The sense of crisis that pervades global sport suggests that the war on doping is still very far from being won. In this critical and provocative study of anti-

The temptation to enhance athletes' performance with substances is great when fame, money, and national pride are involved. From the early days of professional

The temptation to enhance athletes' performance with substances is great when fame, money, and national pride are involved. From the early days of professional

This book offers a new history of drug use in sport. It argues that the idea of taking drugs to enhance performance has not always been the crisis or ‘evil’

This book is an innovative and compelling work that develops a modified moral panic model illustrated by the drugs in sport debate. Drawing on Max Weber’s wor