Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction

The Entries
Action Sports
Archery
Australian Rules Football
Auto Racing
Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
Bodybuilding
Bowling
Boxing
Bullfighting
Cricket
Cross-Country Skiing
Curling
Cycling
Diving
E-Sports
Field Hockey
Figure Skating
Football
Golf
Gymnastics
Handball
Horse Racing
Ice Hockey
Jai Alai
Kabaddi
Kickboxing
Lacrosse
Marathon
Mixed Martial Arts
Olympics
Ping-Pong
Rodeo
Rowing/Crew
Rugby
Sailing and Yachting
Soccer
Softball
Speed Skating
Squash
Sumo
Surfing
Swimming
Tennis
Track and Field
Volleyball
Water Polo
Weightlifting and Powerlifting
Wrestling

Bibliography
Bibliography by Sport
Index

Promotional Information

This comprehensive book focuses on the history, geography, sociology, economics, and technological advancements of different sports played around the world.

About the Author

David Asa Schwartz, PhD, is assistant professor of multimedia journalism and mass communication at Augustana College, USA. He is author of numerous journal publications and spent 15 years as a journalist.

Reviews

Written primarily for high school and undergraduate students, providing them the background to understand the importance of each sport in larger society.
*Booklist*

This superbly written volume will appeal to sports and physical education students; researchers in foreign policy, gender studies, history, politics, sociology, and technology; and general high school and college readers who enjoy the odd sports history factoid.
*Library Journal*

Lower-division undergraduates. General readers.
*Choice*