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Sport and the English, 1918-1939 / Mike Huggins and Jack Williams.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Huggins, Mike.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sports--Social aspects--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Sports.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (201 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Routledge, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A thorough, innovative yet entertaining and readable analysis of sport as an expression of the values and social relations of a nation. Covering the years between the two World Wars, the central place of sport in English life is brought into sharp focus, providing insight into issues of gender, class, religion and locality, ideas of morality, continuity and change, and what it meant to be English during this pivotal time. Themes include: the nature of sport and its place in national life how sport was portrayed in the media and through the sports stars of the age
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 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; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-177) and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-415-33185-4
- 1-134-32197-X
- 1-280-41426-X
- 9786610414260
- 0-203-39802-5
- 9780203398029
- OCLC:
- 475975097
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