The race to transform
Sport in post-apartheid South Africa
Format:Paperback
Publisher:HSRC Press
Published:30th Apr '10
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Takes stock of sport in South Africa, providing an exploration of how sport reflects matters such as enduring inequality, racial transformation and the making (or otherwise) of a common South African destiny. This book provides a view on the relationship between elite and grassroots sport in the context of growing economic disparities and the emergence of an influential black middle and super-rich class. The contributors outline an agenda for both theory and practice in the ongoing debate about sport and transformation in South Africa.
"There is often not enough serious thought given to the long term implications and impacts of decisions in the sports arena, and the change discourse is often superficial. The Race to Transform provides a useful tool for thinking sports people to step back and try to understand the macro environment in which sport operates. " - Andre Odendaal, Honorary Professor at the University of the Western Cape and CEO of the Western Province Cricket Association "I warmly welcome this work on the current state of sport in South Africa. The role of sport in generating development and uniting the country merits rigorous analysis, and this book is especially valuable, for it lays bare the gap between the government's stated aims and reality. The Race to Transform is as courageous as it is honest: a brilliant off-field performance to help us really understand what is happening." - Dennis Brutus, anti-apartheid sports activist
ISBN: 9780796923196
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264 pages