1st Edition
Sport and Revolutionaries Reclaiming the Historical Role of Sport in Social and Political Activism
1. Sport and Revolutionaries: Reclaiming the Historical Role of Sport in Social and Political Activism
John Nauright and David K. Wiggins
2. Cricket and the Radical
Brian Stoddart
3. The Radicalisation of the Gaelic Athletic Association in Ulster, 1912 – 1923: The Role of Owen O’Duffy
Dónal McAnallen
4. Bolsheviks, Revolution and Physical Culture
Susan Grant
5. Game Changer: The Role of Sport in Revolution
Thomas F. Carter
6. Building Character and Socialising a Revolutionary: Sport and Leisure in the Life of Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara
Charles Parrish
7. ‘The Struggle That Must Be’: Harry Edwards, Sport and the Fight for Racial Equality
David K. Wiggins
8. Kwementyaye (Charles) Perkins: Indigenous Soccer Player and Australian Political Activist
Daryl Adair and Megan Stronach
9. The Universe is Shaped like a Football: Football and Revolution
Alon K. Raab
Biography
John Nauright is Professor of Sport and Leisure Cultures, Director of the Centre for Sport, Tourism and Leisure Studies, and Head of Research in the School of Sport and Leisure Management at the University of Brighton, UK. He is the author and editor of sixteen books and numerous refereed articles in Sports Studies.
David K. Wiggins is Professor and Co-Director of the Center for the Study of Sport and Leisure at George Mason University, Washington DC, USA. He is also a former Editor of Quest and the Journal of Sport History, and Fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology. He is the author and editor of numerous books and essays on the history of sport.
