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Baker, Aaron Contesting Identities: Sports in American Film Chicago: University of Illinois Press 2003 (Peter Dahlén 040113)

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

Buehler, Branden  Front Office Fantasies: The Rise of Managerial Sports Media Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press 2023 (review in English by Fred Mason, published 251008)

Bunk, Brian D. From Football to Soccer: The Early History of the Beautiful Game in the United States Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press 2021 (review in English by Matthew L. McDowell, published 220303)

Bunk, Brian D.  Beyond the Field: How Soccer Built Community in the United States Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press 2025 (review in English by Paul McFarlane, published 251112)

Cahn, Susan K. Coming on Strong: Gender and Sexuality in Women’s Sport (2nd ed.) Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press 2015 (Helena Tolvhed 160921)

Cervin, Georgia Degrees of Difficulty: How women’s gymnastics rose to prominence and fell from grace Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press 2021 (review in English by Laura Misener, published 221007)

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

Edwards, Harry The Revolt of the Black Athlete: 50th Anniversary Edition Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press 2017 (Jorid Hovden 181128)

Feezell, Randolph Sport, Play, and Ethical Reflection Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press 2006 (Kutte Jönsson 080305)

Field, Russell (ed.) Winters of Discontent: The Winter Olympics and a Half Century of Protest and Resistance Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press 2025 (review in English by Russell Holden, published 250422)

Fields, Sarah K. Female Gladiators: Gender, Law, and Contact Sport in AmericaUrbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press 2005 (Bo Carlsson 050914)

Fields, Sarah K. Game Faces: Sport celebrity and the laws of reputation Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press 2016 (John S. Hellström 171205)

Gietschier, Steven (red) Replays, Rivalries, and Rumbles: The Most Iconic Moments in American Sports Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press 2017 (Hans Bolling 180508)

Gorn, Elliott J. & Warren Goldstein A Brief History of American Sports: Second Edition Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press 2013 (Tobias Stark 160128)

Hampton, Hunter M.  The Gridiron Gospel: Faith and College Football in Twentieth-Century America Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press 2025 (review in English by Brian Hillman, published 260414)

Hardy, Stephen & Andrew C. Holman Hockey: A Global History Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press 2018 (review in English by Tobias Stark, published 191010)

Kirsch, George B. Baseball and Cricket: The Creation of American Team Sports, 1838–72 Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press 2007 (Mats Greiff 080521)

Llewellyn, Matthew P. & John Gleaves The Rise and Fall of Olympic Amateurism Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press 2016 (Susan J. Rayl 170223)

Mondragón, Rudy, Gaye Theresa Johnson & David J. Leonard (eds.) Rings of Dissent: Boxing and Performances of Rebellion Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press 2025 (review in English by Daniele Canini & Anne Tjønndal, published 260603)

Moore, Louis I fight for a Living: Boxing and the battle for black manhood 1880–1915 Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press 2017 (Anne Tjønndal 181009)

Moser, Patrick Waikīkī Dreams: How California appropriated Hawaiian beach culture Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press 2024 (review in English by Michael J. Roberts, published 241216)

Oates, Thomas P. Football and Manliness: An Unauthorized Feminist Account of the NFL Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press 2017 (Britt-Marie Ringfjord 180117)

Ortiz, Steven M. The Sport Marriage: Women Who Make It Work Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press 2020 (review in English by Anne Tjønndal, published 220525)

Pieper, Lindsay Parks Sex Testing: Gender Policing in Women’s Sports Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press 2016 (Sarah Teetzel 170614)

Rider, Toby C. Cold War Games: Propaganda, the Olympics, and U.S. Foreign Policy Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press 2016 (Kristian Gerner 170913)

Ruth, Greg Tennis: A History from American Amateurs to Global Professionals Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press 2021 (review in English by Johnny Wijk, published 220517)

Schultz, Jaime Qualifying Times: Points of Change in U.S. Women’s Sport Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press 2014 (Jean Williams 141120)

Shattuck, Debra A. Bloomer Girls: Women Baseball Pioneers Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press 2017 (Hans Bolling 181010)

Socolow, Michael J. Six Minutes in Berlin: Broadcast Spectacle and Rowing Gold at the Nazi Olympics Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press 2016 (Christian Widholm 170928)

Thomas, Damion L. Globetrotting: African American Athletes and Cold War Politics Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press 2017 (Anders Östnäs 171011)

Turpin, Robert J. Black Cyclists: The Race for Inclusion Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press 2024 (review in English by Duncan R. Jamieson, published 240522)

Vogan, Travis ESPN: The Making of a Sport Media Empire Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press 2015 (Matthew Teutsch 160414)

Wenn, Stephen R. & Robert K. Barney The Gold in the Rings: The People and Events that Transformed the Olympic Games Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press 2020 (review in English by Martin Friis Andersen, published 210323)

Witherspoon, Kevin B. Before the Eyes of the World: Mexico and the 1968 Olympic Games DeKalb, IL: Northern Illinois University Press 2008 (Jon Helge Lesjø 091216)