Gary James

The emergence of footballing cultures

Manchester, 1840-1919

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Produktbeschreibung

This study of Manchester football during the period 1840 to 1919, by leading sports historian Gary James, contextualises the sportâ s emergence, development and establishment through to its position as the cityâ s leading team sport, and identifies the communities who developed football. -- .

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Juli 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 550g
• ISBN-13: 9781526114471
• ISBN-10: 152611447X
• Artikelnr.: 55886049

Autorenporträt

Gary James was a staff organizer based in New York City for the National Welfare Rights Organization (NWRO) from 1965 to 1971. In addition to being a role player in the civil rights movement under the umbrella of the liberal wing of the Democratic Party, he enjoyed a colorful political career as a leader of the grassroots activist wing of the Republican Party beginning in the 1980s. The story line and subtext of Black Politics 2.0 is experientially based and offers a perspective of an expert witness as well as a role player. This is his fifth book.

Inhaltsangabe

List of figures List of tables Acknowledgements Manchester map
Introduction 1 Folk football and early activity 2 Origins 3 The earliest
club 4 Footballing communities 5 Formation of clubs 6 Organisation and
competition 7 Football as a business 8 Identity 9 Scandal and rights 10 A
strained relationship 11 School, work and leisure Conclusion Index