The second edition of Sport in Canada: A History examines the place of sports and games in Canadian life, mainly from a historical perspective, but also in view of contemporary society. Chapters explore how people have related to one another through sports, games, and pastimes throughoutCanada's history. Assessing the broader social context within which particular sports emerged or disappeared and the forces that have shaped them, Sport in Canada is an indispensible volume for those studying the history of sport in this country.

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Don Morrow, Professor, teaches in the Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Kinesiology, at the University of Western Ontario. His research pertains to the historical study of Canadian sport from a cultural and theoretical perspective, Canadian sport in the Olympic Games, and sport andgender issues. Currently, Don is an editor for the Sports History Review.Kevin B. Wamsley, Associate Professor, is head of the International Centre for Olympic Studies at the University of Western Ontario. Kevin studies the influence of the modern Olympic Games on twenty-first century culture and specific areas of Canadian sport history. His sub-disciplinary areasinclude the influence of sport on the organization of gender relations, the politics of hosting the Olympic Games, violence in popular culture, and Aboriginal sports and games.