Globalization and Sport

Globalization and Sport is a unique collection which places sport at the heart of debates on global processes. It features major critical interventions by some of the world’s leading sociologists and anthropologists on the subject of sport. Contributors include George Ritzer, David Andrews, Frank Lechner, William Kelly, Thomas Hylland Eriksen, Barry Smart, Paul James, Chris Rumford and Gary Armstrong. This title provides a mixture of original theories and fresh research material, examining sport in a diversity of settings, including Europe, the Americas, Australasia, Africa and Asia. It is an essential reading for anyone interested in globalization processes or sport.