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Football: A Short History (Shire Library)
Matthew Taylor
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Paperback. "Football: A Short History". Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 3JJ; WSBX; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 211 x 5. Weight in Grams: 146. New.
Football's journey from the playing fields of Victorian public schools to the television screens of millions is a fascinating one. From modest origins, football rapidly took a grip on the affections and loyalties of the late nineteenth-century working classes and was transformed into a business involving thousands of paying spectators and the buying and selling of 'star' performers. After the golden age of the 1940s and '50s, attendances declined towards a nadir reached in the 1980s, only to re-emerge stronger than ever with the arrival of the Premier League as a global phenomenon in the 1990s. This book takes the ... Read more
Football's journey from the playing fields of Victorian public schools to the television screens of millions is a fascinating one. From modest origins, football rapidly took a grip on the affections and loyalties of the late nineteenth-century working classes and was transformed into a business involving thousands of paying spectators and the buying and selling of 'star' performers. After the golden age of the 1940s and '50s, attendances declined towards a nadir reached in the 1980s, only to re-emerge stronger than ever with the arrival of the Premier League as a global phenomenon in the 1990s. This book takes the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Shire Library
Condition
New
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747810520
SKU
9780747810520
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About Matthew Taylor
Matthew Taylor is Professor of History at the International Centre for Sports History and Culture at De Montfort University in Leicester, England. He is the author of numerous articles on the history of sport and recreation and three books on the social history of football: Moving With the Ball: The Migration of Professional Footballers (2001), The Leaguers: The Making of ... Read more
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