This book looks at sport not just as recreation, but as an integral part of contemporary culture, with connections to industry, commerce and politics. It explores the history ...

An introductory textbook which draws on a wide range of disciplines in order to explain the field of sport. The text defines basic terms, provides a framework for studying key ...

Sports Culture examines individual issues people, artefacts, events and organizations in their historical, social and cultural contexts. Coverage is wide-ranging with more than ...

Using detailed studies of the marketing of Motown, Michael Jackson and the artist formerly known as Prince, Cashmore explores how black culture has been converted into a ...

Chronological anthology of 38 essays that demonstrate the long and complex intellectual history of racism as an idea and show how powerful groups have utilized racism to ...

The second edition of this textbook on race and ethnic relations designed for use by teachers and sociologists as a broad introduction to the topic has been revised to ...

Since the 1993 publication of the third edition of the Dictionary of Race and Ethnic Relations, events have continued to change the way in which race and ethnicity are viewed ...