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'An intriguing look at the problematic relationship sport has with alcohol.'The Bookseller'Packed with informative and entertaining detail [and] written with exemplary clarity.'The Guardian Weekend'This study is recommended for all students and scholars of the history and culture of sports.'Choice'Unputdownably fascinating [and] original, not to say intoxicating.'The Guardian Sport Section'Tony Collins and Wray Vamplew have left no stone unturned, nor glass undrained, in their researches ... A thoughtful and thought-provoking book.'Programme Monthly and Football Collectable'The chronological range of the book is impressive ... Equally laudable is the author's ability to use a vast array of archival sources, from sporting records, brewary accounts, government reports and social commentary, to contextualize the sport-alcohol relationship within awide range of political, social and economic histories ... In Mud Sweat and Beers, an approach is found that champions the

'An intriguing look at the problematic relationship sport has with alcohol.' The Bookseller 'Packed with informative and entertaining detail [and] written with exemplary clarity.' The Guardian Weekend 'This study is recommended for all students and scholars of the history and culture of sports.' Choice 'Unputdownably fascinating [and] original, not to say intoxicating.' The Guardian Sport Section 'Tony Collins and Wray Vamplew have left no stone unturned, nor glass undrained, in their researches ... A thoughtful and thought-provoking book.' Programme Monthly and Football Collectable 'The chronological range of the book is impressive ... Equally laudable is the author's ability to use a vast array of archival sources, from sporting records, brewary accounts, government reports and social commentary, to contextualize the sport-alcohol relationship within awide range of political, social and economic histories ... In Mud Sweat and Beers, an approach is found that champions the

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Tony Collins is Research Fellow, International Centre for Sports History and Culture, De Montfort University. Wray Vamplew is Research Professor, University of Stirling.

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