Myths and Milestones in the History of Sport

by Stephen Wagg

Book Overview

Notes on Contributors Introduction; S.Wagg The Invention of Sporting Tradition: National myths, Imperial Pasts and the Origins of Australian Rules football; T.Collins From Evil to Expedient: the Legalisation of Professionalism in English Football, 1884-85; D.Russell Peacefully, at Wembley Stadium on 20 April 1974: the Quiet Death of Amateur Football in England; D.Porter Rough Manly Sport and the American Way: Theodore Roosevelt and College Football,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349316938
• ISBN13: 9781349316939
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 315 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"