Games obsessed the Victorian and Edwardian public schools. The obsession has become known as athleticism. This is a study of the games ethos which dominate the lives of many Victorian and Edwardian public schoolboys.
Games obsessed the Victorian and Edwardian public schools. The obsession has become known as athleticism. This is a study of the games ethos which dom...
2001 North American Society for Sports History Book of the Year
This volume studies the formative period of racing between 1790 and 1914. This was a time when, despite the opposition of a respectable minority, attendance at horse races, betting on horses, or reading about racing increasingly became central leisure activities of much of British society.
2001 North American Society for Sports History Book of the Year
This volume studies the formative period of racing between 1790...
World football has undergone unprecedented change over the past decade. On the field, the richest European clubs have retained their pre-eminence, but with multinational playing squads backed up by global marketing industries. Club ownership rests increasingly with impersonal shareholders, rather than local business figures. Domestic and international football competitions are being transformed by the financial power of the mass media. The world's top players are paid far more than their peers from previous eras. This volume covers a wide range of topical issues which football players, fans...
World football has undergone unprecedented change over the past decade. On the field, the richest European clubs have retained their pre-eminence, but...
