Although everyone loves to watch a fair, evenly matched sports contest, there is no such thing as "pure sport". The Sport and Society Reader is a collection of

This comprehensive collection examines the culture of sport and its relationship with various social institutions. The editors first provide a broad overview of

A celebration of the fast, the strong, the agile, and the tricky throughout Chicago's storied sports history

Praise for the First Edition: "Barrie Houlihan's astonishingly ambitious and skilfully assembled collection examines the relations between sport, social policy

This exciting, accessible introduction to the field of Sports Studies is the most comprehensive guide yet to the relationships between sport, culture and societ