Sports Geography

'Space' and 'place' are concepts central to both geography and sport. Places, for example, are the means of identifying most sports teams, while sport both affects, and is affected by, the physical environment and landscape. In this fully revised and updated edition of his classic, discipline-defining text, John Bale comprehensively explores the relationships between sport, place, location and landscape. Drawing on examples from around the world, the book addresses key topics from the geographical diffusion of modern sport to the economic impact of sport. Also included in this new edition are cutting-edge areas of geographic interest, from the 'geographical imagination', to postmodern and postcolonial enquiry. Presenting a wealth of research data, as well as the most comprehensive guide to the literature currently available, this accessible text will be indispensable reading for all students of sport, human geography and cultural studies.

ISBN 0419252304   Pages 208 ISBN13 9780419252306 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd   Weight (grammes) 431 Imprint Spon Press   Published in London Format Paperback   Previous ISBN 9780419143901 Publication date 05 Dec 2002   Height (mm) 235 Library of Congress 2002068169   Width (mm) 159 DEWEY 796   Spine width (mm) 13 DEWEY edition DC21   Academic level General, Undergraduate, Postgraduate

		Preface to first edition
		Preface to second edition
		Acknowledgements
1		Introduction		1
2		The geographical bases of modern sport		7
3		The growth and globalisation of sports		36
4		Regional dimensions		59
5		Sport and location		84
6		Sport and welfare geography		108
7		Sites, sights and the senses in sports		129
8		Imaginative geographies of sport		161
		Bibliography		178
		Author index		190
		Subject index		194

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