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1. Women’s Sport in Africa

   Edited by John Bale, Michelle Sikes

   Series: Sport in the Global Society – Contemporary Perspectives

   In recent decades Africa has emerged as a sporting giant. The African sporting phenomenon has been addressed in the popular press and it has also attracted scholarly interest; however, this interest is almost entirely focussed on men. For example, a recent work on African running (East African...

   To Be Published January 31st 2013 by Routledge
2. Anti-Sport Sentiments in Literature

   Batting for the Opposition

   By John Bale

   This book draws on literature, specifically on the writings of selected novelists and poets to widen an existing anti-sport discourse to include hitherto excluded voices from the world of literature. The book commences with a review of exiting pro- and anti-sport discourses and then proceeds...

   Published May 31st 2010 by Routledge
3. Sporting Sounds

   Relationships Between Sport and Music

   Edited by ANTHONY Bateman, John Bale

   Music and sport are both highly significant cultural forms, yet the substantial and longstanding connections between the two have largely been overlooked. Sporting Sounds addresses this oversight in an intriguing and innovative collection of essays. With contributions from leading international...

   Published February 1st 2010 by Routledge
4. The Four-Minute Mile

   Historical and Cultural Interpretations of a Sporting Barrier

   Edited by John Bale, David Howe

   Breaking records and challenging the limits of human ability are central to much of our understanding of athletic track and field sports, with a world record title arguably as valued as an Olympic gold medal. Some particular limits and records take on greater significance, however, as in the case...

   Published November 25th 2007 by Routledge
5. East African Running

   Toward a Cross-Disciplinary Perspective

   Edited by Yannis Pitsiladis, John Bale, Craig Sharp, Tim Noakes

   What makes East African middle and long distance runners the best in the world? How should contemporary academia approach this question? The success of East African distance runners has generated a plethora of studies but much of the 'evidence' presented to support hypotheses is anecdotal,...

   Published December 13th 2006 by Routledge
6. Roger Bannister and the Four-Minute Mile

   Sports Myth and Sports History

   By John Bale

   Roger Bannister was the first person to run the mile in under four minutes. Fifty years on, his status, not just as a champion athlete but also as a true British hero, a gentleman and an amateur from a 'golden era' in sport, retains its unblemished appeal. Until now there has been little criticism...

   Published October 27th 2005 by Routledge
7. Sites of Sport

   Space, Place and Experience

   Edited by John Bale, Patricia Vertinsky

   Series: Sport in the Global Society

   The study of built environments such as gymnasiums, football stadiums, swimmimg pools and skating rinks provides unique information about the historical enclosure of the gendered and sexualised body, the body's capabilities, needs and desires. It illuminates the tensions between the globalising...

   Published May 19th 2004 by Routledge
8. Running Cultures

   Racing in Time and Space

   By John Bale

   Series: Sport in the Global Society

   Running is one of the world's most widely practiced sports and recreations but until now it has intended to elude serious study outside of the natural sciences. John Bale brings the sport into the realm of the humanities by drawing on sources including literature, poetry, film, art and sculpture as...

   Published April 21st 2004 by Routledge
9. Body Cultures

   Essays on Sport, Space & Identity by Henning Eichberg

   Edited by John Bale, Chris Philo

   Body Cultures explores the relationship between the body, sport and landscape. This book presents the first critically edited collection of Henning Eichberg's provocative essays into 'body culture'. Eichberg, a well-known scholar in continental Europe who draws upon the ideas of Elias, Focault,...

   Published December 24th 1997 by Routledge
10. Kenyan Running

    Movement Culture, Geography and Global Change

    By John Bale, Joe Sang

    1997 British Society of Sports History - Lord Aberdare Literary Prize for Sports HistoryThe record-breaking achievements of Kenyan athletes have caught the imagination of the world of sport. How significant really is Kenya in the world of sports? This book, the first to look in detail at the...

    Published September 19th 1996 by Routledge