Sport and the Home Front: Wartime Britain at Play, 1939-45

ISBN-13: 9780367229245 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 334 str.

Matthew Taylor

Opis

Sport and the Home Front contributes in significant and original ways to our understanding of the social and cultural history of the Second World War. It explores the complex and contested treatment of sport in government policy, media representations and the everyday lives of wartime citizens

Spis treści

Introduction;  1. Sport, the Government and Civilian Morale;  2. Carrying On? Sports Clubs in Wartime;  3. Sport, Space and Locality;  4. Work, Fitness and Play;  5. Sport and Everyday Life in Wartime;  6. Broadcasting Wartime Sport;  7. Sport, War and Nation;  Conclusion;  Bibliography

O autorze

Matthew Taylor is Professor of History at De Montfort University, UK.