Sport and the British :A Modern History - Oxford Studies in Social History
Sport and the British :A Modern History - Oxford Studies in Social History
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9 August, 1990
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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 `fair play', 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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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780192852298 |
| ISBN10 | 0192852299 |
| Number Of Pages | 420 |
| Item Weight | 585 g |
| Product Dimensions | 138 x 216 x 24 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Oxford University Press |
| Format | paperback |
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Rightly lauded in hardback a year ago, this affordable paperback edition places sport within the context not just of British history but of the people's history. * Independent *
this is an outstanding history of sport's social role in nineteenth and twentieth-century Britain ... everyone can learn from Holt's approach to sports history * Economic History Review *
an ideal introductory text ... The range and richness of the subjects are inviting to historians, and Holt supplies us with an indispensable vade-mecum. * English Historical Review *
Author's Bio
Richard Holt was Lecturer in History at the University of Stirling.