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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Lincoln Allison (editor). The Global Politics of Sport: The Role of Global Institutions in Sport. Routledge. 2005. 194pp.

Alan Bairner. Sport, Nationalism, and Globalization: European and North American Perspectives. SUNY Press. 2001. 207pp.

William Joseph Baker. Sports in the Western World. University of Illinois Press. 1988. 359pp.

Douglas Booth. The Field: Truth and Fiction in Sport History. Routledge. 2005. 342pp.

John Marshall Carter; Arnd Krüger (editor). Ritual and Record: Sports Records and Quantification in Pre-modern Societies. Greenwood Press. 1990. 174pp.

John Marshall Carter. Medieval Games: Sports and Recreations in Feudal Society. Greenwood Press. 1992. 159pp.

Robert Crego. Sports and Games of the 18th and 19th Centuries. Greenwood Publishing Group. 2003. 274pp.

D. Stanley Eitzen. Fair and Foul: Beyond the Myths and Paradoxes of Sport. Rowman & Littlefield. 2006. 249pp.

Margaret Gatz; Michael A. Messner; Sandra Ball-Rokeach (editor). Paradoxes of Youth and Sport. SUNY Press. 2002. 277pp.

Allen Guttmann. Games and Empires: Modern Sports and Cultural Imperialism. Columbia University Press. 1994. 275pp.

Frank W. Hoffmann; William G. Bailey. Sports & Recreation Fads. Haworth Press. 1991. 397pp.

J. A. Mangan. Europe, Sport, World: Shaping Global Societies. Taylor & Francis. 2001. 293pp.

Murray G. Phillips (editor). Deconstructing Sport History: A Postmodern Analysis. SUNY Press. 2006. 266pp.

James P. Quirk; Rodney D. Fort. Hard Ball: The Abuse of Power in Pro Team Sports. Princeton University Press. 1999. 233pp.

Genevieve Rail. Sport and Postmodern Times. SUNY Press. 1998. 399pp.

Steven A. Riess. City Games: The Evolution of American Urban Society and the Rise of Sports. University of Illinois Press. 1989. 332pp.

James Riordan; Arnd Krüger. The International Politics of Sport in the Twentieth Century. Taylor & Francis. 1999. 253pp.

David Alan Stewart. Deaf Sport: The Impact of Sports Within the Deaf Community. Gallaudet University Press. 1991. 234pp.

Stanley H. Teitelbaum. Sports Heroes, Fallen Idols: How Star Athletes Pursue Self-Destructive Paths and Jeopardize Their Careers. University of Nebraska Press. 2005. 283pp.

Lawrence A. Wenner (editor). Media, Sports, & Society: Foundations for the Communication of Sport. Sage. 1989. 315pp.

Garry Whannel. Fields in Vision: Television Sport and Cultural Transformation. Taylor & Francis. 1992. 243pp.

John Wilson. Playing by the Rules: Sport, Society, and the State. Wayne State University Press. 1994. 429pp.

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