Women's Sport Books

New and Published Books

1. A Contemporary History of Women's Sport

   By Jean Williams

   Series: Routledge Research in Sports History

   This work is an historical survey of women’s sport across the twentieth century and into the present day. Although the transfer from traditional to modern forms shifted noticeably in the eighteenth century, and accelerated in the nineteenth, this book’s focus is on the contemporary debates around...

   Published June 14th 2013 by Routledge
2. Governance, Citizenship and the New European Football Championships

   The European Spectacle

   Edited by Wolfram Manzenreiter, Georg Spitaler

   Series: Sport in the Global Society – Contemporary Perspectives

   Over the past decade, European football has seen tremendous changes impacting upon its international framework as well as local traditions and national institutions. Processes of Europeanization in the fields of economy and politics provided the background for transformations of the production and...

   Published May 30th 2013 by Routledge
3. Lifelong Engagement in Sport and Physical Activity

   Participation and Performance across the Lifespan

   Edited by Nicholas Holt, Margaret Talbot

   Series: ICSSPE Perspectives

   Sport and physical activity should now be understood as lifelong activity, beginning in childhood, and accessible to participants of all levels of ability. This book offers an overview of some of the core concerns underlying lifelong engagement in sport and physical activity, encompassing...

   Published May 30th 2013 by Routledge
4. Science and Soccer

   Developing Elite Performers

   Edited by Mark A. Williams

   Now in a fully revised and updated third edition, Science and Soccer is still the most comprehensive and accessible introduction to the physiology, biomechanics and psychology behind the world's most popular sport. Offering important guidance on how science translates into practice, the book...

   Published December 2nd 2012 by Routledge
5. The World of Physical Culture in Sport and Exercise

   Visual Methods for Qualitative Research

   Edited by Cassandra Phoenix, Brett Smith

   Within qualitative research in the social sciences, the last decade has witnessed a growing interest in the use of visual methods. Visual Methods in Physical Culture is the first book in the field of sport and exercise sciences dedicated to harnessing the potential of using visual methods within...

   Published October 27th 2012 by Routledge
6. Women, Sport, Society

   Further Reflections, Reaffirming Mary Wollstonecraft

   Edited by Roberta Park, Patricia Vertinsky

   Series: Sport in the Global Society - Historical perspectives

   During the last four decades women’s and gender history have become vibrant fields including studies of attitudes regarding the limited physical and other abilities of females as well as studies of the accomplishments of notable female athletes. We have become increasingly aware that women have...

   Published October 27th 2012 by Routledge
7. Women in Sports History

   Edited by Carol Osborne, Fiona Skillen

   Women are, and have been for many years, actively involved as players, supporters and co-ordinators in a range of sports and yet they are often missing from, or sidelined in, accounts of the history of these sports. Commenting first on the lack of inclusion of women in British sports history, the...

   Published September 5th 2012 by Routledge
8. Women and Exercise

   The Body, Health and Consumerism

   Edited by Eileen Kennedy, Pirkko Markula

   Series: Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society

   Exercise for women is a heavily-laden social and embodied experience. While exercise promotion has become an increasingly visible part of health campaigns, obesity among women is rising, and studies indicate that women are generally less physically active than men. Women’s (lack of) exercise,...

   Published September 4th 2012 by Routledge
9. Muslim Women and Sport

   Edited by Tansin Benn, Gertrud Pfister, Haifaa Jawad

   Series: Routledge Studies in Physical Education and Youth Sport

   Examining the global experiences, challenges and achievements of Muslim women participating in physical activities and sport, this important new study makes a profound contribution to our understanding of both contemporary Islam and the complexity and diversity of women’s lives in the modern world....

   Published February 12th 2012 by Routledge
10. Sport and Sociology

    By Dominic Malcolm

    Series: Frontiers of Sport

    How has our understanding of sport been shaped by sociological ideas? How can the study of sport help sociologists to understand wider society? The sociology of sport is a sub-discipline approaching maturity. This is the first book to stand back and reflect upon the subject’s growth, to trace its...

    Published December 6th 2011 by Routledge