Title May the best man win : sport, masculinity, and nationalism in Great Britain and the Empire, 1880-1935 / Patrick F. McDevitt.

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Location	Call No.	Status	OPAC Message	Public Note	Gift Note
Moore Stacks	GV706.35 .M38 2004	Available	---

Edition	1st ed.
Description	ix, 179 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-174) and index.
Contents	Gender and imperial sport -- Strong men, free men: Gaelic team sports and Irish Masculinity -- The king of sports: polo in late Victorian and Edwardian India -- May the best white man win: boxing, race, and masculinity -- Defending white manhood: the bodyline affair in England and Australia -- Black skin in white flannel: the West Indies join the bodyline fray -- Conclusions: sport, masculinity, and nationalism.
Subject	Sports and state -- Great Britain.
	Sports and state.
	Great Britain.
	Nationalism and sports -- Great Britain.
	Nationalism and sports.
	Masculinity.
	Masculinity.
	Great Britain -- Colonies -- Race relations.
	Colonies.
	Race relations.
ISBN	1403965528