History of sport

At the intersection of sport, entertainment and performance, wrestling occupies a unique position in British popular culture.

Soccer has long been known as 'the beautiful game'.

Soccer has long been known as 'the beautiful game'.

This book assesses association football's history and development in Ireland from the late 1870s until the early twenty-first century.

This book assesses association football's history and development in Ireland from the late 1870s until the early twenty-first century.

The reawakening of Asian martial arts is a distinct example of cultural hybridity in a global setting.

The reawakening of Asian martial arts is a distinct example of cultural hybridity in a global setting.

This book offers an accessible overview of the role sport plays in international relations and diplomacy.

This book offers an accessible overview of the role sport plays in international relations and diplomacy.

This book presents an overview on sport history research in Europe by giving insights into various topics between Europe's south and north.

This book presents an overview on sport history research in Europe by giving insights into various topics between Europe's south and north.

This book explores, in breadth and depth, the role of sport in museums.

This book explores, in breadth and depth, the role of sport in museums.

A history of sports in 1984, when some of the most pivotal, freakishly coincidental stories all collided to change how we think about modern sports.

By representing their experience of modernity as different from the West in their respective Olympic Games, Asian nations reveal much about the ambitions and anxieties of being an Asian host in the continuing western Olympic hegemony.

By representing their experience of modernity as different from the West in their respective Olympic Games, Asian nations reveal much about the ambitions and anxieties of being an Asian host in the continuing western Olympic hegemony.

Now unknown or forgotten, influential schoolmasters took the game of association football to many parts of England.

Now unknown or forgotten, influential schoolmasters took the game of association football to many parts of England.

A special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport, this collection of provocative essays explores the many faces of sport in America.

A special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport, this collection of provocative essays explores the many faces of sport in America.

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.

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.

This book tells the story of 'the Lady Footballers'.

This book tells the story of 'the Lady Footballers'.

Soccer is the most popular mass spectator sport in the world, gaining huge media coverage and reaching all levels of society in countries all around the world.

Soccer is the most popular mass spectator sport in the world, gaining huge media coverage and reaching all levels of society in countries all around the world.

Cricket has been subject to a number of changes over the last twenty years.

Cricket has been subject to a number of changes over the last twenty years.

Beijing 2008: Preparing for Glory - Chinese Challenge in the 'Chinese Century' brings together international scholars with an interest in sport and politics and sinologists with an interest in China - past, present and future - to explore global reaction to the Beijing Olympics - China's anticipated moment of glory on the world stage.

Beijing 2008: Preparing for Glory - Chinese Challenge in the 'Chinese Century' brings together international scholars with an interest in sport and politics and sinologists with an interest in China - past, present and future - to explore global reaction to the Beijing Olympics - China's anticipated moment of glory on the world stage.

This Volume explores the enormous impact the ethos of Muscular Christianity has had an on modern civil society in English-speaking nations and among the peoples they colonized.

This Volume explores the enormous impact the ethos of Muscular Christianity has had an on modern civil society in English-speaking nations and among the peoples they colonized.

In addition to being an internationally recognised pioneer of sports history, Brian Stoddart has also been a leading thinker and influence in the field.

In addition to being an internationally recognised pioneer of sports history, Brian Stoddart has also been a leading thinker and influence in the field.

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.

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.

The commercialization of sport since the 1990s has had a number of consequences.

The commercialization of sport since the 1990s has had a number of consequences.

The Making of Sporting Cultures presents an analysis of western sport by examining how the collective passions and feelings of people have contributed to the making of sport as a 'way of life'.

The Making of Sporting Cultures presents an analysis of western sport by examining how the collective passions and feelings of people have contributed to the making of sport as a 'way of life'.

Sport has been practised in the Greco-Roman world at least since the second millennium BC.

Sport has been practised in the Greco-Roman world at least since the second millennium BC.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Published to mark the career of one of sports history's pioneers, this book traces the evolution of sport across three continents.

Published to mark the career of one of sports history's pioneers, this book traces the evolution of sport across three continents.

This book examines the relationship between athletics and philosophy in ancient Greece and Rome focused on the connection between athleticism and virtue.

This book examines the relationship between athletics and philosophy in ancient Greece and Rome focused on the connection between athleticism and virtue.