Scoring for Britain : international football and international politics, 1900-1939 / Peter J. Beck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beck, Peter (Peter J.)

Series:

Sport in the global society ; 9.

Sport in the global society, 1368-9789 ; vol. [9]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soccer--Political aspects--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Soccer.

Soccer--Social aspects--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Nationalism and sports--Great Britain.

Nationalism and sports.

Soccer--Social aspects.

History.

Soccer--Political aspects.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xii, 306 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; Portland, OR. : F. Cass, 1999.

Contents:

1. Introduction: Eleven Footballers Do a 'Good Job' for Britain in Germany, May 1938 1

2. Presenting Britain as a Great Nation on the World's Screen through International Football 17

3. Conquering the World through Football: 1900-18 50

4. Responding to 'New Developments' in International Sport after 1919 79

5. 'Football by Order of the Foreign Office'? The 1920s 101

6. '"To Intervene in International Football, or Not to Intervene?", That is the Question': The Early 1930s 130

7. 'The Greatest ever Triumph of the "Keep Politics Out of Sport" Brigade'? England versus Germany, 1935 173

8. Footballing Examples of British Propaganda as it Should, and Should Not, Be: The Mid to Late 1930s 213

9. Britain's 'Football Ambassadors' Perform Work of 'National Importance': The Late 1930s 238

10. Conclusion: 'Good Kicking is Good Politics' 272.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 286-300) and index.

ISBN:

071464899X

0714644544

OCLC:

40120086