Myths and milestones in the history of sport

Myths and milestones in the history of sport

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The conventional history of sport, as conveyed by television and the sports press, has thrown up a great many apparent turning points, but knowledge of these apparently defining moments is often slight. This book offers readable, in-depth studies of a series of these watersheds in sport history and of the circumstances in which they came about. STEPHEN WAGG is Professor of Sport and Society at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK. He previously taught at the Universities of Leicester and Roehampton. He has written widely on sport and his books include, co-edited with David Andrews, 'East Plays West: Sport and the Cold War' (2007). INDICE: Notes on Contributors - Introduction; 'S.Wagg' - The Invention of Sporting Tradition: National myths, Imperial Pasts and the Origins of Australian Rules football; 'T.Collins - 'From Evil to Expedient: the Legalisation of Professionalism in English Football, 1884-85; 'D.Russell' - Peacefully, at Wembley Stadium on 20 April 1974: the Quiet Death of Amateur Football in England; 'D.Porter - 'Rough Manly Sport and the American Way: Theodore Roosevelt and College Football, 1905; 'M.Oriard' - Baseball, Invented Tradition, and Nationalistic Spirit; 'G.Gems' - 'Her Dainty Strength': Suzanne Lenglen, Wimbledon and the Coming of Female Sport Celebrity; 'S.Wagg' - Before and After 1968: Reconsidering the Introduction of Drug Testing in the Olympic Games; 'I.Ritchie - 'The 'Revolt of the Black Athlete': Tommie Smith and John Carlos's 1968 Black Power Salute Reconsidered; 'M.Smith' - The D'Oliveira Affair: Cricket, 'Race' and Politics; 'R.Steen - 'The Physical Activism of Billie Jean King; 'J.Schultz - 'John L. Sullivan: The Champion of All Champions; 'E.J.Gorn' - The 'Packer Affair' and the Early Marriage of Television and Sport; 'D.L.Andrews' & 'A.D.Grainger' - All these Years of Hurt: Culture, Pedagogy and '1966' as a Site of National Myths; 'M.L.Silk' & 'J.Francombe' - The 1960 Rome Summer Olympics: Birth of a New World?; 'B.Keys - ' -

  • ISBN: 978-0-230-24125-1
  • Editorial: Palgrave MacM
  • Encuadernacion: Cartoné
  • Páginas: 328
  • Fecha Publicación: 07/10/2011
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés