Sport and the British : a modern history /

'Sport and the British' has long been the standard work on the history of sport in Britain. This second edition provides a complete rewrite of the original text, incorporating new research, and providing an authoritative, accessible, and vivid account of sport as a distinctive and integral...

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Main Author: Holt, Richard, 1948- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Oxford studies in social history.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:'Sport and the British' has long been the standard work on the history of sport in Britain. This second edition provides a complete rewrite of the original text, incorporating new research, and providing an authoritative, accessible, and vivid account of sport as a distinctive and integral part of modern Britain and of 'the British world'.
Item Description:Series statement from print version webpage on publisher's website.
Previous edition: Oxford: Clarendon, 1989.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations.
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780198974192
0198974191
9780192650702
019265070X