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Sport and the British: A Modern History
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| Published | 9/08/1990 |
| Edition Info | 9780192852298 |
| Published In | United Kingdom |
| Imprint | Clarendon Press |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 420 |
| Size (mm) | h216 x w138 x d |
| Blurb | This lively and deeply researched history - the first of its kind - goes beyond the great names and moments to explain how British sport has changed since 1800, and what it has meant to ordinary people. It shows how the way we play reflects not just our lives as citizens of a predominantly urban and industrial world, but what is especially distinctive about British sport. Innovators in abandoning traditional, often brutal sports, and in establishing a code of `fairplay', the British were also pioneers in popular sports and in the promotion of organized spectator events.Modern media coverage of sport, gambling, violence and attitudes towards it, nationalism, and the role of sport in sustaining male identity are also explored, and the book is rich in illuminating and entertaining anecdotes, which it combines with a serious historical understanding of a fascinating subject. |
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