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Moving the Goalposts : A History of Sport and Society in Britain Since 1945 by Martin Polley is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Moving the Goalposts : A History of Sport and Society in Britain Since 1945 about?
Martin Polley provides a survey of sport in Britain since 1945 and examines sport's place in British culture. He discusses issues of class, gender, race, commerce and politics, as well as analysing contemporary sport.Sport enjoys huge popularity and social importance throughout the world. In Moving the Goalposts Martin Polley argues that sport is not neutral, asocial or apolitical and so it needs to be assessed in its widest cultural context to be understood. He also examines how sport is acted
Who reads Moving the Goalposts : A History of Sport and Society in Britain Since 1945?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Martin Polley
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Published
- 1998
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781280333569
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Sports, Sociology, History
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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