History of sport

This book examines the developments in women's sports history in Britain in the last 10 years, following on from its successful predecessor Women and Sport History (2010).

This book explores the expansion of rugby from its imperial and amateur upper-class white male core into other contexts throughout the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

The Cubs were at the end of the best five-season run of any team in history.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2022 The life and times of Don Revie one of the most complex and controversial men ever to grace the game of football.

The 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games stand as the most profitable and arguably the most important event in the history of the modern Olympic movement.

In this highly entertaining and insightful memoir, one of televisions most respected broadcasters interweaves the story of his life and career with lively firsthand tales of some of the most thrilling events and fascinating figures in modern sports.

The Caribbean Series is a unique regional baseball event, the oldest of its kind.

In 2016, the Super Bowl, the climactic spectacle of American professional football, celebrated its 50th anniversary.

The best baseball team of the 20th century?

The spread of COVID-19 and the consequent pandemic since early 2020 have brought about unprecedented changes in all spheres of global life, creating a new sense of (in)security with social distancing, physical isolation, quarantine and lockdown becoming buzzwords to combat the disease.

A complete history of the Toronto Maple Leafs, as told by the players, coaches, and reporters.

In diesem Buch werden die Vorträge des dritten "Gebhardt-Symposiums" veröffentlicht, das vom Willibald-Gebhardt-Institut gemeinsam mit der Deutschen Olympischen Akademie Willi Daume im Mai 2011 als Beitrag zum "Gebhardt-Jahr" in Essen durchgeführt wurde.

The sports of Europe and the United States were imitated and assimilated and became symbols of national and cosmopolitan identity.

Henry Chadwick remains one of the titans of baseball history.

The early Deadball Era featured landmark achievements, great performances by several of baseball's immortals, and a delightful array of characters.

Considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time, Ty Cobb cast a shadow over the game with his violent behavior on the field and off.

Led by the colorful pitcher Dizzy Dean, the 1934 St.

Soccer, the most popular mass spectator sport in the world, has long been a site which articulates the complexities and diversities of the everyday life of the nation.

As the commercialization of sport grows, the need for proper regulation increases.

Sport and architecture are two elements of contemporary life that have a broad and profound impact on the world around us.

Since England's famous 1966 World Cup victory, Alf Ramsey has been regarded as the greatest of all British football managers.

Sports on Film takes readers behind the scenes of how movies get made and puts them in the stands for some of the key moments in sports in America.

In 1895, the newly formed Greater Japan Martial Virtue Association (Dainippon Butokukai) held its first annual Martial Virtue Festival (butokusai) in the ancient capital of Kyoto.

For decades, amateurism defined the ideals undergirding the Olympic movement.

How do you achieve sporting immortality?

Fascinating and original .

Baseball transactions--trades, sales, purchases, free-agent activities--ignite passions.

The field of sport history is a relatively new research domain, situated at the intersection of a number of disciplines and sub-disciplines.

This volume argues for a more quantitative, economic and theoretical approach to sports history.

During the Golden Age of baseball, as many as 59 minor leagues operated in a single season, and hundreds of G.

The sports film has become one of commercial cinema's most recognizable genres.

This book looks at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games as a complex nation-building project.

Winner: Ferguson Kansas History Book AwardA Kansas Notable BookAs baseball was becoming the national pastime, Kansas was settling into statehood, with hundreds of towns growing up with the game.

Toxophilus, originally published in 1545, is considered to be the first book on archery written in English.

This innovative and timely volume of essays critically interrogates the shared histories between sport and a variety of leisure, entertainment and cultural pursuits.

This book analyzes the 2018 and 2019 men's and women's World Cups to understand how the use of Video Assistant Referees (VAR) affected each tournament.

Ancient Greece was the model that guided the emergence of many facets of the modern sports movement, including most notably the Olympics.

This book investigates the declining status of cricket within contemporary British society after the high-water mark of England's Ashes victory in 2005.

In the words of former American League umpire Nestor Chylak, umpires are expected to "e;be perfect on the first day of the season and then get better every day.

Shortly after the independent Carolina League was formed in 1936, officials of the National Association of Professional Baseball--which oversaw what was known as "e;organized baseball,"e; including the major leagues--began a campaign to destroy the league.

Harold "e;Pee Wee"e; Reese may have been the most beloved Brooklyn Dodgers player of all time.

Every sport has its subtleties, and in baseball, one subtlety is the batting line-up.

Winner: North American Society for Sport History AwardNotable Title in American Intellectual History, Society for United States Intellectual HistoryAward of Superior Achievement, Illinois Historical SocietyThe quarterback sends his wide receiver deep.

Nach welchen Regeln funktioniert das milliardenschwere Fußballgeschäft?

There has been an explosion in the quantity of sports history literature published in recent years, making it increasingly difficult to keep abreast of developments.

The Troy Haymakers were a pioneer baseball team legendary for exploits on and off the field.

Held in Germany, the 1936 Olympic Games sparked international controversy.

HANDLING AND NURSING THE GAME COCK.

We live in a "e;museum age,"e; and sport museums are part of this phenomenon.