Encyclopedia of British sport
by Richard William Cox , Wray Vamplew , Grant Jarvie
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First published: 2000
1 language
ISBN: 9781576073728
Description
This overview of sport in Britain, from its earliest origins to the end of the 20th century, includes A-Z entries on sports, organizations and events. The volume provides outline histories of each sport and identifies key organizations, individuals, famous clubs, major competitions, events, venues and incidents. It also looks at key concepts, themes and terminology, and covers such topics as drugs, crowd behaviour, amateurism, handicapping and fairplay, plus sport in film, literature and painting.
