Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
Insecurities in European Football and Supporter Cultures
1st Edition
By Jan Andre Lee Ludvigsen
February 06, 2025
Against the backdrop of the recent and renewed political and policy interest in the safety and security in European football contexts, this book examines the ways in which the regulation of insecurities in European football has been advanced by European institutions and organizations, and contested...
Martial Arts in Latin Societies
1st Edition
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By Augusto Rembrandt Rodríguez-Sánchez, Joaquín Piedra, George Jennings
February 06, 2025
This is the first book to explore martial arts and combat sports in Latin societies. Covering well-known and rarely studied forms of fighting systems, it considers how the schools of thought, organisation, and stylistics of martial arts can shine new light on the culture, history, and social issues...
Boxing, Narrative and Culture: Critical Perspectives
1st Edition
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By Sarah Crews, P. Solomon Lennox
January 30, 2025
Boxing, Narrative and Culture: Critical Perspectives is the first interdisciplinary response to the dominant boxing narratives that are produced, performed, and circulated in commercial boxing culture. This collection includes global perspectives on boxing. It highlights the diverse range of bodies...
Cricket, Capitalism and Class: From the Village Green to the Cricket Industry
1st Edition
By Chris McMillan
January 30, 2025
This ambitious new study argues that not only is the story of cricket inescapably entwined with that of capitalism, but that the game provides a unique lens with which to understand the history, development, exigencies and contradictions of capitalist political economy. From the aristocratic ...
Indigenous, Traditional, and Folk Sports: Contesting Modernities
1st Edition
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By Mariann Vaczi, Alan Bairner
January 30, 2025
This is the first book to focus on indigenous, traditional, and folk sports and sporting cultures. It examines the significance of sporting cultures that have survived the emergence and diffusion of western sports and have carved out a unique position not only in spite of modernity but also in ...
Sport for Social Cohesion: Theoretical and Practical Perspectives
1st Edition
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By Karen Petry, Louis Moustakas
January 24, 2025
This book takes a critical look at the role that sport can play in fostering social cohesion. It presents important conceptual and empirical material that sheds new light on what works, and what doesn’t, in terms of the use of sport as a tool of social policy. The book presents original research ...
Experiencing the Body in Yoga Practice: Meanings and Knowledge Transfer
1st Edition
By Krzysztof Konecki, Aleksandra Płaczek, Dagmara Tarasiuk
December 18, 2024
Experiencing the Body in Yoga Practice: Meanings and Knowledge Transfer inspires more mindful and contemplative qualitative research on body and knowledge transfer in bodily practices in hatha yoga. The book explores the work of the mind, as well as the role of emotions and body sensations in ...
The Future of Motorsports: Business, Politics and Society
1st Edition
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By Hans Erik Næss, Simon Chadwick
November 29, 2024
This book takes stock of the position of motorsport in the 21st century and considers how it will continue to influence sport business, politics, and society in the future. Presenting a set of thematic essays and multi-disciplinary case studies, the book demonstrates that motorsport continues to ...
Football and Violent Extremism: An Ethnographic Study of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Ultras
1st Edition
By Alberto Testa, Massimiliano Maidano, Hadidža Borović
November 18, 2024
This book examines the ways that nationalist leaders and extremist groups have used football to advance their often-violent ideological narratives and to recruit and radicalise young people. Drawing on applied ethnographic research with the Ultra fan groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), the book...
The Green Transition in Motorsport: Purpose, Politics, and Profit
1st Edition
By Hans Erik Næss, Samuel Tickell
October 28, 2024
This book is a critical exploration of motorsport’s contribution to ‘the green transition’, understood as a societal shift towards a fossil-free future, a circular economy, and greater social inclusiveness. The book takes a critical look at the historical impact of motorsport and the current ...
The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar: Global and Local Perspectives
1st Edition
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By Nikolay Kozhanov, Mahfoud Amara, Mahjoob Zweiri
October 08, 2024
This book offers an in‑depth analysis of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The first World Cup to be held in the Middle East, this was a unique sporting mega‑event, and this book explores its wider significance across political, socio‑cultural, economic, organisational and historical dimensions. ...
Sport, Performance and Sustainability
1st Edition
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By Daniel Svensson, Erik Backman, Susanna Hedenborg, Sverker Sörlin
October 04, 2024
This book examines the logic of ‘faster, higher, and stronger’ and the technoscientific revolution that has driven tremendous growth in the sports economy and in sport performance over the last 100 years. It asks whether this logic needs revisiting in the light of the climate crisis and sport’s ...