The British World and the Five Rings constitutes the first history of the former British Empire’s engagement with the Olympic Games. It focuses not only on Britain and her Dominions, but on the Empire as a whole._x005F_x005F_x000D_
This book was published as a special issue of Sport in Society.
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Place: UK
Publication Year: 2016-03-15
Language: English
Number of Pages: 134
Edition: 1
Series: Sport in the Global Society - Historical Perspectives
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