Moving the Goalposts - A History of Sport and Society in Britain Since 1945

Zusatztext 'An excellent survey ... extremely valuable. I have not read a book in many years that is more insightful and stimulating.' - Morris Mott! Canadian Journal of History'Those who teach undergraduate modules upon the social and cultural history of sport will welcome this work and have no hesitation in recommending it as the starting point for studying the post-war period but it will also become an essential text for the study of post-war popular culture in Britain.' - Reviews in History Informationen zum Autor Martin Polley is Lecturer in History, King Alfred's University College, Winchester Klappentext "Moving the Goalposts" is a comprehensive survey of sports in Britain since 1945 and examines its place in British culture. The author discusses issues of politics, national identity, gender, class and race, and explores representations of sport in the media. Zusammenfassung Martin Polley provides a survey of sport in Britain since 1945 and examines sport's place in British culture. He discusses issues of class! gender! race! commerce and politics! as well as analysing contemporary sport. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Chapter 1 Sport, politics, and the state; Chapter 2 Sport, the nation, and the world; Chapter 3 Sport, commerce, and sponsorship; Chapter 4 Sport and gender; Chapter 5 Sport, social class, and professional status; Chapter 6 Sport and ethnicity; conclustion Conclusion;

Product details

• Authors: Martin Polley, Polley Martin
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.01.1998
• EAN: 9780415142168
• ISBN: 978-0-415-14216-8
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > General, dictionaries, handbooks, yearbooks, history; Humanities, art, music > History; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, European History, HISTORY / General, SPORTS & RECREATION / History, British & Irish history, Sports & outdoor recreation, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, History and Archaeology, Sports and Active outdoor recreation