'race', nation and masculinities | 173 |
14 | Performances, appearances, identities and postmodernities | 190 |
15 | Vortextuality and conspicuous consumption | 201 |
16 | Conclusion: So what if the poxy swan is the wrong way? | 213 |
App. 1: Biographical notes | 217 | |
App. 2 | The concept of 'role model' - critical notes | 222 |
App. 3 | Notes on methodological issues | 226 |
Notes | 228 | |
Bibliography | 244 | |
Index | 259 |
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