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== Further reading ==
S. Battente, The idea of sport in western culture from antiquity to the contemporary era, Vernon press, 2020.
Crawford Scott, A. G. M. Serious Aport: J. A. Mangan's Contribution to the History of Sport, Portland, Oregon: Frank Cass (2004)
Guttmann, Allen. Women's Sports: A History, Columbia University Press (1992)
Guttmann, Allen. Games and Empires: Modern Sports and Cultural Imperialism, Columbia University Press, 1996
Guttmann, Allen. The Olympics: A History of the Modern Games (2002)
Holt, Richard. Sport and Society in Modern France (1981).
Holt, Richard. Sport and the British: A Modern History (1990) excerpt
Howell, Colin. Blood, Sweat, and Cheers: Sport and the Making of Modern Canada (2001)
Mangan, J. A. (1996). Militarism, Sport, Europe: War Without Weapons. Routledge.
Mann, Christian (2025). Griechische Athleten. Eine Sozialgeschichte [Greek athletes. A social history]. Stuttgart: Steiner, ISBN 978-3-515-13956-4.
Maurer, Michael. "Vom Mutterland des Sports zum Kontinent: Der Transfer des englischen Sports im 19. Jahrhundert", Mainz: European History Online (2011), retrieved: 25 February 2012.
Morrow, Don; Wamsley, Kevin B. Sport in Canada: A History (2009)
Murray, Bill. The World's Game: A History of Soccer (1998)
Polley, Martin. Sports History: A Practical Guide, Palgrave, 2007.
Journals

online article from The Sports Historian 1993-2001
European Studies in Sport History [1]
The International Journal of the History of Sport
Journal of Sport History
Sport History Journal
Sport in History
Stadion: International Journal of Sport History
Sport History Review
Nikephoros. Zeitschrift für Sport und Kultur im Altertum [Nikephoros. Journal for sports and culture in antiquity]

== External links ==
European Committee for Sports History (CESH)
Asean Sport