Sport in the Global Society: Historical Perspectives
About the Book Series
As Robert Hands in The Times recently observed, the growth of sports studies in recent years has been considerable. This unique series with over one hundred volumes in the last decade has played its part. Politically, culturally, emotionally and aesthetically, sport is a major force in the modern world. Its impact will grow as the world embraces ever more tightly the contemporary secular trinity: the English language, technology and sport. Sport in the Global Society will continue to record sport's phenomenal progress across the world stage.
Encoding the Olympics: The Beijing Olympic Games and the Communication Impact Worldwide
1st Edition
Edited
By Luo Qing, Giuseppe Richeri
April 22, 2014
Encoding the Olympics assembles a uniquely representative international team of media experts to provide a comprehensive review of the global impact of media and cultural communications associated with the Beijing 2008 Olympics. Commissioned by the IOC, this pioneering comparative study – the ...
Sport Past and Present in South Africa: (Trans)forming the Nation
1st Edition
Edited
By Scarlett Cornelissen, Albert Grundlingh
April 12, 2013
This book provides an interpretation of sport in contemporary South Africa through an historical account of the evolution and social ramifications of sport in the twentieth century. It comprises chapters which trace the growth of sports such as football, cricket, surfing, boxing and rugby, and ...
The History of Motor Sport: A Case Study Analysis
1st Edition
Edited
By David Hassan
April 12, 2013
First published in 2012. This book examines the evolution of motor sport from its creation in central Europe, throughout the rest of the continent and elsewhere, including in both North and South America. It was published as a special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport....
‘Manufactured’ Masculinity: Making Imperial Manliness, Morality and Militarism
1st Edition
By J. A. Mangan
April 12, 2013
'Manufactured' Masculinity should be considered essential reading for scholars in the humanities and social sciences at every level and in all parts of the academic world. It weaves together brilliantly the elements of the 'manufacture' of masculinity in the period world-famous 'public' school ...