Book reviews

• Published in: International journal of the history of sport 2000, Vol.17 (1), p.176-214
• Main Authors: Green, Barbara Pinto, Crawford, Scott A.G.M., Richards, Jeffrey, Crawford, Marc A., Williams, Chris, Nash, Rex, Hill, Jeffrey, Giulianotti, Richard, Stein, Julian U., Kozar, Andy, Carroll, John M., Williams, Gareth, Alegi, Peter, Cronin, Mike, McGehee, Richard V., Ritchie, Andrew, Bennett, Gregg, Arbena, Joseph L., Wilson, Brian
• Format: Review
• Language: English
• ISSN: 0952-3367; 1743-9035
• DOI: 10.1080/09523360008714121

Jeffrey H. Goldstein (ed.), Why We Watch: The Attractions of Violent Entertainment (New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998). Pp. ix + 270, index, bibliography. $19.95 (paper). ISBN 0-19-511821-9. Robert R. McCord, Golf: An Album of Its History (Short Hills, NJ: Burford Books, 1998). Pp. 152, over 100 photographs, index. $35.00 (cloth). ISBN 1-58080-063-7. Hugh Dauncey and Geoff Hare (eds.), France and the 1998 World Cup: The National Impact of a World Sporting Event (London and Portland, Frank Cass, 1999). Pp. xvii + 232,13 photographs, index. ISBN 0-7146-4887-6 (cloth); 0-7146-4438-2 (paper). Dave Anderson, The Story of Football (New York: William Morrow, 1997). Pp. 160, index, $16.00. ISBN 0-688-14314-8. Dave Anderson, The Story of Basketball (New York: William Morrow, 1997). Pp. 144, index, $16.00. ISBN 0-688-14316-4. Dave Anderson, The Story of Golf (New York: William Morrow, 1998). Pp. 159, index. $16.00. ISBN 0-688-15796-3. H. Langton, FIFA Museum Collection - 1000 Years of Football (Berlin: Quintessence Publications, 1996). Pp. 298. $42.00 (cloth); $29.80 (paper). ISBN 3-86124-325-3. Mario Risoli, When Pelé Broke Our Hearts: Wales and the 1958 World Cup (Cardiff: Ashley Drake, 1998). Pp. viii + 161, 44 photographs, $30.00 (cloth); $16.95 (paper). ISBN 1-86057-0240; 1-86057-0259. B. Murray, The Old Firm in the New Age: Celtic and Rangers since the Souness Revolution (Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing, 1999). Pp. 223, 31 photographs, index. £35.00. ISBN: 1-85158-984-8. Tom Melville, The Tented Field: A History of Cricket in America (Bowling Green: Bowling Green State University Press, 1998). Pp. vii + 267, 11 illustrations, index. $48.95 (cloth); $19.95 (paper). ISBN 0-87972-770-5. Ned Polsky, Hustlers, Beats and Others, Updated with New Chapter and Foreword (New York: The Lyons Press, 1999). Pp. xiv + 247, index. $16.95 (paper). ISBN 1-55821-404-6. I. Gregson, Irresistible Force: Disability Sport In Canada (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada: Polestar Book Publishers, 1999). Pp. 160, 45 photographs, index. $CAN21.95 (paper). ISBN 1-896095-49-6. John M. Carroll, Red Grange and the Rise of Modern Football (Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1999). Pp. ix + 217, notes, index, 30 photographs. $25.95. ISBN 0-252-02384-6. Ed Gruver. The Ice Bowl: The Cold Truth About Football's Most Unforgettable Game (Ithaca: McBooks Press, 1998). Pp. xi + 232, 12 photographs, appendix, index. $23.95. ISBN 0-935526-38-2 John M. Jenkins (compiler)