Sport and the making of Britain

Sport and the making of BritainThe British love of sport is legendary. In this lively and stimulating book Derek Birley looks at the part it played in shaping British society. The book traces the development of sporting conventions from medieval chivalry to modern notions of sportsmanship and fair play. Particular sports from hunting and the tournament to ball games and athletics are shown against the social background of the emerging nation. The first laws of favourite pastimes

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Organised as a series of thematic chapters

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This book explores how popular film and television genres frame our understanding of on-screen performance

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this book explores connections between Irish cinematic storytellers and their British and American colleagues

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