Böcker i Sport in the Global Society - Contemporary Perspectives-serien

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.

It is often argued that migrant and diasporic communities have developed a particular fondness for the game of cricket precisely because it allowed them to engage in anti-colonial struggle(s) against England. In so doing their experiences of playing, supporting and watching the sport help to shed light on the problematic relationships between power, colonialism and, in many cases, the experience of being colonised.This book was published as a special issue of Identities.

This special issue addresses the complex reality of community football organisations based within England, who are tackling major social issues, like social inclusion and health promotion. It outlines key recommendations and considerations for both researchers and practitioners attending to these issues through the vehicle of football. This book was originally published as a special issue of Soccer & Society.

A lack of `sustainability thinking¿ can be seen at the heart of many of the problems that football faces today, from the market-centred ideology, speculation and debt to the disenchantment experienced by football fans. Compiled by an international collaboration between an interdisciplinary network of academics and football industry practitioners, this book provides an insight into contemporary football. This book was originally published as a special issue of Sport & Society.

Sport science is an interdisciplinary field. In this book, sport science as an academic field within social sciences and the humanities is discussed and problematized. This book was published as a special issue of Sport in Society.

At a time when 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 book outlines a collection of articles surrounding Healthy Stadia as a settings based approach to health promotion. The chapters originally published in a special issue of Sport in Society.

This book analyzes contemporary media representations and the ways in which they are interpreted and used by football media audiences. It was originally published as a special issue of Soccer and Society.

The authors of the book outline the realms of memory (lieux de memoire) in Japanese sport and clarify how memories of sport moments, heroes and places constitute an inventory for local and national identity. This book was originally published as a special issue of Sport in Society.

Scholars of academic sport studies have long debated the relationship between sport and gender. Modern sport forms have been shown to have historically supported ideals of male superiority, by largely excluding women and/or celebrating only men¿s athletic achievements. Sex-integrated sport offers a radical departure from such beliefs, as it challenges us to reject assumptions of male superiority. This book examines international case studies that reaffirm the contemporary relevance of sex integration debates, and articulate the possibility of sport acting as a legitimate space for political struggle, resistance and change. It was originally published as a special issue of Sport in Society.

This selection of essays delves into the ways in which sport evokes, informs, and contradicts understandings of citizenship in a variety of national, social and political contexts. This book was published as a special issue of Sport in Society.

This collection focuses on sports coaching and sports teaching and how touching young sports participants has been redefined as dubious and dangerous. This book was originally published as a special issue of Sport Education and 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.

Drawing on the varied traditions of fan cultures across Europe, this book examines how football carries with it the possibility of promoting the voices of the disenfranchised and the marginalised, and so the basis for nurturing solidarity against exploitation current in modern capitalist 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.

The 'Other' Sport Mega-event examines the 2011 Rugby World Cup as a contested terrain of politics, commerce and identity. This book was published as a special issue of Sport and Society.

The book presents research on policy responses to racism in sporting codes, predominantly Australian Rules football, in a global context. The key issues from this research are part of a large on-going international conversation about racism in sport. It was published as a special issue of Sport in Society.

It is often argued that migrant and diasporic communities have developed a particular fondness for the game of cricket precisely because it allowed them to engage in anti-colonial struggle(s) against England. In so doing their experiences of playing, supporting and watching the sport help to shed light on the problematic relationships between power, colonialism and, in many cases, the experience of being colonised.This book was published as a special issue of Identities.