Sport and Politics in Modern Britain

Sport and Politics in Modern Britain
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Publisher : Red Globe Press
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ISBN-10 : 9780230291874
ISBN-13 : 0230291872
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Book Synopsis Sport and Politics in Modern Britain by : Kevin Jefferys

Download or read book Sport and Politics in Modern Britain written by Kevin Jefferys and published by Red Globe Press. This book was released on 2012-06-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kevin Jefferys provides the first comprehensive historical account of the greatly increased interaction between sport and politics in Britain since World War Two. Jefferys sets sport within the changing socio-political context and balances an appreciation of continuity and change from the London Olympics of 1948 to those of 2012.


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