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1. The Making of Sporting Cultures

   By John Hughson

   Series: Sport in the Global Society

   The Making of Sporting Cultures presents an analysis of western sport by examining how the collective passions and feelings of people have contributed to the making of sport as a ‘way of life’. The popularity of sport is so pronounced in some cases that we speak of certain sports as ‘national...

   Published January 14th 2012 by Routledge
2. Sport in the City

   Cultural Connections

   Edited by Michael Sam, John Hughson

   Series: Sport in the Global Society – Contemporary Perspectives

   Sport is seen as an increasingly important aspect of urban and regional planning. Related programmes have moved to the forefront of agendas for cities of the present and future. This has occurred as the barriers between so-called ‘high’ and ‘popular’ culture continue to disintegrate. Sport is now a...

   Published June 15th 2011 by Routledge
3. The Containment of Soccer in Australia

   Fencing Off the World Game

   Edited by Christopher Hallinan, John Hughson

   Series: Sport in the Global Society – Contemporary Perspectives

   According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, outdoor soccer was the second most popular organized sport for Australian children after swimming. It far outstripped the popularity of the three other football codes that are played in Australia – rugby league, rugby union and Australian Rules...

   Published March 23rd 2010 by Routledge
4. The Uses of Sport

   By John Hughson, David Inglis, Marcus W. Free

   This textbook puts sport in the spotlight of cultural inquiry for the first time. The authors provide the essential resources for the study of sport within culture and popular culture. Sport is an important part of cultural life, yet until recently it has tended to remain on the margins of academic...

   Published October 20th 2004 by Routledge