The Palgrave Handbook of Sport, Politics and Harm
Wagg, Stephen / Pollock, Allyson M.
This book looks historically at the harm that has been inflicted in the practice of sport and at some of the issues, debates and controversies that have arisen as a result. Written by experts in history, sociology, sport journalism and public health, the book considers sport and injury in relation to matters of social class, gender, ethnicity and race, sexuality, political ideology and national identity, health and wellbeing, childhood, animal...