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Douglas Booth, The Race Game. Sport And Politics In South Africa (London: Frank Cass, 1998), Pp Xxi + 250. £17.50. Isbn 0-7146-4354-8. Reviewed by Mike Cronin
John Nauright,Sport, Cultures and Identities in South Africa (London: Leicester University Press, 1997), pp x + 214. ISBN 0-7185-0072-5. Reviewed by Mike Cronin
Stephen Fisher, Editor, The Erratics: The Glory Decade To 1994, (Exeter: University Of Exeter Staff Cricket Club, 1997), Pp. Xi + 163, Isbn 0-9512356-1-3. Reviewed by Jack Williams
Rob Hess & Bob Stewart, More Than A Game: An Unauthorised History Of Australian Rules Football, Melbourne, Melbourne University Press, 1998. Pp. 304, $29.95. Isbn 0-522-84772-2. Reviewed by Wray Vamplew
John Jenkins, A Rugby Compendium: An Authoritative Guide To The Literature Of Rugby Union (Boston Spa: The British Library, 1998), Pp Xxii, 322. Isbn 0 7123 1096 7 Reviewed by Dr. Richard Williams Cox
Bruce Kidd, The Struggle For Canadian Sport Toronto: University Of Toronto Press, 1996. Pp. 323. Index, Illus. Reviewed by John Nauright
Peter Lush And Dave Farrar, Editors: Tries In The Valleys: A History Of Rugby League In Wales (London: London League Publications, 1998), Pp. 272, Isbn 0-9526064-3-7, Paperback. Reviewed by Jack Williams
Tony Money, Manly And Muscular Diversions: Public Schools And The Nineteenth-Century Sporting Revival, London: Duckworth, 1997 Pp. XII + 191, £ 18.95. Isbn 0 7156 2793 7. Reviewed by Timothy J. L. Chandler
Brian Stoddart And Keith A.P. Sandiford, The Imperial Game: Cricket Culture And Society (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1998), Pp. 178. Isbn 0 7190 4978 4. Reviewed by Richard Holt