This book provides an interpretation of sport in contemporary South Africa through an historical account of the evolution and social ramifications of sport in t

The meanings attached to sports in South African societies, past and present, are explored in this book, which focuses particularly on the part played by the pr

These groundbreaking essays demonstrate how Africans past and present have utilized sports to forge complex identities and shape Africa’s dynamic place in the

Firmly situating South African teams, players, and associations in the international framework in which they have to compete, South Africa and the Global Game:

Conventional historical and political analyses of South Africa have frequently neglected the vital role of sport in general, and rugby in particular. This book