SPORT AND THE MAKING OF BRITAIN

A study into the part played by sport in shaping British society throughout history, from hunting and the tournament to athletics and ball-games and examining factors such as 'gentlemen and players' in cricket, the public school games cult, amateur purity in rowing, the middle-class discovery of tennis and golf and the 'north-south divide' in football.

8vo. 358pp. Paperback. Very good condition.

Date

1993

Publisher

Manchester: Manchester Univiersity Press

Author

Derek BIRLEY

£9.00 (Code: 81589)

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