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Sport in Capitalist Society: A Short History

Tony Collins - History - 2013 - 373 pages
Why are the Olympic Games the driving force behind a clampdown on civil liberties? What makes sport an unwavering ally of nationalism and militarism? Is sport the new opiate of ...
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How Football Began: A Global History of How the World's Football Codes Were Born

Tony Collins - Sports & Recreation - 2018 - 299 pages
This ambitious and fascinating history considers why, in the space of sixty years between 1850 and 1910, football grew from a marginal and unorganised activity to become the ...
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Pay Up and Play the Game: Professional Sport in Britain, 1875-1914

Wray Vamplew - Business & Economics - 2004 - 420 pages
This 1988 book presents an analysis of the emergence of mass spectator sport during the years prior to World War I.
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Encyclopedia of British Football

Richard William Cox, Dave Russell, Wray Vamplew - History - 2002 - 408 pages
This reference work aims to provide sports enthusiasts, journalists, librarians, students and scholars with an authorative source of information on a comprehensive range of ...
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Encyclopedia of British Horseracing

Wray Vamplew, Joyce Kay - Horse racing - 2005 - 388 pages
This innovative approach to the history of British horse racing is a unique source of information. As well a comprehensive guide to traditional themes, the Encyclopedia ...
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Encyclopedia of British Football

Richard William Cox, Dave Russell, Wray Vamplew - History - 2002 - 404 pages
This reference work aims to provide sports enthusiasts, journalists, librarians, students and scholars with an authorative source of information on a comprehensive range of ...
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