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Book Reviews

Book Reviews

Pages 169-201 | Published online: 14 Dec 2009
 

Abstract

Derek Birley, Sport And The Making Of Britain (Manchester University Press 1993) Pp. 388, Isbn 0-7190-3759-X; Land Of Sport And Glory: Sport And British Society 1887-1910 (Manchester University Press 1995) Pp.287, Isbn 0-7190-4495-2; Playing The Game: Sport And British Society, 1910-45 (Manchester: Manchester University Press 1995), Pp. 342, Isbn 0-7190-4497-9. Reviewed by Richard Holt

Douglas Booth, The Race Game. Sport And Politics In South Africa (London: Frank Cass, 1998), Pp Xxi + 250. £17.50. Isbn 0-7146-4354-8. Reviewed by Mike Cronin

John Nauright,Sport, Cultures and Identities in South Africa (London: Leicester University Press, 1997), pp x + 214. ISBN 0-7185-0072-5. Reviewed by Mike Cronin

Stephen Fisher, Editor, The Erratics: The Glory Decade To 1994, (Exeter: University Of Exeter Staff Cricket Club, 1997), Pp. Xi + 163, Isbn 0-9512356-1-3. Reviewed by Jack Williams

Rob Hess & Bob Stewart, More Than A Game: An Unauthorised History Of Australian Rules Football, Melbourne, Melbourne University Press, 1998. Pp. 304, $29.95. Isbn 0-522-84772-2. Reviewed by Wray Vamplew

John Jenkins, A Rugby Compendium: An Authoritative Guide To The Literature Of Rugby Union (Boston Spa: The British Library, 1998), Pp Xxii, 322. Isbn 0 7123 1096 7 Reviewed by Dr. Richard Williams Cox

Bruce Kidd, The Struggle For Canadian Sport Toronto: University Of Toronto Press, 1996. Pp. 323. Index, Illus. Reviewed by John Nauright

Peter Lush And Dave Farrar, Editors: Tries In The Valleys: A History Of Rugby League In Wales (London: London League Publications, 1998), Pp. 272, Isbn 0-9526064-3-7, Paperback. Reviewed by Jack Williams

Tony Money, Manly And Muscular Diversions: Public Schools And The Nineteenth-Century Sporting Revival, London: Duckworth, 1997 Pp. XII + 191, £ 18.95. Isbn 0 7156 2793 7. Reviewed by Timothy J. L. Chandler

Brian Stoddart And Keith A.P. Sandiford, The Imperial Game: Cricket Culture And Society (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1998), Pp. 178. Isbn 0 7190 4978 4. Reviewed by Richard Holt

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