| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 200 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of contributors; Introduction; Sport and national identity in contemporary England; 'Your boys took one hell of a beating!' English football and British decline, c.1950 80; 'Every day when I wake up I thank the Lord I'm Welsh': Sport and national identity in post-war Wales; 'Cry for Us, Argentina': Sport and national identity in late twentieth-century Scotland; Who are the boys in green? Irish identity and soccer in the Republic of Ireland; 'One Nation, One Soul, One Dream, One Goal?' Sport and national identity in South Africa. |
| Summary |
This book provides a broad range of international case-studies to examine how sport has helped to shape national identities, and how national cultures have shaped contemporary sport. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Nationalism and sports -- History -- 20th century.
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Nationalism and sports. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Sports -- Social aspects -- History -- 20th century.
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Sports -- Social aspects. |
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Sports. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Smith, Adrian, 1952-
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Porter, Dilwyn, 1947-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Sport and national identity in the post-war world. London ; New York : Routledge, 2004 0415283019 (DLC) 2003066687 (OCoLC)53183423 |
| ISBN |
0203642848 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9780203642849 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9781134456932 (electronic book) |
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113445693X (electronic book) |
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0415283000 |
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0415283019 (paperback) |
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9780415283007 |
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9780415283014 |
| Standard No. |
XA740237 |
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