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Moving the goalposts : a history of sport and society since 1945 / Martin Polley.

By: Polley, Martin, 1965-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 1998Description: xii, 236 p. ; 23 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0415142164 (v) (hbk); 0415142172 (m) (pbk).Subject(s): Sports -- Social aspects -- Great Britain | Sports -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century | Sports and state -- Great BritainDDC classification: 306.483
Contents:
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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 306.483 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00075155
Total holds: 0

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)

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