Sport, Scotland and the Scots by Grant Jarvie

Sport, Scotland and the Scots by Grant Jarvie

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Summary

This text evaluates the social history of sport in Scotland. It demonstrates how sport has always been a part of popular culture and how it reflects and shapes that culture. It includes bowls, curling, golf, football, shinty, quoiting and Highland Games.

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Sport, Scotland and the Scots by Grant Jarvie

This text evaluates the social history of sport in Scotland. It demonstrates how sport has always been a part of popular culture and how it reflects and shapes that culture. It includes bowls, curling, golf, football, shinty, quoiting and Highland Games.
Jarvie, Grant: -

Grant Jarvie is Deputy Principal and Chair of Sports Studies at the University of Stirling. He is past President of the British Society of Sports History and Honorary Professor with the Academy of Physical Education and Sport, Warsaw.

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ISBN 13 9781862321304
ISBN 10 1862321302
Title Sport, Scotland and the Scots
Author Grant Jarvie
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Birlinn General
Year published 2000-12-21
Number of pages 287
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.