Page updated 9 May 2012|16 books reviewed

State University of New York Press on idrottsforum.org


Athletic Intruders: Ethnographic Research on Women, Culture, and Exercise Anne Bolin & Jane Granskog (red) Albany, NY: State University of New York Press 2003 (Åsa Bäckström 110216)

Beer, Babes, and Balls: Masculinity and Sports Talk Radio David Nylund Albany, NY: State University of New York Press 2007 (Peter Dahlén 080903)

Blows to the Head: How Boxing Changed My Mind Binnie Klein Albany, NY: State University of New York Press 2010 (Birger Hedén 101103)

Body Shots: Hollywood and the Culture of Eating Disorders Emily Fox-Kales Albany, NY: Excelsior Editions (Suny Press) 2011 (Henning Eichberg 111123)

Deconstructing Sport History: A Postmodern Analysis Murray G. Phillips (red) Albany, NY: State University of New York Press 2006 (Mats Franzén 061115)

Feminist Sport Studies: Sharing Experiences of Joy and Pain Pirkko Markula (red) Albany, NY: State University of New York Press 2005 (Helena Tolvhed 110216)

From Ballroom to DanceSport: Aesthetics, Athletics, and Body Culture Caroline Jean S. Picart Albany, NY: State University of New York Press 2006 (Sanna Nordin 070131)

Martial Arts as Embodied Knowledge: Asian Traditions in a Transnational World D. S. Farrer & John Whalen-Bridge (red) Albany, NY: State University of New York Press 2011 (Anna Kavoura 120509)

The Metrosexual: Gender, Sexuality and Sport David Coad Albany, NY: State University of New York Press 2008 (Håkan Larsson 090325)

My Life at the Gym: Feminist Perspectives on Community Through the Body Jo Malin (red) Albany, NY: State University of New York Press 2010 (Henning Eichberg 100901)

National Identity and Global Sports Events: Culture, Politics, and Spectacle in the Olympics and the Football World Cup Alan Tomlinson & Christopher Young (red) Albany, NY: State University of New York Press 2006 (Johnny Wijk 061129)

Olympic Industry Resistance: Challenging Olympic Power and Propaganda Helen Jefferson Lenskyj Albany, NY: State University of New York Press 2008 (Peter Dahlén 090606)

Out of Play: Critical Essays on Gender and Sport Messner, Michael A. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press 2007 (Ingela Kolfjord 101124)

Paradoxes of Youth and Sport Margaret Jean Gatz, Michael A. Messner & Sandra Ball-Rokeach (red) Albany, NY: State University of New York Press 2002 (Karin Redelius 040420)

Sporting Dystopias: The making and meanings of urban sports culture Ralph C. Wilcox et al Albany, N.Y.: University of New York Press 2003 (Mats Franzén 040127)

When Boxing Was a Jewish Sport Allen Bodner Albany, NY: Excelsior Editions (Suny Press) 2011 (Birger Hedén 111214)

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