Sports History Books

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41. The Politics of the Male Body in Global Sport

    The Danish Involvement

    By Hans Bonde

    Series: Sport in the Global Society - Historical perspectives

    Danish sport has been associated with Europe and the World; not least through I.P. Muller and Niels Bukh and the Danish Gymnastics revolution with its emphasis on male aesthetics and hygiene in the first half of the twentieth century. At the same time, Denmark has stood apart from Europe in the...

    Published June 9th 2010 by Routledge
42. The Ethics of Sports

    A Reader

    Edited by Mike McNamee

    There are few, if any, aspects of contemporary sport that do not raise ethical questions. From on-field relationships between athletes, coaches and officials, to the corporate responsibility of international sports organizations and businesses, ethical considerations permeate sport at every level....

    Published June 8th 2010 by Routledge
43. Anti-Sport Sentiments in Literature

    Batting for the Opposition

    By John Bale

    This book draws on literature, specifically on the writings of selected novelists and poets to widen an existing anti-sport discourse to include hitherto excluded voices from the world of literature. The book commences with a review of exiting pro- and anti-sport discourses and then proceeds...

    Published May 31st 2010 by Routledge
44. Representing the Nation

    Sport and Spectacle in Post-revolutionary Mexico

    By Claire Brewster, Keith Brewster

    Series: Sport in the Global Society - Historical perspectives

    Mexico City’s staging of the 1968 Olympic Games should have been a pinnacle in Mexico’s post-revolutionary development: a moment when a nation at ease with itself played proud host to a global celebration of youthful vigour. Representing the Nation argues, however, that from the moment that the...

    Published May 26th 2010 by Routledge
45. The Olympics

    A Critical Reader

    Edited by Vassil Girginov

    The Olympics: A Critical Reader represents a unique, critical guide to the definitive sporting mega-event and the wider phenomenon it represents – Olympism. Combining classic texts and thoughtful editorial discussion with challenging new pieces, including previously unseen material, the book...

    Published March 24th 2010 by Routledge
46. Heritage, Sport and Tourism

    Sporting Pasts – Tourist Futures

    Edited by Sean Gammon, Gregory Ramshaw

    Sport heritage is increasingly being recognised as a potent instigator of tourism; be it touring a historic stadium, visiting a sports hall of fame, or participating in a sport fantasy camp, tourists now have a vast array of locations and options to experience the sporting past. This book provides...

    Published March 18th 2010 by Routledge
47. Sport, Nationalism and Orientalism

    The Asian Games

    Edited by Fan Hong

    Series: Sport in the Global Society

    The first book to focus solely on the Asian Games, this is an analysis of the Oriental rival to the Olympics in terms of its geopolitical, economic, sociological, historical, racial and aesthetic context, looking at its birth, growth and maturation from 1913 up until 2006. Written by a team of...

    Published October 14th 2009 by Routledge
48. Understanding American Sports

    By Gerald R. Gems, Gertrud Pfister

    Since the nineteenth century the USA has served as an international model for business, lifestyle and sporting success. Yet whilst the language of sport seems to be universal, American sports culture remains highly distinctive. Why is this so? How should we understand American sport? What can we...

    Published July 21st 2009 by Routledge
49. Militarism, Hunting, Imperialism

    'Blooding' The Martial Male

    By J.A. Mangan, Callum McKenzie

    Series: Sport in the Global Society

    The late Victorian and Edwardian officer class viewed hunting and big game hunting in particular, as a sound preparation for imperial warfare. For the imperial officer in the making, the ‘blooding’ hunting ritual was a visible ‘hallmark’ of stirling martial masculinity. Sir Henry Newbolt, the...

    Published June 29th 2009 by Routledge
50. Soccer's Missing Men

    Schoolteachers and the Spread of Association Football

    By J.A. Mangan, Colm Hickey

    Series: Sport in the Global Society

    Now unknown or forgotten, influential schoolmasters took the game of association football to many parts of England. They had several roles: they brought the game to individual schools, they established regional and national leagues and associations, and they founded professional football...

    Published April 29th 2009 by Routledge