Gender, Sport, Science

Gender, Sport, Science was published in 2009 as part of the Routledge Library Editions: Sports Studies series. This academic work reflects the broader career of J. A. Mangan, a prolific historian of sport, who has dedicated much of his scholarship to examining the socio-political intersections of athletics, imperialism, and identity. The book functions as a scholarly synthesis, drawing together research on how gender roles and scientific discourses have historically shaped participation, competition, and institutional structures within the sporting world.

The text was compiled and edited within the context of contemporary sports sociology, aiming to provide students and researchers with a foundational overview of the gendered dimensions of physical culture. Like many of Mangan’s contributions to this field, the book is designed to illuminate the cultural history behind modern sporting traditions. It was received as a reference tool for academic libraries, valued primarily for its role in framing gender as a central lens through which to analyze the development of modern athletic disciplines.