Sports History

This book analyses the Tour de France over its long history both as France's most prestigious and famous sporting event and as a European and, increasingly, a world cycling competition...

This book analyses the Tour de France over its long history both as France's most prestigious and famous sporting event and as a European and, increasingly, a world cycling competition...

This exciting and original book explores the multiple ways in which sport has been represented visually in the past, and provides a series of case studies that help scholars to exploit new sources and develop new insights into the history of sport. _x005F_x000D_ It was published as a special issue o..

At the intersection of sport, entertainment and performance, wrestling occupies a unique position in British popular culture. This book is the first of its kind to offer a detailed historical and cultural analysis of British professional wrestling, exploring the shifting popularity of the sport as w..