Now available in paperback, this vital handbook marks the development of sports studies as a major new discipline within the social sciences. Edited by the lead

Examines children's participation in sport, through physical education (PE) in schools, extra-curricular sport played in school, and sport played outside the sc

This book examines how social issues shape and influence our engagement with sport, leisure time physical activity, and health-promoting exercise. Connecting th

This Handbook provides a succinct overview of sport in the Middle East, drawing in scholars from a wide variety of geographical and disciplinary backgrounds (hi