The first book of its kind, this lively history of British sport since 1800 goes beyond a few great names and moments to explain how sports have changed, what they have meant to ordinary people, and reveals what is especially distinctive about British sport in particular. The British were innovators in abandoning traditional, often brutal, sports, and in establishing a code of "fair play," which spread throughout the late Victorian Empire. They were also pioneers in popular sports and in the promotion of organized commercial spectator events, with the accompanying rise of professionalism.

Sport and the British: A Modern History (Oxford Studies in Social History)

History

Holt, Richard

Europe

Clarendon Press

The first book of its kind, this lively history of British sport since 1800 goes beyond a few great names and moments to explain how sports have changed, what they have meant to ordinary people, and reveals what is especially distinctive about British sport in particular. The British were innovators in abandoning traditional, often brutal, sports, an in establishing a code of "fair play," which spread throughout the late Victorian Empire. They were also pioneers in popular sports and in the promotion of organized commercial spectator events, with the accompanying rise of professionalism.

Oxford University Press

Billiards and Snooker (Teach Yourself Books)

Humor & Entertainment

Puzzles & Games

Teach Yourself Books

Language, Politics and Identity in Taiwan: Naming China (Routledge Research on Taiwan Series)

Following the move by Chiang Kai-shek and the Chinese Nationalist Party Kuomingtang (KMT) to Taiwan after losing the Chinese civil war to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the late 1940s, and Chiang’s subsequent lifelong vow to reclaim the mainland, "China " has occupied―if not monopolized―the gaze of Taiwan, where its projected images are reflected. Whether mirror image, shadow, or ideal contrast, China has been, and will continue to be, a key reference point in Taiwan's convoluted effort to find its identity.   Language, Politics and Identity in Taiwan traces the intertwined paths of five sets of names Taiwan has used to name China since the KMT came to Taiwan in 1949: the derogatory "Communist bandits"; the ideologically focused "Chinese Communists"; the seemingly neutral geographical designators "mainland" and "opposite shore/both shores"; and the ethnic and national label "China," with the official designation, "People's Republic of China." In doing so, it explores how Taiwanese identities are constituted and reconstituted in the shifting and switching of names for China; in the application of these names to alternative domains of Taiwanese life; in the waning or waxing of names following tides of history and polity; and in the increasingly contested meaning of names. Through textual analyses of historical archives and other mediated texts and artifacts, the chapters chart Taiwan's identity negotiation over the past half century and critically evaluate key interconnections between language and politics.   This unique book will be of great interest to students and scholars of Taiwan studies, Chinese politics, communication studies and linguistics.

Politics & Social Sciences

Chang, Hui-Ching

Social Sciences

Routledge

This book brings together twelve outstanding articles by eminent historians to throw light on the evolution of medieval towns and the lives of their inhabitants. The essays span the period from the dramatic urban expansion of the thirteenth century to the crises in the fifteenth century as a result of plague, population decline and changes in the economy. Throughout the breadth of current debates surrounding the history of urban society is fully explored.

The Medieval Town in England 1200-1540 (Readers In English Urban History)

Rosser, Gervase

This series on the towns and cities of Britain provides an introduction to the research in this field. This book brings together 12 articles by historians previously only in journals, together with an editorial introduction, to throw light on the evolution of medieval towns, and on the life of their inhabitants. The chronological range of the essays spans the period from the dramatic urban expansion in the 13th century, to the early 1500s. The diversity of approach to the problems of urban society revealed in these articles reflects and illustrates the breadth of current debates. Through their Introduction the editors set this work in context, not only drawing attention to the particular achievements of current scholarship but also indicating aspects of the subject still neglected by historians.

The English Medieval Town: A Reader in English Urban History, 1200-1540

World

Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd

In the Middle Ages only the force of wind and water was available as an alternative to the muscles of men and animals. The mill was the most powerful machine that existed and was so enthusiastically adopted that by 1250 there was one in almost every village in England. Providing rich profits for their owners, they were often a centre of conflict and controversy between peasant and landlord. This book examines the important role mills played in the medieval economy and society. Why did the number of mills steadily increase until the mid-14th century only to decline steeply? How and why did they spread across England, coming to dominate certain areas and not others? Were millers the grasping thieves depicted by writers such as Chaucer? Were all mills under the control of the lord of the manor or did independent peasant mills exist? These and many other questions are addressed in this study of milling in medieval England.

The Mills of Medieval England

Americas

Blackwell Pub.

Sport in Britain 1945-2000 (Making Contemporary Britain)

This book examines the complex transformation of British sport in the second half of the twentieth century. Focusing on the key role of the media as a driving force for change, it also provides a fascinating account of the wider social and cultural history of post-war British sport.

Mason, Tony

Wiley/Blackwell

This book examines the complex transformation of British sport in the second half of the twentieth century. Focusing on the key role of the media as a driving force for change, it also provides a fascinating account of the wider social and cultural history of post-war British sport.

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Sport and the British: A Modern History (Oxford Studies in Social History)

Sport and the British: A Modern History (Oxford Studies in Social History)

Billiards and Snooker (Teach Yourself Books)

Billiards and Snooker (Teach Yourself Books)

Language, Politics and Identity in Taiwan: Naming China (Routledge Research on Taiwan Series)

The Medieval Town in England 1200-1540 (Readers In English Urban History)

The English Medieval Town: A Reader in English Urban History, 1200-1540

The Mills of Medieval England

Sport in Britain 1945-2000 (Making Contemporary Britain)

Sport in Britain 1945-2000 (Making Contemporary Britain)