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Thatcher's Children?
That childhood is a social construction is understood both by social scientists and in society generally. The authors of this book examine the political issues surrounding …
Cricket: A Political History of the Global Game, 1945-2017
Cricket is an enduring paradox. On the one hand, it symbolises much that is outmoded: imperialism; a leisured elite; a rural, aristocratic Englishness. On the other, it endures as …
East Plays West
The Cold War spanned some five decades from the devastation that remained after World War Two until the fall of the Berlin wall, and for much of that time the perception was that …
Key Concepts in Sports Studies
Written by experienced academics used to teaching the subject this book will help students and researchers find their way within the diverse field of sport studies. Clear, well …
Sport, Protest and Globalisation
This volume is built around three assumptions - first, that for huge numbers people around the world, including many sport lovers, there are more important things in life than …
Social Faces of Humour
First published in 1996, this volume is a sequel to Humour in Society: Resistance and Control which was edited by George E.C. Paton and Chris Powell. Now, seven years later, the …
The Palgrave Handbook of Sport, Politics and Harm
This book looks historically at the harm that has been inflicted in the practice of sport and at some of the issues, debates and controversies that have arisen as a result. Written …
Come on Down?
Come on Down represents an introduction to popular media culture in Britain since 1945. It discusses the ways in which popular culture can be studied, understood and appreciated, …
Cricket: A Political History of the Global Game, 1945-2017
Cricket is an enduring paradox. On the one hand, it symbolises much that is outmoded: imperialism; a leisured elite; a rural, aristocratic Englishness. On the other, it endures as …
Key Concepts in Sports Studies
Written by experienced academics used to teaching the subject this book will help students and researchers find their way within the diverse field of sport studies. Clear, well …
An Introduction to Leisure Studies
"There are textbooks galore, but there aren’t many crafted as intelligently as this one. This book will change the way that students understand leisure. It will give them an easier …
Sounds and the City
This book draws from a rich history of scholarship about the relations between music and cities, and the global flows between music and urban experience. The contributions in this …