Sports History: A Practical Guide

ISBN-13: 9781403940742 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 208 str.

Martin Polley

Opis

Sports History is designed to help students new to this area of study by providing them with guidance on the ideas, theories and methods that they need in order to excel as sports historians. Using examples from many sports and academic traditions, and featuring a glossary and many practical exercises and activities, this essential introduction will help students become more sophisticated and professional in their engagement with sports history.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements.- Introduction.- What is Sports History?.- The Presence of the Past in Contemporary Sport.- Sport and Historiography.- Reading Sports History.- Primary Evidence.- Primary Sources in Sports History 1.- Primary Sources in Sports History 2.- Developing Your Own Sports History Project.- Conclusion.- Glossary.- Further Reading and Resources.- Index.

O autorze

MARTIN POLLEY is Senior Lecturer in Sport at the University of Southampton, UK. He is the author of Routledge's bestselling sports history textbook Moving the Goalposts: A History of Sport and Society since 1945 (1998), and editor of the five-volume The History of Sport in Britain, 1880-1914 (2004).

Visit Martin Polley's blog at: www.palgrave.typepad.com/polley

Blurb

Why should we study the history of sport? What primary sources do sports historians use? How can you make your own sports history work more sophisticated and professional?

If you are studying sport or history, and are looking for a deeper appreciation of the ideas and methods involved in the historical study of sport, then this book is essential reading. Through themed chapters, Martin Polley explores:

- the nature of sports history
- the importance of the past in contemporary sport
- the types of primary evidence that sports historians use.

With numerous practical exercises designed to bring sports history to life, a glossary and extensive guidance to further resources, this indispensable book will enhance your understanding and enjoyment of sports history.