Myths and Milestones in the History of Sport

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Myths and Milestones in the History of Sport is written by S. Wagg and published by Springer. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0230320813 (ISBN 10) and 9780230320819 (ISBN 13).

The conventional history of sport, as conveyed by television and the sports press, has thrown up a great many apparent turning points, but knowledge of these apparently defining moments is often slight. This book offers readable, in-depth studies of a series of these watersheds in sport history and of the circumstances in which they came about.