1st Edition
Sport and the English, 1918-1939 Between the Wars
200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
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 Sprot: Englishness and Isolationism 8. Class, Conflict and Cohesion. Conclusion
Biography
Mike Huggins, Jack Williams
