Routledge Handbook of Drugs and Sport

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Verner Møller (Aarhus University, Denmark) Ivan Waddington (University of Chester, UK)

Routledge Handbook of Drugs and Sport

Verner Møller (Aarhus University, Denmark), Ivan Waddington (University of Chester, UK), John Hoberman (University of Texas, USA)

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Routledge
23 June 2015

Drug abuse in sport

Series: Routledge International Handbooks

Doping has become one of the most important and high-profile issues in contemporary sport. Shocking cases such as that of Lance Armstrong and the US Postal cycling team have exposed the complicated relationships between athletes, teams, physicians, sports governing bodies, drugs providers, and judicial systems, all locked in a constant struggle for competitive advantage.

The Routledge Handbook of Drugs and Sport is simply the most comprehensive and authoritative survey of social scientific research on this hugely important issue ever to be published. It presents an overview of key topics, problems, ideas, concepts and cases across seven thematic sections, which include chapters addressing:

The history of doping in sport

Philosophical approaches to understanding doping

The development of anti-doping policy

Studies of doping in seven major sports, including athletics, cycling, baseball and soccer

In-depth analysis of four of the most prominent doping scandals in history, namely Ben Johnson, institutionalized doping in the former GDR, the 1998 Tour de France and Lance Armstrong

WADA and the national anti-doping organizations

Key contemporary debates around strict liability, the criminalization of doping, and zero tolerance versus harm reduction

Doping outside of elite sport, in gyms, the military and the police.

With contributions from many of the world’s leading researchers into drugs and sport, this book is the perfect starting point for any advanced student, researcher, policy maker, coach or administrator looking to develop their understanding of an issue that has had, and will continue to have, a profound impact on the development of sport.

Edited by: Verner Møller (Aarhus University Denmark), Ivan Waddington (University of Chester, UK), John Hoberman (University of Texas, USA)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm,
Weight: 1.040kg
ISBN: 9780415702782
ISBN 10: 041570278X
Series: Routledge International Handbooks
Pages: 464
Publication Date: 23 June 2015
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Verner Møller is Professor of Sport and Body Culture at Aarhus University Denmark. His edited and authored books include　 Elite Sport, Doping and Public Health (2009),　　The Ethics of Doping and Anti-doping – Redeeming the Soul of Sport? (2010) and Doping and Anti-doping Policy in Sport: Ethical, Legal and Social Perspectives (2011) Ivan Waddington is Visiting Professor at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo and the University of Chester, UK. His edited and authored books include Sport, Health and Drugs (2000), Sport Histories (2004), Pain and Injury in Sport (2006), and An Introduction to Drugs in Sport. Addicted to Winning (2009) John Hoberman is Professor of Germanic Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, Texas. He is author of a number of books including　The Olympic Crisis: Sport, Politics, and the Moral Order (1986), Mortal Engines: The Science of Performance and the Dehumanization of Sport (1992), Darwin’s Athletes: How Sport Has Damaged Black America and Preserved the Myth of Race (1997) and Testosterone Dreams: Rejuvenation, Aphrodisia, Doping (2005)

Reviews for Routledge Handbook of Drugs and Sport

""The handbooks in the Routledge series of International Handbooks are not only aimed at scholars. Rather, they are also directed at becoming an essential source of information for the general public and organizations dealing with the topics addressed. Deservedly, The Routledge Handbook of Drugs and Sport achieves these goals. It is not hyperbolic to refer to it as ‘the bible’ of drug use in sport … Other books in the market attempt to summarize the cultural and social aspects of doping, but they are little more than that, a summary. The wide variety of approaches in the Handbook gives it a unique richness and variety unlike any other academic publication on doping to this date … The book is a must-have for anybody interested in the cultural and social aspects of doping in sport."" - Francisco Javier López Frías, Pennsylvania State University, Sport, Ethics and Philosophy