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Sport and English National Identity in a 'Disunited Kingdom'
Title
Sport and English National Identity in a 'Disunited Kingdom' / edited by Tom Gibbons and Dominic Malcolm.
ISBN
1315651610
1317310551
131731056X
1317310578
9781315651613
9781317310556
9781317310563
9781317310570
1138120596
9781138120594
Publication
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2017.
Copyright Notice Date
©2017
Physical Description
1 online resource
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Summary
"Given sport's centrality in English society, what role does it play in symbolising contemporary English national identity? This comprehensive study explores the complex set of relationships between sport and what it means to be English in the twenty-first century. The bond between sport and nationalism has long been recognised, but with increasingly vociferous separatist nationalisms threatening the dismantling of the United Kingdom, a closer analysis is timely. Part one addresses key debates regarding English national identity within the specific sporting contexts of association football, cricket, tennis, cycling and rugby. Part two discusses the complex relationship between religion, sport and English national identity as well as the attitudes and experiences of traditionally marginalized groups, including women, minority ethnic groups and disabled people. Part three considers the perspectives of the other UK nations on the link between sport and English national identity. Sport and English National Identity in a 'Disunited Kingdom' is fascinating reading for all those with an interest in the sociology, politics and history of sport, and the study of nations, nationalism and national identity."-- Provided by publisher
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Other formats
Print version: Sport and English National Identity in a Disunited Kingdom. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2017
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 07, 2024
Series
Routledge research in sport, culture and society ; 76
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Nationalism, the English Question and Sport / Tom Gibbons and Dominic Malcolm
Part I : English or British?
Cricket : The Quintessential English Game? / Dominic Malcolm and Philippa Velija
Is St George Enough? : The relationship between English national identity and football / Tom Gibbons
Tennis in an English Garden Party : Wimbledon, Englishness and British sporting culture / Robert J. Lake
We are just going to draw the raffle numbers : The English history of the cycling time-trial / Tony Rees, Kevin Dixon and Tom Gibbons
Rugby League and the Negotiation of Englishness / Mark Falcous
Part II : Contested Identities and Sport in England
Connecting Englishness, Black and Minoritised Ethnic Communities and Sport : A conceptual framework / Thomas Fletcher and Jim Lusted
England's Lionesses : English women and sport / Ali Bowes
Disabled Athletes as Outsiders to English Sporting National Identity / Stuart Braye, Kevin Dixon and Tom Gibbons
Sport, Religion and English National Identity / Andrew Parker and Nick J. Watson
Part III : Attitudes to England from the Celtic Fringe via Sport
Not a Case of Big Brother Looking Down on Us : Attitudes to England from Northern Ireland via sport / Gareth Mulvenna
Sending Proud Edward's Army tae think again : a Scottish perspective on the quest for an English identity in sport / Stuart Whigham
Anglo-Welsh Football Relations / Martin Johnes
Part IV : Conclusion
English National Identity and Intra-British Relations : Empirical and theoretical reflections / Dominic Malcolm and Tom Gibbons.
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