Globalization and Sport is a unique collection which places sport at the heart of debates on global processes.

• Features major critical interventions by some of the world's leading sociologists and anthropologists on the subject of sport
• Contributors include George Ritzer, David Andrews, Frank Lechner, William Kelly, Thomas Hylland Eriksen, Barry Smart, Paul James, Chris Rumford and Gary Armstrong
• Provides a mixture of original theories and fresh research material, examining sport in a diversity of settings, including Europe, the Americas, Australasia, Africa and Asia
• Essential reading for anyone interested in globalization processes or sport

Roland Robertson is Professor of Sociology and Global Society at the University of Aberdeen.