Sport and Ireland. A History, Paperback/***

The first history of sport in Ireland, locating the history of sport within Irish political, social, and cultural history, and within the global history of sport. It studies the relationship between sport and national identity, how sport influences policy-making in modern states, and the ways in which sport has been colonized by the media. Publisher: Oxford University Press Author(s): Paul (Lecturer, School of History, Lecturer, School of History, University College Dublin) Rouse Illustration(s): 22 black and white images Number of pages: 400 Publication date: 2017 Dimensions: 157 x 234 x 24 Cover type: Paperback / softback