Sport In Urban England

Author : Catherine Budd
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 1498529445
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sport in Urban England written by Catherine Budd and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2017-04-12 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the largely unexplored social and cultural history of Middlesbrough and the leisure habits and opportunities of its people. It adds to existing studies of urban Britain and provides a specific study on the relationship between leisure and urbanization and industrialization. The book furthers understanding of urban sport and urban history by demonstrating how sport can be shaped by urban growth, whether directly or indirectly, and equally, how sport can also affect the way in which a town develops. This book shows how the study of sport in a particular setting provides another means of examining relationships between different social groups and within a large urban landscape. This book views the town’s sporting history alongside the development of Middlesbrough itself and within the context of the growth of sport in Britain more widely. Furthermore, as a study in urban history, this book addresses existing gaps in our knowledge of the development of towns and cities by examining the town’s sport. Through a detailed examination of local newspapers and archival sources, this book reveals the depth and diversity of the town’s sporting culture. In particular, it illustrates the role of the middle classes in the development of clubs, and the importance of class and social relations in determining an individual’s access to sport. As a consequence, the study also relates how the town’s working class populace was often excluded from the sporting culture, and shows the lack of sporting opportunities available to women. Amateurism is explored through the initial rejection of professional football, but the book also demonstrates the increased popularity of the professional game during this period. In addition, in view of Middlesbrough’s migrant population, the extent of football’s role in forming and reinforcing local and regional identities will be examined.

Author : Thierry Terret
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317435729
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sport and Urban Space in Europe written by Thierry Terret and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-02 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filling a gap in the literature on the history of sport in Europe, the book brings together complementary studies on diverse aspects of the interrelation between sport and urban space. Going from geography to political science, from sports history to urban and transport history, it suggests a three-fold approach. A first thematic group of researches ranges around "Sport Development and Urban Spaces", exploring the impact of the city on the rise of sport. A second focal point is related to "Sport Policies and Local Identities" with a special attention given to the making of sport venues and competitions in the making of urban identity. A third thematic group includes studies on "Sport Facilities, Engineers and Workers". The articulation of the three parts builds a unique contribution to the process of identity making at a European level. This book was published a sa special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport.

Author : Chris Gratton
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134544421
Total Pages : 429 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sport in the City written by Chris Gratton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-09-09 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cities now seek to attract major sporting events and activities to re-image themselves, and frequently invest in community sports development to fund economic growth and regeneration. Including a range of case-studies from global (the Sydney Olympics) to local (urban school sports), this book looks closely at how sport has been used in contemporary cities across the world, and evaluates policies, strategies and managment. Five key areas are examined: * sport and urban economic regeneration * sports events: bidding * planning and organization * Urban Sports tourism * Sport and urban community development * Urban politics and sports policy. Sport in the City therefore represents an essential resource for urban policy makers and the sports policy community. It will be invaluable reading for sports studies students and urban geographers.

Author : Neil Wigglesworth
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134259956
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Story of Sport in England written by Neil Wigglesworth and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-03-12 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating history of the English experience of sport, from its earliest beginnings in social play and pastimes, via its adoption as an alternative to the clockwork routine of urban life, to its consumption as the product of a global business.

Author : John F. Coghlan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135386692
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sport And British Politics Since 1960 written by John F. Coghlan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-12-16 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author has used his experience on the Sports Council, as well as his many years in the field, to record the development of sport in Britain and the direct relationship between sport and politics.

Author : J. A. Mangan
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9780714682297
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Sport-loving Society written by J. A. Mangan and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2006 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A selection of essays exploring the role of social institutions and political, economic and technological change in shaping the sport of middle class Victorians and Edwardians.

Author : Pete Fussey
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317058208
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Securing and Sustaining the Olympic City written by Pete Fussey and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Often seen as the host nation's largest ever logistical undertaking, accommodating the Olympics and its attendant security infrastructure brings seismic changes to both the physical and social geography of its destination. Since 1976, the defence of the spectacle has become the central feature of its planning, one that has assumed even greater prominence following the bombing of the 1996 Atlanta Games and, most importantly, 9/11. Indeed, the quintupled cost of securing the first post-9/11 summer Games in Athens demonstrates the considerable scale and complexity currently implicated in these operations. Such costs are not only fiscal. The Games stimulate a tidal wave of redevelopment ushering in new gentrified urban settings and an associated investment that may or may not soak through to the incumbent community. Given the unusual step of developing London's Olympic Park in the heart of an existing urban milieu and the stated commitments to 'community development' and 'legacy', these constitute particularly acute issues for the 2012 Games. In addition to sealing the Olympic Park from perceived threats, 2012 security operations have also harnessed the administrative criminological staples of community safety and crime reduction to generate an ordered space in the surrounding areas. Of central importance here are the issues of citizenship, engagement and access in urban spaces redeveloped upon the themes of security and commerce. Through analyzing the social and community impact of the 2012 Games and its security operation on East London, this book concludes by considering the key debates as to whether utopian visions of legacy can be sustained given the demands of providing a global securitized event of the magnitude of the modern Olympics.

Author : Michael Tichelar
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315399768
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The History of Opposition to Blood Sports in Twentieth Century England written by Michael Tichelar and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-01 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An interdisciplinary social history, this book examines the major pressures and influences that brought about the remarkable growth of opposition to hunting in twentieth century England. With public opinion consistently deciding from the middle of the century onward that hunting mammals for sport was cruel and unacceptable, it would appear that the controversy over hunting has all but been decided, though hunting yet remains ‘at bay’. Based on a range of cultural, social, literary and political sources drawn from a variety of academic disciplines, including history, sociology, geography, psychology and anthropology, The History of Opposition to Blood Sports in Twentieth Century England accounts for the change in our relationship with animals that occurred in the course of the twentieth century, shedding light on the manner in which this resulted in the growth in opposition to hunting and other blood sports. With evidence comprising a mixture of primary and secondary historical sources, together with documentary films, opinion polls, Mass Observation records, political party archives, and the findings of sociologists, political scientists, anthropologists and geographers, this book will appeal to scholars and students across the social sciences and historians with an interest in human–animal relations.

Author : Neil Wigglesworth
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415353816
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Story of Sport in England written by Neil Wigglesworth and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives a fascinating history of the English experience of sport, following its development through the centuries from its earliest beginnings in social play and pastimes, via its adoption as an alternative to the clock-watching routine of urban life, to its modern incarnation as a global business. Key themes and issues in the evolution of sport are examined, including: social structures, such as the division between amateurs and professionals the growth of the popular press and the influence of television the post-war emergence of sports 'welfarism' and 'sport for all' globalization and commercialization. Looking ahead to the future, the author asks whether our sports experience is turning full circle, and if in the twenty-first century we are returning to a forgotten view of sport as a pastime and recreation.

Author : Richard Holt
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719026508
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sport and the Working Class in Modern Britain written by Richard Holt and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: