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Grant Jarvie is Professor and Founding Director of the Academy of Sport at the University of Edinburgh, UK. His academic work focuses on the social and cultural aspects of sport. Jarvie's research often explores how sport shapes and is shaped by society, with a particular emphasis on issues of identity, nationalism, and global sporting phenomena. His approach combines sociological theories with historical analyses to provide a deeper understanding of sport's role in the modern world.

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Encyclopedia of British Sport
500 pages
18 hours of reading
An authoritative, one stop overview of the history of sports in Britain from the earliest times to the present. This remarkable volume should become the standard reference source for the history of British sport. It covers the sociology and psychology of sports, major events such as the cricket Test Matches and Wimbledon, key issues such as racism and drugs, and sport in drama, literature, and the media.

Encyclopedia of British Sport