History of Sport

In the second edition of this groundbreaking social history, M. Ann Hall begins with an important new chapter on Aboriginal women and early sport a...

On an early morning in 1983, after the worst loss of his career (109-66 against Virginia) and amid the cries of powerful athletics boosters calling...

This book explores how American sports, especially basketball, baseball and American football, have projected the US into the world, and brought th...

World of Sport examines the development of modern sport from the mid-nineteenth century to the 1960s in the light of transnational approaches to hi...

World of Sport examines the development of modern sport from the mid-nineteenth century to the 1960s in the light of transnational approaches to hi...

Best Baseball Book of 2020 from Sports Collectors Digest  2021 Seymour Medal Finalist  In the summer of 1932, at the beginning of the turbulent dec...

Games and Sporting Events in History offers a broad global perspective on sports and games in Europe, North America, Africa, and Asia. A diverse se...

Global Perspectives of Sport and Physical Culture is a compilation of diverse essays derived from the works of prominent international scholars tha...

The history of Chinas National Games reflects both the transformation of elite sport in China and wider Chinese society. This is the first book to ...

Sport has played a central role in modern Irelands history. Perhaps nowhere else has sport so infused the political, social and cultural developmen...

Johnny Mize was one of the greatest hitters in baseballs golden age of great hitters. Born and raised in tiny Demorest, Georgia, in the northeast G...

An in-depth look at the history of the Chicago Bulls franchise, featuring profiles, photography, box scores, and more from the archives of the Chic...

This is the second edition of the highly acclaimed and bestselling comprehensive history of tennis which was the first truly scholarly history of a...

Harvey Haddix pitched one of the most notable near perfect games in professional baseball history when he completed 12 perfect innings against the...

Admit it: Even if youre a die-hard baseball, sometimes an umpire's call can be baffling. And for newer fans, Major League Baseball's nuanced rules ...

Aberdeen have competed on the European stage since season 1967/68 and have enjoyed some epic encounters along the way, culminating in the clubs gre...

The manager who finally brought the Premier League title back to Anfield after 30 long years, Jurgen Klopps legendary status at Liverpool is assure...