Sport In History

JEFFREY HILL is Emeritus Professor of Historical and Cultural Studies at De Montfort University, UK, where he was previously Director of the International Centre for Sport, History and Culture. He is the author of Sport, Leisure and Culture in Twentieth Century Britain (Palgrave Macmillan, 2002) and Sport and the Literary Imagination (Peter Lang, 2006).

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'[A]n excellent introduction for those who want to immerse themselves in sports history. It presents a generous smorgasbord of perspectives and approaches.' - Hans Bolling, idrottsforum.org