Sport in the Global Society
Serious Sport: J.A. Mangan's Contribution to the History of Sport
1st Edition
Edited
By Scott Crawford
July 21, 2004
Trial-blazer and mentor, Professor J.A. Mangan is a distinguished scholar in the fields of sports history whose work has inspired a generation of historians and social scientists across the globe. His seminal book on athleticism and imperialism commanded attention and applause from a broad range of...
Disciplining Bodies in the Gymnasium: Memory, Monument, Modernity
1st Edition
By Sherry Mckay, Patricia Vertinsky
October 01, 2003
Architecture and design have been used to exert control over bodies, across lines of class, gender and race. They regulate access to certain spaces and facilities, impose physical or psychological barriers, and make particular activities possible for specific groups.Built in 1951, the War Memorial ...
Running Cultures: Racing in Time and Space
1st Edition
By John Bale
September 01, 2003
Running is one of the world's most widely practiced sports and recreations but until now it has intended to elude serious study outside of the natural sciences. John Bale brings the sport into the realm of the humanities by drawing on sources including literature, poetry, film, art and sculpture as...
The Politics of South African Cricket
1st Edition
By Jon Gemmell
September 01, 2003
The Politics of South African Cricket analyses the relationship between politics and sport, in particular cricket, in South Africa. South African Cricket embraces an ethos that is symbolic of a wider held belief system and as such has distinctive political connotations in the region.Sport in South ...
Cricket and England: A Cultural and Social History of Cricket in England between the Wars
1st Edition
By Jack Williams
August 30, 2003
Looking at the inter-war period, this work explores the relationship between cricket and English social and cultural values....
Cricketing Cultures in Conflict: Cricketing World Cup 2003
1st Edition
Edited
By Boria Majumdar, J A Mangan
August 01, 2003
The 2003 World Cup was of vital importance to the participating countries. For India, a world cup triumph would make cricket the nation's leading industry; for the host, South Africa, a successful campaign might realize its dream of political unity.Dealing with themes of racial/political ...
Soccer, Women, Sexual Liberation: Kicking off a New Era
1st Edition
By Fan Hong, J. A. Mangan
August 01, 2003
This is the first in-depth global study of women's football across the world. This collection considers women's football, in fifteen countries worldwide, in a global context, and analyzes its progress, challenges and problems it has faced. It shows how women's football has made a ...
The Tour De France, 1903-2003: A Century of Sporting Structures, Meanings and Values
1st Edition
Edited
By Hugh Dauncey, Geoff Hare
July 01, 2003
This book analyses the Tour de France over its long history both as France's most prestigious and famous sporting event and as a European and, increasingly, a world cycling competition. This study provides interdisciplinary and varied perspectives on the sporting, cultural, social, economic and ...
Militarism, Sport, Europe: War Without Weapons
1st Edition
Edited
By J A Mangan
June 29, 2003
A collection of essays exploring the relationship between sport and war, bringing together established authors that include Peter Beck, Hans Bonde, J.A. Mangan and Gertrud Pfister, and emerging authors such as Penelope Kissoudi, Orestis Kustrin, Callum McKenzie and Roberta Vescovi....
Matters of Sport: Essays in Honour of Eric Dunning
1st Edition
Edited
By Dominic Malcolm, Ivan Waddington
May 01, 2003
Matters of Sport is a tribute to Eric Dunning, the leading sports sociologist in the English-speaking world. This book addresses Dunning's contributions to the sociological and historical study of sport, covering key topics such as hooliganism, celebrity and gender relations. A broad ...
Sport and International Relations: An Emerging Relationship
1st Edition
Edited
By ADRIAN BUDD, ROGER LEVERMORE
April 01, 2003
Sport plays a highly significant role in the lives of millions the world over, and yet the impact of this global phenomenon on the subject of international relations hes been neglected. The contributors to this collection argue that sport remains both an underestimated and understudied aspect of ...
The Commercialisation of Sport
1st Edition
Edited
By Trevor Slack
January 30, 2003
What does commercialisation mean for the future of sport?Modern sports links to commerce are highly visible. Stadiums and arenas bear the names of businesses, while sponsors' logos appear on athletes' clothing and equipment, on the facilities in which they play, and in the titles of the events in ...