Sport, Sectarianism and Society in a Divided Ireland

This text examines the political nature of sport and leisure in Northern Ireland as an (often overlooked) aspect of the divided community. The politics of partition are integral to the rivalry between clubs, to the support the clubs receive, and even to the very choice of games played and watched.

About the author

John Sugden

Product details

• Authors: Bairner Alan, John Sugden, Sugden John
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.1995
• EAN: 9780718500184
• ISBN: 978-0-7185-0018-4
• No. of pages: 160
• Weight: 270 g
• Illustrations: references
• Series: Sport, Politics & Culture S.
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > General, dictionaries, handbooks, yearbooks, history; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, SPORTS & RECREATION / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Social groups, Northern Ireland, Politics & government, Sports & outdoor recreation, Sport: general, Politics and government, Social groups, communities and identities