Britain and the Olympic Games, 1908-1920: Perspectives on Participation and Identity

by Luke J. Harris

Overview

Britain and the Olympic Games, 1908-1920 focuses upon the presentation and descriptions of identity that are presented through the depictions of the Olympics in the national press. This book breaks Britain down into its four nations and presents the debates that were present within their national press.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137498625
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date:	04/29/2016
Series:	Palgrave Studies in Sport and Politics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	289
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Luke Harris is Sessional Lecturer within the Department of History and American Studies at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK. His interests include Olympic history and British social history.