Sport in Australasian Society

Past and Present

Edited by J A. Mangan, John Nauright

As Sydney prepares to host the 2000 Olympic games, this study assesses the cultural impact of sport on the Australasian countries. Here, as in other...

Published September 1st 2000 by Routledge.

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An Introduction to Drugs in Sport

Addicted to Winning?

By Ivan Waddington, Andrew Smith

Why do many athletes risk their careers by taking performance enhancing drugs? Do the highly competitive pressures elite sports teach athletes to win at any...

Published May 1st 2000 by Routledge.

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Values in Sport

Elitism, Nationalism, Gender Equality and the Scientific Manufacturing of Winners

Edited by Claudio Tamburrini, Torbjörn Tännsjö

How will sport keep pace with current scientific and biological advances?
Is the possibility of the 'bionic athlete' that far away and is this notion as...

Published February 17th 2000 by Taylor and Francis.

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Shaping the Superman

Fascist Body as Political Icon – Aryan Fascism

Edited by J A. Mangan

This is a study of masculinity as a metaphor and especially of the muscular male body as a moral symbol. It explores the Nazi's preoccupation...

Published September 29th 1999 by Routledge.

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Understanding Sport

An Introduction to the Sociological and Cultural Analysis of Sport

By John Horne, Alan Tomlinson, Garry Whannel

Bringing a cultural and social dimension to the study of sport, this introductory guide will help students understand the context of sport and the place...

Published April 15th 1999 by Routledge.

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Sporting Nationalisms

Identity, Ethnicity, Immigration and Assimilation

Edited by Mike Cronin, David Mayall

This volume examines the ways in which sport shapes the experiences of various immigrant and minority groups and, in particular, looks at the relationship between...

Published October 1st 1998 by Routledge.

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Fanatics

Power, Identity and Fandom in Football

Edited by Adam Brown

Embracing studies of football fans across Europe, this book tackles questions of power, national and regional identities, and race and racism, highlighting the changing role...

Published June 18th 1998 by Routledge.

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The Race Game

Sport and Politics in South Africa

By Douglas Booth

1999 North American Society for Sports History Book of the Year

Douglas Booth looks at the role of sport in the fostering of a new national...

Published April 30th 1998 by Routledge.

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Moving the Goalposts

A History of Sport and Society in Britain since 1945

By Martin Polley

Published January 8th 1998 by Routledge.

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Tribal Identities

Nationalism, Europe, Sport

Edited by J A. Mangan

Sport is far more than a national and international entertainment. It is a source of political identity, morale, pride and superiority. This text explores the...

Published December 1st 1995 by Routledge.

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