Sport and Politics in Modern Britain: The Road to 2012
Author:   Kevin Jefferys (University of Plymouth, Plymouth)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Pages:   328
Publication Date:   25 June 2012
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Author:   Kevin Jefferys (University of Plymouth, Plymouth)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.418kg
ISBN:  

9780230291874


ISBN 10:   0230291872
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   25 June 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction Sport and Politics in Austerity Britain, 1945-51 Britain in the World of Sport,1951-59 The Impact of the Wolfenden Report, 1960-64 Creating and Running the Sports Council, 1964-67 'Ballyhoo' about Sport in the Late 1960s Battling for 'Sport and Recreation' in the 1970s The Olympics and International Sport The 1980s: 'Years of Concern' Raising the Game, 1990-97 Regions and Localities New Labour and Sport, 1997-2010 Epilogue: Towards 2012 Chronology of Main Events Notes Select Bibliography Index.

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'A timely and impressive book that will become essential reading on many Sport History and British Politics courses.' - Martin Polley, University of Southampton, UK


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KEVIN JEFFERYS Professor of Contemporary History at Plymouth University, UK. His publications include works of political history such as Retreat from New Jerusalem: British Politics, 1951-1964 (in the British Studies series), and he has also published articles on sporting themes in the journals Sport in History and the International Journal of the History of Sport.

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