First Published in 1991. Over the past decade there has been a notable growth of interest in the study of sport in the contexts of race and ethnicity. A number

In recent years there has been a steady increase in the racial and ethnic diversity of the playing workforce in many sports around the world. However, there has

Written by one of the leading international authorities on the sociology of race and sport, this is the first book to address sport′s role in ′the making of

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

Arguing that racism is evident throughout British sport, this book breaks new ground in showing how the discourses of race and nation continue to pervade our sp