Sport and technology: An actor-network theory perspective

How do new technologies come to be used in sport? This book moves beyond the idea of functionality to explore the many other important factors that athletes and sporting bodies consider throughout the process of adoption. Few would question the difficulty of producing an elite athletic performance....

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Main Author: Kerr, Roslyn (auth)
Format: eBook
Published: Manchester University Press 2016
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653 |a annemarie mol 
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653 |a bruno latour 
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653 |a michele callon