Emerging from the ‘history from below’ movement, sport history was marginalised for decades by those working within more traditional historical fields (and

Presents comprehensive guidance to the international field of sports history as it has developed as an academic area of study. This book guides readers through

The Routledge Handbook of Sport History is a new and innovative survey of the discipline of sport history. Global in scope, it examines the key contemporary iss

Few issues have engaged sports scholars more than those of race and ethnicity. Today, globalization and migration mean all major sports leagues include players

This book examines the developments in women’s sports history in Britain in the last 10 years, following on from its successful predecessor Women and Sport Hi