Sport and the British: A Modern History

Sport and the British: A Modern History
Richard Holt
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Paperback
h216 x 138mm - 420pg
9 Aug 1990 UK
Massey University
9780192852298
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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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ISBN-13: 9780192852298
Published: 9 Aug 1990
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Clarendon Press
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 216mm
Width: 138mm
Pages: 420

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