This wide-ranging analysis of the key themes and developments in sports history provides an accessible introduction to the topic. The book examines sports history on a global scale, exploring the relationship between sports history and topics such as modernization, globalization, identity, gender and the media.

Jeffrey Hill is Emeritus Professor of Historical and Cultural Studies at De Montfort University, UK.

Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Illustrations
Sport Matters
The Transition to Modern Sport
Sport and Identity
Sport and Gender
Mediating Sport
Sport ina Globalized World
Conclusion
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