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Martin Polley
Moving the Goalposts [PDF ebook]
A History of Sport and Society in Britain since 1945

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Martin Polley provides a survey of sport in Britain since 1945 and examines sport’s place in British culture. He discusses issues of class, gender, race, commerce and politics, as well as analysing contemporary sport.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 248 ● ISBN 9781134766895 ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2002 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2573202 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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