Sport and English national identity in a 'disunited Kingdom' / edited by Tom Gibbons and Dominic Malcolm.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gibbons, Tom, editor.

Malcolm, Dominic, 1969- editor.

George R. Fink Memorial Fund.

Series:

Routledge research in sport, culture and society ; 76.

Routledge research in sport, culture and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nationalism and sports--England.

Nationalism and sports.

Nationalism and sports--Great Britain.

National characteristics, English.

National characteristics, British.

England.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xi, 219 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.

Summary:

"Given sport's centrality in English society, what role does it play in symbolising contemporary English national identity? This comprehensive study explores the complex set of relationships between sport and what it means to be English in the twenty-first century. The bond between sport and nationalism has long been recognised, but with increasingly vociferous separatist nationalisms threatening the dismantling of the United Kingdom, a closer analysis is timely. Part one addresses key debates regarding English national identity within the specific sporting contexts of association football, cricket, tennis, cycling and rugby. Part two discusses the complex relationship between religion, sport and English national identity as well as the attitudes and experiences of traditionally marginalized groups, including women, minority ethnic groups and disabled people. Part three considers the perspectives of the other UK nations on the link between sport and English national identity. Sport and English National Identity in a 'Disunited Kingdom' is fascinating reading for all those with an interest in the sociology, politics and history of sport, and the study of nations, nationalism and national identity."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Nationalism, the English Question and Sport / Tom Gibbons and Dominic Malcolm

Part I : English or British?

Cricket : The Quintessential English Game? / Dominic Malcolm and Philippa Velija

Is St George Enough? : The relationship between English national identity and football / Tom Gibbons

Tennis in an English Garden Party : Wimbledon, Englishness and British sporting culture / Robert J. Lake

We are just going to draw the raffle numbers : The English history of the cycling time-trial / Tony Rees, Kevin Dixon and Tom Gibbons

Rugby League and the Negotiation of Englishness / Mark Falcous

Part II : Contested Identities and Sport in England

Connecting Englishness, Black and Minoritised Ethnic Communities and Sport : A conceptual framework / Thomas Fletcher and Jim Lusted

England's Lionesses : English women and sport / Ali Bowes

Disabled Athletes as Outsiders to English Sporting National Identity / Stuart Braye, Kevin Dixon and Tom Gibbons

Sport, Religion and English National Identity / Andrew Parker and Nick J. Watson

Part III : Attitudes to England from the Celtic Fringe via Sport

Not a Case of Big Brother Looking Down on Us : Attitudes to England from Northern Ireland via sport / Gareth Mulvenna

Sending Proud Edward's Army tae think again : a Scottish perspective on the quest for an English identity in sport / Stuart Whigham

Anglo-Welsh Football Relations / Martin Johnes

Part IV : Conclusion

English National Identity and Intra-British Relations : Empirical and theoretical reflections / Dominic Malcolm and Tom Gibbons.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George R. Fink Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9781138120594

1138120596

OCLC:

960838886