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1. Drugs, Alcohol and Sport

   A Critical History

   Edited by Paul Dimeo

   Series: Sport in the Global Society

   The use of alcohol and drugs seems contradictory to the popular ideal of sport as a healthy moral and physical pursuit, and yet it has been present in sports culture since clubs first became the focus for competitive games and social gatherings. Charting the changing patterns of the use of drugs...

   Published October 12th 2009 by Routledge
2. A History of Drug Use in Sport: 1876 – 1976

   Beyond Good and Evil

   By Paul Dimeo

   This book offers a new history of drug use in sport. It argues that the idea of taking drugs to enhance performance has not always been the crisis or ‘evil’ we now think it is. Instead, the late nineteenth century was a time of some experimentation and innovation largely unhindered by talk of...

   Published July 10th 2007 by Routledge
3. Soccer in South Asia

   Empire, Nation, Diaspora

   Edited by Paul Dimeo, James Mills

   Series: Sport in the Global Society

   The place of football in the colonial and post-colonial past is explored and both British and Portuguese influences on the development of the game are considered. Contemporary issues such as the impact of the professional league in India and the role of UK Asians in the organization of the Indian...

   Published August 31st 2001 by Routledge