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Amateurs and Professionals in Post-War British Sport
Contributor(s): Porter, Dilwyn (Editor), Smith, Adrian (Editor)

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 ISBN: 0714650862     ISBN-13: 9780714650869
Publisher: Routledge
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2000
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Annotation: The pressures and demands of professionalism and commercialization have transformed all Britain's major sports, particularly at the end of the 20th century, when they have been packaged and marketed as mass entertainment for a national or even international audience.
This volume explores different facets of this phenomenon: from the postwar years when terraced or pavilioned spectators applauded a dying breed of "gentlemen" footballers or cricketers, playing at the highest level just for the love of the game, to the 21st-century when highly paid sportsmen and sportswomen endeavour to satisfy the inflated expectations of officials, agents, journalists, broadcasters, and above all, those viewing or listening at home.
Sports historians demonstrate the centrality of their subject to the study of modern Britain by focusing on the impact of professionalism on rugby, golf, athletics, and horseracing, as well as cricket and the "national game."

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BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | History
Dewey: 796.094
LCCN: 00055579
Series: British Politics and Society,
Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.08" W x 8.56" L (0.91 lbs) 214 pages
Features: Annotated, Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2001 pg. 60
 
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The pressures and demands of professionalism and commercialization have transformed Britain's sports. At the end of the 20th century sports have been packaged and marketed as mass entertainment for a national or even international audience. This volume explores different facets of this phenomenon.
 
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