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Sport and the Irish: Histories, Identities, Issues
Alan Bairner
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Description for Sport and the Irish: Histories, Identities, Issues
Paperback. Focusing on the extent to which sport plays a part in the construction of Irishness, this book also makes a contribution to more general debates about the evolution of Ireland and the Irish as well as to international discussions about the relationship between sport and identity formation. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 467.
This book brings together the work of a numbers of scholars who have an interest in the historical, social and political significance of sport in Ireland. It contributes not only to wider debates about Irish history, society and politics and but also to the steadily growing body of work devoted to understanding the role of sport in the shaping of modern societies. In terms of history, the book takes the reader from the late nineteenth century and the origins of modern sport, through the formation of the Irish Free State to the divisions that have so adversely affected Northern Ireland ... Read more
This book brings together the work of a numbers of scholars who have an interest in the historical, social and political significance of sport in Ireland. It contributes not only to wider debates about Irish history, society and politics and but also to the steadily growing body of work devoted to understanding the role of sport in the shaping of modern societies. In terms of history, the book takes the reader from the late nineteenth century and the origins of modern sport, through the formation of the Irish Free State to the divisions that have so adversely affected Northern Ireland ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Univ College Dublin Pr
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9781904558330
SKU
V9781904558330
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About Alan Bairner
Alan Bairner is Reader in the Sociology of Sport at Loughborough University having previously held the post of Professor in Sports Studies at the University of Ulster. He is a co-author (with John Sugden) of Sport, Sectarianism and Society in a Divided Ireland (1993) and author of Sport, Nationalism and Globalization: European and North American Perspectives (2001). From 2000 to ... Read more
Reviews for Sport and the Irish: Histories, Identities, Issues
"As a non-specialist but keen reader of work being done on Irish sport and its vexed relationship with identity politics, I can easily recommend Sport and the Irish. For more knowledgeable readers ... this volume likely represents a major achievement bringing together diverse perspectives and methodologies." Canadian Journal of Irish Studies Fall 2004 "the reader starts his journey ... Read more