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Encyclopedia of British sport / edited by Richard Cox, Grant Jarvie and Wray Vamplew.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Oxford ; Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, 2000Description: 1 online resource (xxxvi, 463 pages) : illustrationsISBN:
  • 1576073726
  • 9781576073728
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • GV605 .E53 2000eb
Online resources: Summary: Article Abstract: 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.
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Article Abstract: 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.