Law and sport in contemporary society /
editors, Steve Greenfield and Guy Osborn.
- xvii, 296 pages ; 24 cm.
- Sport in the global society, 1368-9789 .
- Sport in the global society. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-287) and index.
Series Editor's Foreword -- Introduction: Locating Law and Sport -- The Historical Development of Sport and Law -- Taking Law and Popular Culture Seriously: Theorizing Sport and Law -- Despite the Law: Prize-fighting and Professional Boxing -- Football's Legal Legacy: Recreation, Protest and Disorder -- Guarding the Game: Governing Bodies and Legal Intervention -- Tackling from Behind: Interventions on the Playing Field -- Sports Discipline and the Rule of Law -- The Ties that Bind: Charting Contemporary Sporting Contractual Relations -- Resisting the Pressures of 'Americanization': The Influence of European Community Law on the 'European Sport Model' -- Legislating for the Football Hooligan: A Case for Reform -- Rethinking Sports Organizations' Responses to Workplace Concerns -- Ownership and Control of Sports Clubs: The Manchester United Football Club 'Buyout' -- Taken to Task: The Football Task Force, Government and the Regulation of the People's Game -- How Can Sport Be Regulated? -- Select Bibliography -- Notes on Contributors -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
"As the commercialization of sport grows, the need for proper regulation increases. In legal terms, sport is part of the entertainment and media industries which are subject to rapid change. This work brings together experts in many fields to analyze these changes and to discuss the implications of issues such as the BSkyB-Manchester United case, civil and criminal actions on the playing field, the "Bosman" ruling, drugs in sport, the legality of boxing and the validity of decisions made by governing bodies. This collection should appeal to students of both sports history and sports sociology."--Publisher description.