Moving the goalposts : a history of sport and society since 1945 / Martin Polley.
By: Polley, Martin
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Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 306.483 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00075155 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Martin Polley provides a survey of sport in Britain since 1945 and examines sport's place in British culture. He discusses issues of class, gender, race, commerce and politics, as well as analysing contemporary sport.
Bibliography: (pages 204-222) and index.
Introduction -- Sport, politics and the state -- Sport, the nation and the world -- Sport, commerce and sponsorship -- Sport and gender -- Sport, social class and professional status -- Sport and ethnicity -- Conclusion.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Acknowledgements (p. ix)
- Abbreviations (p. xi)
- Introduction (p. 1)
- Chapter 1 Sport, Politics, and the State (p. 12)
- Chapter 2 Sport, the Nation, and the World (p. 35)
- Chapter 3 Sport, Commerce, and Sponsorship (p. 63)
- Chapter 4 Sport and Gender (p. 85)
- Chapter 5 Sport, Social Class, and Professional Status (p. 111)
- Chapter 6 Sport and Ethnicity (p. 135)
- Conclusion (p. 160)
- Notes (p. 172)
- Bibliography (p. 204)
- Index (p. 223)