..". raises serious and urgent questions about the relationship between sport and the configurations of power in contemporary British society, and represents an overdue and welcome intervention in the field." Stuart Hall
..". richly detailed with masses of examples of what sport is and has been in our past." City Limits
..". raises serious and urgent questions about the relationship between sport and the configurations of power in contemporary British society, and rep...
On his tenth birthday Stephen Oakley received from his grandfather William an unusual present: eight roughly carved chess pieces, along with the story of their origin. It was the only time in their close relationship that William mentioned his time in the trenches and it made a deep impression on Stephen. A few months later William died -- but not before he had laid a trail of presents, each with a powerful story, which would be delivered to his grandson every tenth year. When young journalist Emily Wray stumbles on this story she decides to drip feed it to her readers day by day, building...
On his tenth birthday Stephen Oakley received from his grandfather William an unusual present: eight roughly carved chess pieces, along with the story...
