Routledge Handbook of Sport Race and Ethnicity

<p>Few issues have engaged sports scholars more than those of race and ethnicity. Today globalization and migration mean all major sports leagues include players from around the globe bringing into play a complex mix of racial ethnic cultural political and geographical factors. These complexities have been examined from many angles by historians sociologists anthropologists and scientists. This is the first book to offer a comprehensive survey of the full sweep of approaches to the study of sport race and ethnicity. </p><p>The <i>Routledge Handbook of Sport Race and Ethnicity</i> makes a substantial contribution to scholarship presenting a collection of international case studies that map the most important developments in the field. Multi-disciplinary in its approach it engages with a wide range of disciplines including history politics sociology philosophy science and gender studies. It draws upon the latest cutting-edge research to address key issues such as racism integration globalisation development and management.</p><p>Written by a world-class team of sports scholars this book is essential reading for all students researchers and policy-makers with an interest in sports studies. </p>