Peter J Beck

Scoring for Britain

International Football and International Politics, 1900-1939

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This work studies the links between international football and politics in Britain between 1900 and 1939. It shows how the British government saw sport as an instrument of policy and cultural propaganda.

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This study considers the nature and development of linkages between international football and politics in Britain between 1900 and 1939.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. April 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 160mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 463g
• ISBN-13: 9780714644547
• ISBN-10: 0714644544
• Artikelnr.: 22301974

Autorenporträt

Peter J. Beck

Inhaltsangabe

The Daily Telegraph -" an interesting volume "
Woking News and Mail- "The scope of Becks book is extraordinary....Beck,
who went to the same grammar school as Des Lynam, has created a history
that will fascinate academics, anoraks and fans alike, whether in the
library, in the armchair or on the terraces.;
The Independent comment page
Four Four Two - see file
LSE Magazine - book details
Association of Sports Historians- "Following on in the series in which Tony
Collins" award winning book was published we now have an excellently
researched book by Peter Beck.This book is about the football side and is
splendid, if a heavy, read."
World Soccer- " hidden away are some nuggets that should make the book
required reading for all those who have, at any time, written or compiled
World Cup histories."
Surrey/Richmond/Esher & Cobham/Chessington & Hook Comet- see file
FIFA Website- see file
Choice- "A thoroughly researched and documented examination of the
political meaning and significance of sport."
The Sports Historian, Vol 19, No 2, Nov 99
"This book will undoubtedly be the primary political study of this area for
the foreseeable future. As such it makes another worthwhile contribution to
Cass"s "Sport in the Global Society" series.