Globalization and Sport

Globalization and Sport is a unique collection which places sport at the heart of debates on global processes.

• 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
• 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
• Essential reading for anyone interested in globalization processes or sport

Globalization and Sport is a unique collection which places sport at the heart of debates on global processes. The book is the first of its kind to feature major critical interventions by some of the world’s leading social scientists on the subject of sport. The collection contains articles by Roland Robertson and Richard Giulianotti, George Ritzer and David Andrews, Thomas Hylland Eriksen, William Kelly, Barry Smart, Frank Lechner, Chris Rumford, and Gary Armstrong.

The chapters provide a mixture of original theories and fresh research material, examining sport in a diversity of settings, including Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Australasia.

The book will be essential reading for anyone interested in globalization processes or sport. It will appeal to students and academics across disciplines, notably in sociology, anthropology, sport studies, cultural studies, political science, and international relations.

Richard Giulianotti is Professor of Sociology at Durham University.

Roland Robertson is Professor of Sociology and Global Society at the University of Aberdeen.