British sport a social history
A primary text giving an overview of British sporting development has become increasingly necessary for the general reader as well as the growing number of students studying Sport and Physical Education courses at colleges and universities. Due to his work over many years on preindustrial sport, Den...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Cambridge
Lutterworth u.a.
1992
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | A primary text giving an overview of British sporting development has become increasingly necessary for the general reader as well as the growing number of students studying Sport and Physical Education courses at colleges and universities. Due to his work over many years on preindustrial sport, Dennis Brailsford was perhaps the only specialist in this field who could tackle this sort of survey. This survey presents the whole history of British sport, from the Middle Ages to the present day Moving beyond a chronological record, this account places sport within the wider context of British life, examining its social, political, financial and international implications. The roles and styles of play that have marked the varying stages of British social history are discussed, and their influence on our contemporary experience made clear. Significant changes in the total sporting picture are identified, and the reader is invited to participate by concentrating on how local experience contributes to our national appreciation of the sporting panorama. From the knightly sports of jousting and hunting to the role of the media in modern play, this is a fascinating insight into our sporting past and present |
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| Beschreibung: | 146 S. zahlr. Ill. |
| ISBN: | 0718828089 0-7188-2808-9 |