edited by William J. Baker and James A. Mangan.ill. ; 23 cm.Games and sport in pre-colonial African societies / John Blacking -- The wrestling tradition and its social functions / Sigrid Paul -- The biggest game of all / Thomas Q. Reefe -- Imperial administration and the athletic imperative / Anthony Kirk-Greene -- Sport and African soldiers / Anthony Clayton -- Ethics and ethnocentricity / James A. Mangan -- Hunting in Eastern and Central Africa in the late nineteenth century, with special reference to Zimbabwe / John M. MacKenzie -- Pugilism and pathology / Terence Ranger -- Africa's triple heritage of play / Ali A. Mazrui -- An exceptional case / Robert Archer -- Sport as an instrument of political expansion / Baruch A. Hanzan -- Political games / William J. Baker.