The first book of its kind; this lively history of British sport since 1800 goes beyond a few great names and moments to explain how sports have changed; what they have meant to ordinary people; and reveals what is especially distinctive about British sport in particular. The British were innovators in abandoning traditional; often brutal; sports; and in establishing a code of "fair play;" which spread throughout the late Victorian Empire. They were also pioneers in popular sports and in the promotion of organized commercial spectator events; with the accompanying rise of professionalism.
#198860 in Books 2014-07-19 2014-08-02Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 10.00 x 1.69 x 6.76l; .0 #File Name: 190916612X738 pages
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