Sport and Ireland
Author | : Paul Rouse |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 390 |
Release | : 2015 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780198745907 |
ISBN-13 | : 0198745907 |
Rating | : 4/5 (907 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Sport and Ireland by : Paul Rouse
Download or read book Sport and Ireland written by Paul Rouse and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first history of sport in Ireland, locating the history of sport within Irish political, social, and cultural history, and within the global history of sport. It studies the relationship between sport and national identity, how sport influences policy-making in modern states, and the ways in which sport has been colonized by the media.