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'This is an excellent book that shows the fusion between sport and music. Covering the ancients to the post-modern, this book is arguably the best yet and will please scholars in music and sports studies.' John Bale, Keele University, UK 'Readers will be impressed by McLeod’s knowledge of both music and sport and his understanding of the economic, political and engendering functions they perform in contemporary society. Meticulously researched and admirably well written, We are the Champions is a richly rewarding study of the myriad links and parallels between these two hegemonic cultural forms. This is a book that had to be written and its author’s insights into this increasingly conspicuous convergence fill a yawning void in the literature.' Anthony Bateman, De Montfort University UK ’We Are the Champions provides a significant contribution to the study of sports and music, with a wide range of analysis underpinned by rigorous theoretical and broad empirical research. Not only is it a worthy volume in the Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series, it also makes an important contribution to the cultural history of sports. It would be a valuable addition to any library’s collection, whether in sports, physical education, or other subject areas of a cross-disciplinary nature dealing with cultural history and gender studies.’ The Canadian Association of Music Libraries Review

'This is an excellent book that shows the fusion between sport and music. Covering the ancients to the post-modern, this book is arguably the best yet and will please scholars in music and sports studies.' John Bale, Keele University, UK 'Readers will be impressed by McLeod's knowledge of both music and sport and his understanding of the economic, political and engendering functions they perform in contemporary society. Meticulously researched and admirably well written, We are the Champions is a richly rewarding study of the myriad links and parallels between these two hegemonic cultural forms. This is a book that had to be written and its author's insights into this increasingly conspicuous convergence fill a yawning void in the literature.' Anthony Bateman, De Montfort University UK 'We Are the Champions provides a significant contribution to the study of sports and music, with a wide range of analysis underpinned by rigorous theoretical and broad empirical research. Not only is it a worthy volume in the Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series, it also makes an important contribution to the cultural history of sports. It would be a valuable addition to any library's collection, whether in sports, physical education, or other subject areas of a cross-disciplinary nature dealing with cultural history and gender studies.' The Canadian Association of Music Libraries Review

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Ken McLeod, Assistant Professor of Music History and Culture, Department of Humanities, University of Toronto, Canada

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