{"product_id":"sport-and-ireland-9780198745907","title":"Sport and Ireland","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is 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. Sport and Ireland demonstrates that there are aspects of Ireland''s sporting history that are uniquely Irish and are defined by the peculiarities of life on a small island on the edge of Europe. What is equally apparent, though, is that the Irish sporting world is unique only in part; much of the history of Irish sport is a shared history with that of other societies.Drawing on an unparalleled range of sources - government archives, sporting institutions, private collections, and more than sixty local, national, and international newspapers - this volume offers a unique insight into the history of the British Empire in Ireland and examines the impact that political partition has had on the organization of sport there. Paul Rouse assesses the relationship between sport and national identity, how sport influences policy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondensing the history of Irish sport into a digestible book is an immense challenge and the result is dense, exhaustively detailed in parts, and massively ambitious. Yet Rouse boils it down without the subject losing any of its depth or complexity. Take it carefully. Take it slowly. Some achievement; some book. * Michael Foley, Sunday Times Ireland *\u003cbr\u003eA brilliantly researched survey that does justice to political, social and cultural contexts, and sets the bar high for historical writing on sport. * Diarmaid Ferriter, Books of the Year 2015, Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003eFascinating and invaluable. * Ardal O'Hanlon, Books of the Year 2016, Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003every informative, not only on the development of these sports but also on their social, political and cultural contexts * Hugh McFadden, Books Ireland *\u003cbr\u003eSport and Ireland is a landmark publication for a number of reasons. It is not a book of great games and famous players but rather a beautifully written book that offers social history at its best. It is the history of the island and its people through the lens of sport. If we accept that in Irish history sport has been the passion of the masses, then to understand the Irish is to explore those leisure-time hours that they have devoted to their games and pastimes. This book is more than simply a history of sport: it is a scintillating history of the nation. * Mike Cronin, The Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003e[A] superb exploration of the evolution of sport in Ireland ... Rouse's book is fascinating for juxtaposing [several] sporting movements together ... a perceptive alternative to history of social change within Ireland, as viewed through the prism of sports. * Dermot Bolger, Irish Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003e... rather than a dry accounting of the waxing and waning of pastimes, Rouse gives a sense of what it was like to be present at these events ... his new book is a masterpiece. * Irish Examiner *\u003cbr\u003eA great read. * Colm O'Rourke, Irish Independent *\u003cbr\u003eThis book is destined to be the benchmark and reference tool ... A masterpiece. * Michael Moynihan, Irish Examiner *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a book which cannot be recommended highly enough not just for sport fans but for those with a keen interest in social history. It uses sport to tell the story of who we are ... Paul Rouse's achievement in this magnificent book is to remind us that sport is more than games. * Doctrine \u0026amp; Life *\u003cbr\u003eFew authors are as well qualified as Paul Rouse to attempt this ambitious undertaking, the first scholarly overview of the history of sport in Ireland during the last millennium ... The end result of his research is a treat for both specialists and non-specialists alike: the former will find in this book plenty to provoke and illuminate, whilst the latter will find that this is a well-written, accessible introduction to the subject. No reader who wishes to understand the broad trajectory of sport in Ireland in the period under study can afford to ignore this important book ... a wonderful read. * Brian Griffin, Reviews in History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE: SPORT BEFORE 1800; CHAPTER TWO: THE MODERNIZATION OF IRISH SPORT: 1800-1880; CHAPTER THREE: CONTESTED SPORTS: POLITICS, WAR AND WOMEN, 1880-1920; CHAPTER FOUR: SPORT ON A PARTITIONED ISLAND, 1920-; CONCLUSION","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766965731671,"sku":"9780198745907","price":50.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780198745907.jpg?v=1758711869","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sport-and-ireland-9780198745907","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}