Books in the Sport in the Global Society - Contemporary Perspectives series

This book examines contemporary issues around race and ethnicity and association football in a range of countries in Europe, Africa and North America. This book was published as a special issue of Soccer and Society.

As there appears to be an ever widening gap between the grassroots and elite levels of the sport, this book brings together, for the first time, a collection of research articles dedicated solely to youth and junior grassroots football. This book was originally published as a special issue of Soccer & Society.

This volume outlines existing research relating to gender in physical culture. The empirically-driven case studies demonstrate, on the one hand, how boundary 'work' has taken and is taking place at the level of media, institutions, communities and individuals.

Scholars working in the academic field of sport studies have long debated the relationship between sport and gender. Modern sport forms, along with many related activities, have been shown to have historically supported ideals of male superiority, by largely excluding women and/or celebrating only men''s athletic achievements. While the growth of women''s sport throughout the 20th and 21st centuries has extinguished the notion of female frailty, revealing that women can embody athletic qualities previously thought exclusive to men, the continuation of sex segregation in many settings has left something of a discursive ''back door'' through which ideals of male athletic superiority can escape unscathed, retaining their influence over wider cultural belief systems. However, sex-integrated sport potentially offers a radical departure from such beliefs, as it challenges us to reject assumptions of male superiority, entertaining very different visions of sex difference and gender relations to those typically constructed through traditional models of physical culture. This comprehensive collection offers a diverse range of international case studies that reaffirm the contemporary relevance of sex integration debates, and also articulate the possibility of sport acting as a legitimate space for political struggle, resistance and change. This book was originally published as a special issue of Sport in Society.

This book seeks to explore the changing representation and consumption of lifestyle sport in the twenty-first century. It will be of interest to students and researchers in subject areas such as sociology, sport, film, media, geographies, leisure studies and cultural studies. This book was previously published as a Special Issue of Sport in Society.

Examines Australia's sporting relationships with the Asian region during the interwar period; covering China, Japan, India, Netherlands East Indies, Philippines, Malaya and Singapore and sports including rugby, football, swimming, hockey, boxing, cricket and tennis.

From the Mexico Olympics of 1968 to the events surrounding the Olympic torch relay leading up to Beijing 2008, sport has been a site for political and human rights struggles. This book captures the memories of important historical actors involved and presents the latest scholarly analyses of past and present these efforts.

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 were initiated in response to the deep crises of legitimacy it faced because of the Salt Lake City doping scandal and ongoing accusations that it turned a blind eye to doping. This book assesses the implementation and effectiveness of those reforms ten years after. It draws upon the perspectives of Olympic scholars, Olympic athletes, and IOC members, including those who were directly involved in the reform process, and makes a number of recommendations about how the process of Olympic reform could be maintained and strengthened. As such, it provides an insightful and telling report card on the modern Olympic Movement in the first decade of the 21st century, and the presidency of Jacques Rogge. This book was originally published as a special issue of Sport in Society.

This book discusses issues of diversity, capacity and equity in the colourful world of global sport and addresses international dimensions of sport, commonality and difference, as well as the special circumstances of sport and social relations in particular places. This book was published as a special issue of Sport in Society.

This book critically examines the ways in which sport and peacekeeping, through the Olympic Games, are being played out at global, national and local levels. It was published as a special issue of Sport in Society.

This book explores the social, cultural and political role of football in Africa by focusing on the issue of visibility in and outside the football arena. It was published as a special issue of Soccer and Society.

Football-led health improvement is an important part of the public health effort. Through the contributions of policy makers, programme providers and researchers, this text provides insights into a range of issues surrounding the role of football as a vehicle for health improvement for different groups.

This book examines the extent to which the question of ethics underpins the contemporary landscape of sport governance. The chapters originally published in a special issue in Sport in Society.

This book introduces innovative research methods and approaches can be applied to the sport discipline. It was originally published as a special issue of Sport in Society

This book assesses association football's history and development in Ireland from the late 1870s until the early twenty-first century. The chapters were originally published in a special issue of Soccer & Society.

This book is a multidisciplinary exploration into the development of modern sporting culture from global and transnational history perspectives. The chapters originally published as a special issue in Sport in Society.

This book examines the controversies and challenges that Olympism faces, 100 years after the establishment of the IOC¿s (International Olympic Committee) headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland.It was originally published as a special edition of Sport in Society.

This volume outlines existing research relating to gender in physical culture. The empirically-driven case studies demonstrate, on the one hand, how boundary `work¿ has taken and is taking place at the level of media, institutions, communities and individuals.