Sport and the Pursuit of War and Peace from the Nineteenth Century to the Present: War Minus the Shooting? (Routledge Studies in Cultural History)

Synopsis

This volume of wide-ranging essays by sport historians and sociologists examines the complex relations of war, peace and sport through a series of case studies from South and North America, Europe, North Africa, Asia and New Zealand. From formal military training in the late nineteenth century to contemporary esports, the relationship between military and sporting cultures has endured across nations in times of conflict and peace. This collection contextualizes debates around the morality and desirability of continuing to play sport against the backdrop of war as others are dying for their nation. It also examines the legacy and memory of particular wars as expressed in a range of sporting practices in the immediate aftermath of conflicts such as the World Wars and wars of independence. At the same time, this book analyses the history of sport and peace by considering how sport can operate as a pacification in some contexts and a tool of reconciliation in others. Together, and through an introductory framing essay, these essays offer scholars of sport, conflict studies and cultural history more broadly a multinational analysis of the war-peace-sport nexus that has operated throughout the world since the late nineteenth century.

Copyright:

2023

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

370 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781000848588

Related ISBNs:

9781032125978, 9781032125985, 9781003225355

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

03/15/23

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Martin Hurcombe and Philip Dine

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Social Studies

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Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Martin Hurcombe

Edited by:

Philip Dine