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Sports history is no longer a marginal academic subject. It has now been recognised that sport is a significant cultural activity that matters to millions of people/ ought to be studied by academic researchers. Correctly practised, sports history is a counter to nostalgia, myth/ invented tradition. It can be considered the sports memory of a nation: without sports history there is sporting amnesia. The respected editors of this reference collection have brought together the best/ most challenging work in the field for the first time. Covering a wide range of sports, regions, debates, approaches/ eras, Sports History is a truly comprehensive collection, divided across four themed volumes: Volume One: An Unfinished Journey Volume Two: More Than a Game Volume Three: A Force for Good? Volume Four: Flexible Boundaries
