Recent years have seen a rapid growth in the field of sports studies. This collection provides an invaluable resource for this burgeoning field, offering a selection of classic works and more recent, groundbreaking journal articles on the sociology of sport.Key features of this collection are:* Comprehensive and critical coverage of the field* Historical and comparative approaches detail how modern sport has developed* Articles which illustrate the international diversity of the study of the social aspects of sport and sport per se* Cross-disciplinary articles The four volumes cover:* Approaches to the Study of Sport* The Development and Structure of Modern Sport* Sport and Power Relations* Major Issues in Contemporary SportWith an international range of themes, contextual introductions to each volume and a comprehensive index, this will become an indispensible research tool for students and researchers.