Stimulating and practical student guide to the key concepts in the increasingly popular field of sports studies.
This is a collection of essays on the symbolic role of sport in the delicate interplay of the superpowers during the Cold War, showing how sport and politics became inextricably intertwined.
A review of the social significance of Association Football. This volume traces the history, social context and national/nationalist role of football in the culture and mass media of countries across the globe, ranging from Europe, the USA and Canada, to Asia and the Pacific.
Thatcher's Grandchildren explores sociological and political issues about childhood that have that have become increasingly... Læs mere