TY - BOOK AU - Cox, Richard William AU - Vamplew, Wray AU - Jarvie, Grant TI - Encyclopedia of British sport SN - 1576073726 U1 - GV605 .E53 2000eb PY - 2000/// CY - Oxford ; Santa Barbara, Calif. PB - ABC-CLIO KW - Sports - Great Britain - Encyclopedias KW - Athletics - Great Britain - Encyclopedias KW - Sports athl�etiques - Grande-Bretagne - Encyclop�edies KW - SPORTS & RECREATION - History KW - Athletics KW - Sports KW - Sport KW - Sports - Grande-Bretagne - Encyclop�edies KW - Great Britain KW - Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittanni�e en Noord-Ierland N1 - eBooks on EBSCOhost All EBSCO eBooks Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=56927 ER -