This book gives a fascinating history of the English experience of sport, following its development through the centuries from its earliest beginnings in social play and pastimes, via its adoption as an alternative to the clock-watching routine of urban life, to its modern incarnation as a global business. Key themes and issues in the evolution of sport are examined, including: social structures, such as the division between amateurs and professionals the growth of the popular press and the influence of television the post-war emergence of sports ‘welfarism’ and ‘sport for all’ globalization and commercialization. Looking ahead to the future, the author asks whether our sports experience is turning full circle, and if in the twenty-first century we are returning to a forgotten view of sport as a pastime and recreation.
Author(s): Larry Ray
Edition: 1
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 208
BOOK COVER......Page 1
HALF-TITLE......Page 2
SERIES-TITLE......Page 3
TITLE......Page 4
COPYRIGHT......Page 5
DEDICATION......Page 6
CONTENTS......Page 8
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS......Page 10
FOREWORD......Page 12
CHAPTER ONE: PREVIEW—WHAT THIS BOOK IS ABOUT......Page 13
CHAPTER TWO: THE ORIGINS OF SPORT......Page 19
CHAPTER THREE: THE COMMERCIALISATION OF SPORT......Page 29
CHAPTER FOUR: PROFESSIONALISM......Page 42
CHAPTER FIVE: RECREATIONALISM......Page 53
CHAPTER SIX: AMATEURISM......Page 70
CHAPTER SEVEN: CLUB FORTUNES......Page 87
CHAPTER EIGHT: POST-WAR DEVELOPMENTS......Page 106
CHAPTER NINE: SPORT AS AN INDUSTRY......Page 122
CHAPTER TEN: CONCLUSIONS......Page 136
APPENDIX: SYNOPSIS OF SPORTING EVOLUTION......Page 147
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 149
INDEX......Page 158
