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How Football Began
This ambitious and fascinating history considers why, in the space of sixty years between 1850 and 1910, football grew from a marginal and unorganised activity to become the …
Taking My God for a Walk
In September 2013 Tony Collins took advantage of a long-overdue sabbatical to walk the 490 miles of the Camino, from the French border to Santiago de Compostela in northern Spain. …
Rugby League in Twentieth Century Britain
Called 'the greatest game of all' by its supporters but often overlooked by the cultural mainstream, no sport is more identified with England's northern working class than rugby …
Oval World
The Oval World is the first full-length history of rugby on a world scale from its origins in the village-based football games of medieval times up to the globalised sport of the …
Social History of English Rugby Union
From the myth of William Webb Ellis to the glory of the 2003 World Cup win, this book explores the social history of rugby union in England.Ever since Tom Brown's Schooldays the …
Gastrointestinal Emergencies
Gastrointestinal Emergencies 3E provides practical, up-to-date guidance for gastroenterologists, endoscopists, surgeons, emergency and acute physicians, medical students and …
Rugby's Great Split
Since it's first publication, Rugby's Great Split has established itself as a classic in the field of sport history. Drawing on an unprecedented range of sources, this deeply …
Sport as History
Published to mark the career of one of sports history's pioneers, this book traces the evolution of sport across three continents. It brings together some of sports history's …
Lost Crystal
An archaeological dig in the English countryside might be considered the safest of pastimes, but not for Simon Tappins. His life is turned upside down when a dramatic discovery …
Rugby World in the Professional Era
Twenty years of professionalism has seen rugby union undergo dramatic transformations, from changes to everyday training cultures to the growth of the Rugby World Cup into one of …
Sport in Capitalist Society
Why are the Olympic Games the driving force behind a clampdown on civil liberties? What makes sport an unwavering ally of nationalism and militarism? Is sport the new opiate of …