Description
A brand new Pocket Guide which charts the concise history of sport in Wales since 1800. The book locates the character and structure of sport within the wider social, political and economic context that shaped it.
About the Author
Martin Johnes is Reader in History at Swansea University.
Reviews
'This overview of sport in Wales is a valuable and most welcome addition to the 'Pocket Guide' series and succeeds in being both readable and thought-provoking...The strength of the volume is the author's ability to contextualize sport with reference to the political, social, economic and cultural history of Wales...provides a valuable discussion of the role of sport in 'forging a wider popular sense of Welsh nationhood' It is a remarkable and admirable achievement'. Planet
Book Information
ISBN 9780708319468
Author Martin Johnes
Format Paperback
Page Count 144
Imprint University of Wales Press
Publisher University of Wales Press
Weight(grams) 227g
About the Author
Martin Johnes is Reader in History at Swansea University.
Reviews
'This overview of sport in Wales is a valuable and most welcome addition to the 'Pocket Guide' series and succeeds in being both readable and thought-provoking...The strength of the volume is the author's ability to contextualize sport with reference to the political, social, economic and cultural history of Wales...provides a valuable discussion of the role of sport in 'forging a wider popular sense of Welsh nationhood' It is a remarkable and admirable achievement'. Planet
Book Information
ISBN 9780708319468
Author Martin Johnes
Format Paperback
Page Count 144
Imprint University of Wales Press
Publisher University of Wales Press
Weight(grams) 227g
