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Research Articles

Haugsbakken, Halvdan El Espectáculo, a Deep Play: The FC Barcelona and Real Madrid Rivalry in Basketball (080305)

Lygre, Birgitte Ball uten sprett: En analyse av Bergens Tidendes dekning av damebasket de siste ti NM-slutspillene (090606)

Book Reviews

Basketball and Philosophy: Thinking Outside the Paint Jerry L. Walls & Gregory Bassham(red) Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky 2007 (Kutte Jönsson 080903)

Building the Milwaukee Bucks: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Oscar Robertson and the Rapid Rise of an NBA Franchise, 1968–1975 Jordan Treske Jefferson, NC: McFarland 2025 (review in English by Łukasz Muniowski, published 260521)

Double Crossover: Gender, Media, and Politics in Global Basketball Courtney M. Cox Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press 2025 (review in English by María Teresa Ortiz Romero, published 260506)

Dream Shot: The Journey to a Wheelchair Basketball National Championship Josh Birnbaum Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press 2017 (review in Swedish by Oskar Krantz, published 190919)

Full-Court Quest: The Girls from Fort Shaw Indian School, Basketball Champions of the World Linda S. Peavy & Ursula Smith Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press 2008 (Malcolm MacLean 121220)

King of the Court: Bill Russell and the Basketball Revolution Aram Goudsouzian Berkeley, CA: University of California Press 2010 (Hans Bolling 131106)

Midnight Basketball: Race, Sports, and Neoliberal Social Policy Douglas Hartmann Chicago, IL.: University of Chicago Press 2016 (David Ekholm 171102)

Tall Tales and Short Shorts: Dr. J, Pistol Pete, & the Birth of the Modern NBA Adam J. Criblez Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield 2017 (review in Swedish by Hans Bolling, published 200226)

The Golden Generation: How Canada Became a Basketball Powerhouse Oren Weisfeld Toronto, ON: ECW 2025 (review in English by Łukasz Muniowski, published 260306)

The Holy Trinity of American Sports: Civil Religion in Football, Baseball and BasketballCraig A. Forney Macon, GA: Mercer University Press 2007 (Halvdan Haugsbakken 090225)

The Meaning of Sports: Why Americans Watch Baseball, Football, and Basketball and What They See When They Do Michael Mandelbaum New York: PublicAffairs 2004 (Ørnulf Seippel 050208)

Wheelchair Sport: A Complete Guide for Athletes, Coaches, and Teachers Vicky Goosey-Tolfrey (red) Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics 2010 (Oskar Krantz 110330)

Wheelchair Warrior: Gangs, Disability and Basketball Melvin Juette & Ronald J. Berger Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press 2008 (Kim Wickman 081212)

When Women Rule the Court: Gender, Race, and Japanese American Basketball Nicole Willms New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press 2017 (review in English by Mark Brooke, published 191030)

Young, Black, Rich and Famous: The Rise of NBA, the Hip Hop Invasion and the Transformation of American Culture Todd Boyd New York & London: Doubleday 2003 (Peter Dahlén 040224)