Sport and Politics in Modern Britain: The Road to 2012

by Kevin Jefferys

Sport has a huge social and cultural significance in contemporary Britain. This insightful study provides the first exploration of the causes and consequences of the increased interaction between sport and the state since 1945.

Kevin Jefferys sets policy towards sport within the evolving socio-political context of post-war Britain and balances an appreciation of continuity and change from the 'austerity Games' of 1948 through to the multi-billion...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230291872
• ISBN13: 9780230291874
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"