Moving the Goalposts: A History of Sport and Society in Britain since 1945 / Edition 1

by Martin Polley

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415142175
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/08/1998
Pages:	252
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Martin Polley is Lecturer in History, King Alfred's University College, Winchester

Table of Contents

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;

Editorial Reviews

'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

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