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The story of global sport is the story of expansion from local development to globalized industry, from recreational to marketized activity. Alongside that, each sport has its own distinctive history, sub-cultures, practices and structures.
This ambitious new volume offers state-of-the-art overviews of the development of every major sport or classification of sport, examining their history, socio-cultural significance, political economy and international reach, and suggesting directions for future research. Expert authors from around the world provide varied perspectives on the globalization of sport, highlighting diverse and often underrepresented voices. By putting sport itself in the foreground, this book represents the perfect companion to any social scientific course in sport studies, and the perfect jumping-off point for further study or research.
The Routledge Handbook of Global Sport is an essential reference for students and scholars of sport history, sport and society, the sociology of sport, sport development, sport and globalization, sports geography, international sports organizations, sports cultures, the governance of sport, sport studies, sport coaching or sport management.
Introduction: Developing our Understanding of Specific Sports Around the World
Sarah Zipp and John Nauright
Part I: Invasion Team Sports
- American Football
- Association Football
- Australian Football
- Basketball
- Field Hockey
- Ice Hockey
- Lacrosse
- Netball
- Rugby League
- Rugby Union
- Volleyball
- Boxing
- Mixed Martial Arts
- Wrestling
- Martial Arts
- Badminton
- Baseball and Softball
- Cricket
- Darts
- Golf
- Snooker and Billiards
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Athletics/Track and Field
- Cycling
- Equestrian
- Motor Sports
- Sailing
- Skiing
- Sliding sports
- Swimming and Diving
- Figure Skating
- Gymnastics
- Weightlifting
- E-Sports
- Fishing and Angling
- Climbing and Mountaineering
- Snowboarding and Skateboarding
- Surfing
- Gaelic Games
- Highland Games
Zachary Beldon, Karen Weiller, John Nauright
Charles Parrish, Hongxin Li and John Nauright
John Nauright
Zachary Beldon
Carol Osborne
John Nauright and Sergey Altukhov
Ryan Turcott
John Nauright
Charles Little and Hunter Fujak
Steve Greenfield
Darlene A. Kluka and Steven Hendricks
Part II: Combat Sports
Gerald Gems
Hongxin Li and Samuel Nabors
Dexter Zavalza Hough-Snee
Leonardo José Mataruna-Dos-Santos, Mauro Cesar Gurgel Alencar de Carvalho, Mike Callan and John Nauright
Part III: Racquet, Bat and Club Sports
Jørgen Bagger Kjær
Christina Villalon
Sarthak Mondal and Anand Rampersad
Luke J. Harris
Geoff Dickson and Tim Breitbarth
Luke J. Harris
Tsz Lun (Alan) Chu
Chad Morgan and Samuel Nabors
Part IV: Racing Sports
Katja Sonkeng, Marques R. Dexter, Robert Matz, Jepkorir Rose Chepyator-Thomson, Kipchumba Chelimo Byron
Kieren McEwan and Joseph Muller
Susana Hedenborg and Gertrud Pfister
Brandon Mastromartino
David Black
Zachary Beldon, Hongxin Li, Sandy Nguyen
Susan Barton
Melly Karst and Sarah Zipp
Part V: Judged Sports
Ellyn Kestnbaum and Cheryl Litman
Anne L. DeMartini
Gherardo Bonini
Part VI: Leisure and Lifestyle Sports
Jacob Hindin, Hannham Xue, Haozhou Pu, Joshua Newman, Matthew Hawzen
Mike Huggins
Christopher Atwater
Mikhail Batuev, Sarah Zipp and Leigh Robinson
Dexter Zavalza Hough-Snee
Part VII: Heritage Sports
Joe Bradley
James Bowness and Aaron Zipp
Biography
John Nauright is Dean of the Stephen Poorman College of Business, Information Systems, and Human Services at Lock Haven University, USA. He is also Visiting Professor at Lomonosov Moscow State University in Russia; University of the West Indies in Barbados; and the University of Ghana. He edits an annual special issue of Sport in Society entitled "SportsWorld: Global Sports Business and Cultures".
Sarah Zipp is Lecturer in sport studies and management at the University of Stirling, UK. She has also taught in the USA, Netherlands, Singapore and Japan. Her work explores socio-cultural aspects of sport, including sport for development, gender equality, globalization, health and issues of social justice. Her research and sport for development field experiences have taken her to Zambia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Barbados and St Lucia.
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