This wide-ranging analysis of the key themes and developments in sports history provides an accessible introduction to the topic. The book examines sports history on a global scale, exploring the relationship between sports history and topics such as modernization, globalization, identity, gender and the media.

'[A]n excellent introduction for those who want to immerse themselves in sports history. It presents a generous smorgasbord of perspectives and approaches.' - Hans Bolling, idrottsforum.org

About the Author
JEFFREY HILL is Emeritus Professor of Historical and Cultural Studies at De Montfort University, UK, where he was previously Director of the International Centre for Sport, History and Culture. He is the author of Sport, Leisure and Culture in Twentieth Century Britain (Palgrave Macmillan, 2002) and Sport and the Literary Imagination (Peter Lang, 2006).


Reviews
'[A]n excellent introduction for those who want to immerse themselves in sports history. It presents a generous smorgasbord of perspectives and approaches.' - Hans Bolling, idrottsforum.org



Book Information
ISBN 9781403987914
Author Emeritus Professor Jeffrey Hill
Format Paperback
Page Count 196
Imprint Red Globe Press
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 279g