Matters of Sport

<p><em>Matters of Sport</em> is a tribute to Eric Dunning the leading sports sociologist in the English-speaking world. This book<em> </em>addresses Dunning's contributions to the sociological and historical study of sport covering key topics such as hooliganism celebrity and gender relations.</p><p>A broad range of leading academics from Europe and North America reflect on the ways in which Dunning's work has influenced their own research and understanding of sport.</p><p>This volume was previously published as a special issue of the journal <em>Sport in Society.</em></p>