Rule Britannia: Nationalism, Identity and the Modern Olympic Games

ISBN-13: 9780415663908 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 232 str.

Matthew P. Llewellyn

Opis

This book uncovers Britain's early Olympic involvement, revealing how the British public, media, and leading governmental officials were strongly opposed to international Olympic competition. It explores how the British Olympic Association focused on three main factorsin the midst of widespread national opposition.

Spis treści

1. Prologue: An Indifferent Beginning  2. Lighting the Olympic Flame  3. A British Olympics  4. The Battle of Shepherds Bush  5. "A Tale of National Disaster"  6. The Empire Savers  7. "Olympic Games are an International Farce"  8. "Olympic Games Doomed"  9. The Curse of the Shamateur  10. Epilogue: Britannia Overruled

O autorze

Matthew P. Llewellyn is an assistant professor in the department of Kinesiology atCalifornia State University, Fullerton. His work has appeared in a number of leading academic publications including the International Journal of the History of Sport, Journal of Sport History, Olympika: The International Journal of Olympic Studies, and Contemporary British History. He earned a Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University in the History and Philosophy of Sport.