This book gives a fascinating history of the English experience of sport, following its development through the centuries from its earliest beginnings in social
A fascinating history of the English experience of sport, from its earliest beginnings in social play and pastimes, via its adoption as an alternative to the cl
This lively and deeply researched history - the first of its kind - goes beyond the great names and moments to explain how British sport has changed since 1800,
LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE ‘The greatest story in English sport told beautifully by one of its greatest writers’ Gary Lin
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, commer