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Sport and Revolutionaries examines the role that sport has played in political activism and revolutionary movements. The book was published as a special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport.

Emerging from the ΓÇÿhistory from belowΓÇÖ movement, sport history was marginalised for decades by those working within more traditional historical fields (and institutions). Although a degree of ignorance still exists, sport history has now acquired a level of credibility through the dedicated work of professional historians. And yet, as this authority has been established, changes to UK higher education funding (the removal of direct state funding, the Research Excellence Framework, and tuition fees) and academic publishing (open access) have the potential to damage, or even end, sports research. This book examines sport history from a variety of perspectives. Do mainstream historians need to engage, or ΓÇÿplayΓÇÖ, with sports historians? Has the postmodernist ΓÇÿcultural turnΓÇÖ in sports history been helpful to the sub-discipline? How can the teaching of sports studies be more innovative and inspiring? How can oral history and sport history be utilised in the study of other branches of historical interest. Although changes are required in dealing with the current political reality of UK higher education, sport history still has a great deal to offer students, future employers and the public alike. This book was originally published as a special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport.

Historicizing the Pan-American Games examines the western hemisphere's major integrating sporting and cultural event through 12 case studies researched and written by an outstanding line up of sports historians and Latin Americanists. One of the first titles to focus on this major sporting event, this collection will be the standard reference for years to come.

The Guangzhou Asian Games was a metaphor for the regional rise of China. It crushed the other nations beneath a mass of medals. China once again stood apart from the other Asian nations: the Games was a harbinger of future wider hegemonic dominance. This book was published as a special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport.

The British World and the Five Rings constitutes the first history of the former British Empire's engagement with the Olympic Games. It focuses not only on Britain and her Dominions, but on the Empire as a whole. This book was published as a special issue of Sport in Society.

This exciting and original book explores the multiple ways in which sport has been represented visually in the past, and provides a series of case studies that help scholars to exploit new sources and develop new insights into the history of sport. It was published as a special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport.

This book provides new insights on the historic, cultural and geopolitical significance of the Olympic Games. It considers that the Games are the right window to look at both the past and the current relations between England and its closest continental neighbours. This book was published as a special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport.

Olympic Aspirations is the companion volume to the well received Olympic Legacies and provides original, candid and constructive contributions to the pursuit of the fulfilment of Olympic Idealism in action.This book was originally published as a special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport.

This book analyses the global media responses to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games at all three stages: the torch relay, the opening and closing ceremonies and the competition itself. It was published as a special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport.

Presents an interpretation of sport in contemporary South Africa through an historical account of the contours of the evolution of sport - and their wider social ramifications - in the twentieth century.

This book examines the evolution of motor sport from its creation in central Europe, throughout the rest of the continent and elsewhere, including in both North and South America.It was published as a special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport.

This book offers a complete understanding of the role of gymnastics and expressive movements in cultural and ideological transmission over time and identifies the impact of these concepts on American physical education, sports systems and sports cultures. It was published as a special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport.