Jonathan Duke-Evans (Independent scholar )

An English Tradition?

The History and Significance of Fair Play

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Produktbeschreibung

The history of fair play in Britain from earliest times to the present, asking whether it is in fact a British, or alternatively an English, characteristic at all - and if so, whether fair play still matters today?

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 464
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Januar 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 165mm x 42mm
• Gewicht: 734g
• ISBN-13: 9780192859990
• ISBN-10: 0192859994
• Artikelnr.: 64822838

Autorenporträt

Jonathan Duke-Evans received his doctorate in history from Oxford University in 1981 with a thesis on radical political theory and practice in the early 18th century. He made his career in the Civil Service, working in the Home Office, the Cabinet Office, and the Ministry of Defence. He was awarded a Harkness Fellowship in 1989, taking a Master's degree at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. This is his first book.

Inhaltsangabe

* Preface
* 1: Introduction: The Problem of Fair Play
* 2: What Do We Mean When We Talk About Fair Play?
* 3: Fair Play: The History of a Phrase
* 4: Classical Perspectives
* 5: Christianity and Chivalry
* 6: Fair Play in Pre-industrial Britain: Law, Politics, Religion and
Class
* 7: Fair Play - The Popular Strand
* 8: The Rise of the Gentleman
* 9: The Realm Beyond England
* 10: The Great Appropriation
* 11: The Expanding Circle
* 12: The Wider World
* 13: Fair Play in the 20th Century and Beyond
* 14: Conclusion: Fair Play and the British
* Appendix 1: Quantifying the Use of 'Fair Play'
* Appendix 2: Fair Play Quotients for Teams playing 15 or more Matches
at World Cup Finals, 1930 to date