Sport the English, 1918-1939: Between the Wars | 
 enlarge | Authors: Mike Huggins, Jack Williams
Publisher: Routledge
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 3543769
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
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Pages: 185
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.6
ISBN: 0415331854
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.094209041
EAN: 9780415331852
ASIN: 0415331854
Publication Date: January 13, 2006
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Sport and the English, 1918-1939 is a comprehensive, accessible and innovative analysis of sport as an expression of the values and social relations of a nation. Bringing the central place of sport in English life between the wars into sharp focus, this insightful history provides us with a fresh perspective on issues of gender, class, religion and identity, and ideas of morality, continuity and change.
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
- tradition and change in sport and in society
- gaining meaning from sport: the pursuit of pleasure, a moral code, and ideas of Englishness
- class, social conflict and social cohesion
This original and lucid study is ideal for students of sport and social history, and anyone with an interest in the social role of sport.
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