Amateurism in British Sport - It Matters Not Who Won Or Lost?

Informationen zum Autor Dilwyn Porter, Stephen Wagg Zusammenfassung In the essays collected here, amateurism, both as ideology and practice, is subject to critical and unsentimental scrutiny, effectively challenging the dominant narrative of more conventional histories of British sport. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Editors’ Foreword, Introduction, 1. The Amateur Body and the Middle-class Man: Work, Health and Style in Victorian Britain, 2. Captains Courageous: Gentlemen Riders in British Horse Racing, 1866-1914, 3. The Ambiguities of Amateurism: English Rugby Union in the Edwardian Era, 4. Revenge of the Crouch End Vampires: The AFA, the FA and English Football’s ‘Great Split’, 1907-14, 5. ‘The Really Good Professional Captain Has Never Been Seen!’: Perceptions of the Amateur/Professional Divide in County Cricket, 1900-39, 6. The Amateur Ideal and British Sports Diplomacy, 1900?1945, 7. Amateurism, Sport and the Left: Amateurism for All Versus Amateur Elitism, 8. Amateurism, Capital and Roger Bannister, 9. ‘I’ll Run Him’: Alf Tupper, Social Class and British Amateurism, 10. ‘Base Mechanic Arms’? British Rowing, Some Ducks and the Shifting Politics of Amateurism, Index

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• Authors: Dilwyn Wagg Porter
• Assisted by: Dilwyn Porter (Editor), Porter Dilwyn (Editor), Stephen Wagg (Editor), Wagg Stephen (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.04.2015
• EAN: 9781138880399
• ISBN: 978-1-138-88039-9
• Subjects: Guides > Sport; Popular Culture, SPORTS & RECREATION / General, Social & cultural history, Sports & outdoor recreation, Social and cultural history, SPORTS & RECREATION / Cultural & Social Aspects, Sports and Active outdoor recreation