ABSTRACT

Martin Polley provides a survey of sport in Britain since 1945 and examines sport's place in British culture. He discusses issues of class, gender, race, commerce and politics, as well as analysing contemporary sport.

chapter |11 pages

Introduction

chapter |23 pages

Sport, politics, and the state

chapter |28 pages

Sport, the nation, and the world

chapter |22 pages

Sport, commerce, and sponsorship

chapter |26 pages

Sport and gender

chapter |25 pages

Sport and ethnicity

chapter |6 pages

Conclusion