Gunshots & Goalposts - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Gunshots & Goalposts write by Benjamin Roberts. This book was released on 2017-08-29. Gunshots & Goalposts available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Rugby, Soccer and Irish Society
Rugby, Soccer and Irish Society - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Rugby, Soccer and Irish Society write by Conor Murray. This book was released on 2024-06-17. Rugby, Soccer and Irish Society available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book is the first academic all-island history of either rugby union or association football, two of the three most popular male sporting pastimes in Ireland, across the seven decades that followed the political partition of that country between 1920 and 1922. It moves beyond the occasionally simplistic explanations of the development of Irish sport that have focused on political and sectarian divisions, and goes deeper into the social, cultural and geographical dynamics of the island of Ireland to explain why certain people have played certain games in certain places. Drawing on historical and archival sources as well as cutting-edge geographical information systems, the book brings to life the spatial trends in each game’s administrative development and geographical distribution, that have not normally been a feature of many previous histories of Irish sport. The book also examines first-and-second-hand accounts of athletes and administrators involved in rugby and football during that period, to explore what it meant to represent a province or country at these crucial moments in Irish history and compares the Irish experience of both sports with experiences in other comparable countries. Shining important new light on the interactions between Irish rugby and football and the political, social, economic and cultural trends of Ireland in the twentieth century, this book is fascinating reading for anybody with an interest in the history of sport, Ireland or the UK.
Origin Stories
Origin Stories - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Origin Stories write by Chris Lee. This book was released on 2021-04-19. Origin Stories available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Origin Stories: The Pioneers Who Took Football to the World charts the growth of the game in each major footballing country, from the very first kick to the first World Cup in 1930. Football's global spread from muddy playing fields to colossal, purpose-built stadiums is a story of class, race, gender and politics. Along the way, you'll meet the people who established football around the world and discover the challenges they faced. Featuring interviews with leading historians, journalists, club chairmen and descendants of club founders and players, Origin Stories tells the fascinating country-by-country tale of how football put down its roots around the world. The sport's early growth includes a cast of English aristocrats and 'Scotch professors', French tournament pioneers, international merchants, keen students, raucous rebels and more. Origin Stories shows that football's early development was a truly global team effort.
No Foreign Game
No Foreign Game - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook No Foreign Game write by James Quinn. This book was released on 2023-08-03. No Foreign Game available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From its earliest days, association football was seen not just as a contest between individuals and teams, but also between nations and peoples. The Irish national team was among the first in the world to participate in international competition in the early 1880s, but not everyone accepted it as a truly national entity. Sport in Ireland was disputed ground in a manner that was not the case elsewhere – even the term ‘football’ itself was a contested one. But soccer followers generally found no contradiction between their sporting and national loyalties, and the game found an important niche in Irish life, supported by many leading nationalists, from James Connolly to John Hume. This book provides a unique window into the history of Ireland and Britain, with keen insights into the making of national, regional, sectarian, class and gender identities that crystallised around Irish soccer. Taking the story from the 1870s up to the present, it examines the domestic as well the international game in Ireland, North and South, and sets both in a richly detailed historical and cultural context. It also examines the experience of Irish communities in England and Scotland, and the ways in which the game affected their relationship with their host societies. Carefully weaving together political, social, cultural and sporting history, No Foreign Game tells a story not just of division and conflict, but also one of solidarity and celebration, and in doing so it breaks new ground in the history of Irish sport.
Football, Politics and Identity
Football, Politics and Identity - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Football, Politics and Identity write by James Carr. This book was released on 2021-06-06. Football, Politics and Identity available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book presents a series of fascinating case studies that show how the lives and bodies of clubs, players and fans around the world are enmeshed with politics. It draws on original research in countries including England, Scotland, Ireland, Poland, Mexico, Algeria and Argentina and includes both historical and contemporary perspectives. It explores some of the most important themes in the study of sport, including sectarianism, migration, fan activism and national identity, and shows how football continues to be tied to political events, symbols and movements. This is fascinating reading for any student or researcher working in sport studies, political science, sociology or contemporary history.
