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Sport and the English, 1918-1939

Authors:Mike Huggins, Jack Williams

Summary:"Sport and the English, 1918-1939 is a comprehensive, accessible and innovative analysis of sport as an expression of the values and social relations of a nation. Bringing the central place of sport in English life between the wars into sharp focus, this insightful history provides us with a fresh perspective on issues of gender, class, religion and identity, and ideas of morality, continuity and change."--Jacket

Print Book, English, 2006

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Publisher: Routledge, London, 2006

Genre:History

Physical Description:xiv, 185 pages ; 24 cm

ISBN:

9780415331845, 9780415331852, 9780203398029, 0415331846, 0415331854, 0203398025

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:60742039

Subjects:

Sports Aspect social Grande-Bretagne Histoire 20e siècle

Sports Social aspects

Sports Social aspects Great Britain History 20th century

Contents:

1. The place of sport in national life

2. Representations of sport : the mass media

3. Representations of sport : celebrity, stars and heroes

4. Traditions and innovations

5. Gaining meaning from sport : sport and pleasure

6. Gaining meaning from sport : sportsmanship and decorum

7. Gaining meaning from sport : Englishness and isolationism

8. Class, conflict and cohesion

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