Dunning, Eric. <br/><br/>
Sport matters :  sociological studies of sport, violence and civilization / 
Eric Dunning. 
 - London :  Routledge,  1999. 
 - ix, 281 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. +  pbk. 
<br/><br/>Bibliography: (pages 257-269) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: sport as a field of sociological enquiry -- On problems of the emotions in sport and leisure -- Sport in the western civilizing process -- Sport in space and time: trajectories of state formation and the early development of modern sport -- The development of soccer as a world game -- The dynamics of sports consumption -- Soccer hooliganism as a world social problem -- Sports crowd violence in North America -- Sport in the process of racial stratification: the case of the USA -- Sport, gender and civilization -- Conclusion. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0415064139 (hbk) 0415093783 (pbk) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>98047958 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sports--Sociological aspects<br/>Sports--Cross-cultural studies.<br/>Violence in sports.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.483