Drugs in Sport Books

New and Published Books

1. Towards a Social Science of Drugs in Sport

   Edited by Jason Mazanov

   Series: Sport in the Global Society – Contemporary Perspectives

   The debate around the role of drugs in sport is vibrant. There is a wealth of evidence from the hard end of science, telling us how drugs work, how drug testing works, and how many athletes have fallen foul of the system. The evidence from social science is still building momentum. For example,...

   Published May 9th 2013 by Routledge
2. Doping and Anti-Doping Policy in Sport

   Ethical, Legal and Social Perspectives

   Edited by Mike McNamee, Verner Møller

   Series: Ethics and Sport

   The issue of doping has been the most widely discussed problem in sports ethics and is one of the most prominent issues across sports studies, the sports sciences and their constituent disciplines. This book adds uniquely to that catalogue of discourses by focusing on extant anti-doping policy and...

   Published March 14th 2013 by Routledge
3. Anti-doping: Policy and Governance

   Edited by Barrie Houlihan, Mike McNamee

   The book addresses a series of key aspects of contemporary anti-doping policy. At the broader philosophical level, questions are asked about whether the scale of anti-doping activity and the intrusiveness of anti-doping policy in the lives of athletes is proportionate to the problem of doping....

   Published March 6th 2013 by Routledge
4. Olympic Reform Ten Years Later

   Edited by Heather Dichter, Bruce Kidd

   Series: Sport in the Global Society – Contemporary Perspectives

   In 1999, the International Olympic Committee approved far-reaching reforms to the appointment and terms of its members, the selection of host cities for the Olympic and Winter Olympic Games, the events on the Olympic Program, and the reporting of decisions and financial information. The reforms...

   Published April 1st 2012 by Routledge
5. Nutrition and Metabolism in Sports, Exercise and Health

   By Jie Kang

   A key determinant of successful athletic performance is the high-level energy transformation which begins with combustion of the food that we eat. By developing a sound understanding of good nutrition we can improve athletic performance, help maintain good health and prevent disease. This clear and...

   Published February 23rd 2012 by Routledge
6. The Ethics of Sports Medicine

   Edited by Claudio Tamburrini, Torbjörn Tännsjö

   Series: Ethics and Sport

   The book aims to establish a critical dialogue between sports ethicists and bioethicists across the range of sporting disciplines at elite level. It will address questions such as: are the increasingly intrusive testing methods of elite sports compatible with the right to autonomy and privacy...

   Published January 14th 2012 by Routledge
7. Sports Law

   4th Edition

   By Simon Gardiner, John O'Leary, Roger Welch, Simon Boyes, Urvasi Naidoo

   Long established as the market leading textbook on sports law, this much-anticipated new edition offers a comprehensive and authoritative examination of the legal issues surrounding and governing sport internationally. Locating the legal regulation of sport within an explicit socio-economic context...

   Published December 6th 2011 by Routledge
8. Drugs in Sport

   5th Edition

   By David R. Mottram

   Edited by David R. Mottram

   Drug use and abuse is perhaps the biggest challenge facing sport today. However, in the eye of the storm of public and press opinion and with medals and morals at stake, it can be difficult to gain a clear perspective on this complex issue. Drugs in Sport is the most comprehensive and accurate text...

   Published November 8th 2010 by Routledge
9. Pharmacology, Doping and Sports

   A Scientific Guide for Athletes, Coaches, Physicians, Scientists and Administrators

   Edited by Jean L. Fourcroy

   The work of dope testers is constantly being obstructed by the development of ever harder-to-trace new forms of banned substances. Organisations such as the World Anti-Doping Association and the United States Anti-Doping Agency are pioneering cutting-edge techniques ...

   Published February 4th 2010 by Routledge
10. Drugs, Alcohol and Sport

    A Critical History

    Edited by Paul Dimeo

    Series: Sport in the Global Society

    The use of alcohol and drugs seems contradictory to the popular ideal of sport as a healthy moral and physical pursuit, and yet it has been present in sports culture since clubs first became the focus for competitive games and social gatherings. Charting the changing patterns of the use of drugs...

    Published October 12th 2009 by Routledge