Sport and the making of Britain Laurence A. Rickels

Sport and the making of Britain Laurence A. RickelsThe 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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