The History and Politics of Motor Racing

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The History and Politics of Motor Racing is written by Damion Sturm and published by Springer Nature. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 3031228251 (ISBN 10) and 9783031228254 (ISBN 13).

This book explores the history and politics of motor racing, one of the most popular and lucrative elements in the international sport industry. Written by a group of international scholars and motor racing specialists it discusses the sport’s origins, the relationship of motor racing to nation building and modernity (noting its links to fascism and dictatorship), the links between motor racing and the automobile industry, motor racing and the politics both of gender and of race, motor racing, the media and postmodernity, and motor racing, the spatial and globalization. This book speaks to scholars in history, politics, sport studies, the sociology of sport, sport management and cultural studies, along with the many lay readers who are interested in the relationship between motor sport and society.