British World and the Five Rings Essays in British Imperialism and the Modern Olympic Movement

The British World and the Five Rings constitutes the first history of the former British Empire's engagement with the Olympic Games. It focuses not only on Britain and her Dominions, but on the Empire as a whole.

This book was published as a special issue of Sport in Society.

Info autore

Erik Nielsen is a lecturer in the Department of Modern History, Politics and International Relations at Macquarie University (Australia). He is the author of Sport and the British World, 1900-1930: Amateurism and National Identity in Australasia and Beyond (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014).

Matthew P. Llewellyn is an Associate Professor of Kinesiology at the California State University, Fullerton, co-director of the Centre for the Socio-Cultural Sport and Olympic Research, associate editor of the Journal of Sport History, and the author of numerous books and journal articles on the history of sport.

Riassunto

The British World and the Five Rings constitutes the first history of the former British Empire’s engagement with the Olympic Games. It focuses not only on Britain and her Dominions, but on the Empire as a whole. This book was published as a special issue of Sport in Society.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Erik Llewellyn Nielsen, Erik (Macquarie University Nielsen
• Con la collaborazione di: Erik Nielsen (Editore), Matthew Llewellyn (Editore), Llewellyn Matthew (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 15.03.2016
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > XX° secolo (fino al 1945); Guide e manuali > Sport > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie, manuali, annuari
• EAN: 9781138909588
• ISBN: 978-1-138-90958-8
• Numero di pagine: 134
• Serie: Sport in the Global Society - Historical perspectives
• Categorie: European History, British Empire, HISTORY / Europe / General, 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, SPORTS & RECREATION / Olympics & Paralympics, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Colonialism & imperialism, British & Irish history, Colonialism and imperialism, Olympic & Paralympic games, Olympic and Paralympic games