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The people's game : the history of football revisited

Title
The people's game : the history of football revisited / James Walvin.
Author
Walvin, James.
Publication
Edinburgh : Mainstream, 2000.

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Description
224 pages; 20 cm
Summary
First published in 1975, this 2nd edition has been completely rewritten to incorporate the findings of scholars and writers on the game over the past 20 years. It is a revealing account of football, and of broader social changes in the 20th century.
Series Statement
Mainstream sport
Uniform Title
Mainstream sport.
Subject
  • Soccer > History
  • Soccer > Great Britain > History
  • Soccer
  • Fußball
  • Great Britain
  • Großbritannien
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The people's game revisited -- Pre-industrial football -- The public schools and football -- The rise of working-class football -- Football to 1914 -- Britain's most durable export -- The insular game, 1915-1939 -- Leisure in austerity, 1939-1952 -- More prosperous times -- Disasters and renewal.
ISBN
  • 1840183225
  • 9781840183221
OCLC
  • ocm59414148
  • 59414148
  • SCSB-1132222
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library