Sport and the Home Front: Wartime Britain at Play, 1939-45

(Part of the Routledge Studies in Modern British History Series)

by Matthew Taylor

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Sport and the Home Front

contributes in significant and original ways to our understanding of the social and cultural history of the Second World War. It explores the complex and contested treatment of sport in government policy, media representations and the everyday lives of wartime citizens. Acknowledged as a core component of British culture, sport was also frequently criticised, marginalised and downplayed, existing in a constant...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0367229242

ISBN13:9780367229245

Release Date:June 2020

Publisher:Routledge

Length:334 Pages

Weight:1.08 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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Sport and the Home Front: Wartime Britain at Play, 1939-45

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