Britain and the Olympic Games, 1908-1920 - (Palgrave Studies in Sport and Politics) by Luke J Harris (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Britain and the Olympic Games, 1908-1920 focuses upon British perspectives towards the Olympic Games during a period of three Olympic Games; London 1908, Stockholm 1912 and Antwerp 1920, along with the build up to the abandoned Berlin 1916 Olympics. The majority of the sources examined come from the print media and present the views from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales in a desire to illustrate the identities that make up Britain, both sporting and otherwise during this period. Also investigated are British views upon Germany which, through the growing military rivalry, had an impact upon her national identity during this period, and this is examined from a sporting perspective"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Britain and the Olympic Games, 1908-1920 focuses upon the presentation and descriptions of identity that are presented through the depictions of the Olympics in the national press. This book breaks Britain down into its four nations and presents the debates that were present within their national press.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Luke Harris is Sessional Lecturer within the Department of History and American Studies at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK. His interests include Olympic history and British social history.</p>
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