Amateurs and Professionals in Post War British Sport; Author: Smith, Adrian (University Of Southampton New College); Author: Porter, Dilwyn (University College, Worcester); Paperback

Author: Smith, Adrian (University Of Southampton New College); Author: Porter, Dilwyn (University College, Worcester)
Paperback; Illustrations
200 pages
Published: September 2000
Frank Cass Publishers
ISBN: 071468127X
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Amateurs and Professionals in Postwar British Sport. Traces the rise of the professional from the early postwar period of gentlemen players to sporting celebrities today. Amateurs and Professionals in Postwar British Sport. Traces the rise of the professional from the early postwar period of gentlemen players to sporting celebrities today.The pressures and demands of professionalism and commercialization have transformed Britain's sports. At the end of the 20th century sports have been packaged and marketed as mass entertainment for a national or even international audience. This volume explores different facets of this phenomenon.