New and Published Books
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Host Cities and the Olympics
An Interactionist Approach
Series: Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
Rather than interpreting the Olympics as primarily a sporting event of international or national significance, this book understands the Games as a civic project for the host city that serves as a catalyst for a variety of urban interests over a period of many years from the bidding phase through...
Published March 27th 2014 by Routledge
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The Global Horseracing Industry
Social, Economic, Environmental and Ethical Perspectives
Series: Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
Horseracing, thoroughbred breeding and gambling on racing are global industries worth several hundred billion dollars. They are also industries facing serious challenges, from the rise of alternative forms of leisure gambling to concerns about the ethical treatment of animals in all equestrian...
Published March 27th 2014 by Routledge
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Designing the Olympics
(Post)national Identity in the Age of Globalization
Series: Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
The Olympic Games are regarded as hallmark events capable of regenerating host cities and placing them on the global map. In this book, Jilly Traganou examines the relationship between design and national identity in the age of globalization. By merging studies of architecture (Olympic venues),...
Published January 14th 2014 by Routledge
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Rethinking Drug Use in Sport
Why the war will never be won
Series: Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
Drug free sport is an unattainable aspiration. In this critical, paradigm-shifting reappraisal of contemporary drug policy in sport, Bob Stewart and Aaron Smith argue that drug use in sport is an inexorable consequence of the nature, structure and culture of sport itself. By de-mythologising and...
Published January 5th 2014 by Routledge
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Sport, Animals, and Society
Series: Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
This book advances current literature on the role and place of animals in sport and society. It explores different forms of sporting spaces, examines how figures of animals have been used to racialize the human athlete, and encourages the reader to think critically about animal ethics, animals in...
Published December 25th 2013 by Routledge
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Sport and Nationalism in China
Series: Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
This book examines the relationships between sport, nationalism and nation building in China. By exploring the last 150 years of Chinese history, it offers unparalleled depth and breadth of coverage and provides a clear grasp of Chinese sports nationalism from both macro and micro perspectives....
Published November 12th 2013 by Routledge
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Sport in Prison
Exploring the Role of Physical Activity in Correctional Settings
Series: Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
Although prison can present a critical opportunity to engage with offenders through interventions and programming, reoffending rates among those released from prison remain stubbornly high. Sport can be a means through which to engage with even the most challenging and complex individuals caught up...
Published November 4th 2013 by Routledge
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Ultimate Fighting and Embodiment
Violence, Gender and Mixed Martial Arts
Series: Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is an emergent sport where competitors in a ring or cage utilize strikes (punches, kicks, elbows and knees) as well as submission techniques to defeat opponents. This book explores the carnal experience of fighting through a sensory ethnography of MMA, and how it...
Published September 19th 2013 by Routledge
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The Cultural Politics of Post-9/11 American Sport
Power, Pedagogy and the Popular
Series: Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
Much of the writing on the post-9/11 period in the United States has focused on the role of "official" Government rhetoric about 9/11. Those who have focused on the news media have suggested that they played a key role in (re)defining the nation, allowing the citizenry to come to terms with 9/11,...
Published September 19th 2013 by Routledge
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Sport and Body Politics in Japan
Series: Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
There is more to Japanese sport than sumo, karate and baseball. This study of social sport in Japan pursues a comprehensive approach towards sport as a distinctive cultural sphere at the intersection of body culture, political economy, and cultural globalization. Bridging the gap between Bourdieu...
Published September 16th 2013 by Routledge
Forthcoming Books
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Sport and Natural Environments
To Be Published May 14th 2014 -
The Youth Olympic Games
To Be Published June 2nd 2014 -
Sport Development in the United States: High Performance and Mass Participation
To Be Published June 25th 2014 -
Safeguarding, Child Protection and Abuse in Sport: International Perspectives in Research, Policy and Practice
To Be Published July 16th 2014 -
Reframing Disability?: Media, (Dis)Empowerment, and Voice in the London Paralympics
To Be Published July 31st 2014 -
A Sociology of Football in a Global Context
To Be Published August 14th 2014 -
The Urban Geography of Boxing: Race, Class, and Gender in the Ring
To Be Published August 14th 2014 -
Touch in Sports Coaching and Physical Education: Fear, Risk and Moral Panic
To Be Published August 27th 2014 -
Sport, Racism and Social Media
To Be Published September 7th 2014 -
The Olympic Games and Cultural Policy
To Be Published September 14th 2014