The field : truth and fiction in sport history / Douglas Booth.
The field : truth and fiction in sport history / Douglas Booth.
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Publisher
London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.
Date
2005.
Call Numbers
N796.09/12
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Language
English
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Physical content
ix, 342 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. An introduction to sport historiography -- 2. Facts, objectivity and interpretation : truth in sport history -- 3. Facts, concepts and structures : theory in sport history -- 4. Narratives, non-narratives and fiction : presenting the sporting past -- 5. Remnants of the past : sources, evidence an...
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Publisher
London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2005.
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Summary
"In The Field: Truth and Fiction in Sport History, Booth offers a comprehensive assessment of sport history as an academic discipline, exploring the diverse ways in which professional historians gather materials, construct and interrogate evidence and arguments, and present their stories about the sporting past."--BOOK JACKET.
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Full title
The field : truth and fiction in sport history / Douglas Booth.
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New Zealand author.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Other version (online)
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N796.09/12
Record Identifier
74VKKDoBKa6X
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKKDoBKa6X
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ISBN
0415282276 (hardback)
9780415282284 (pbk.)
0415282284 (pbk.)
9780415282277 (hardback)
DDC
796.09
MMS ID
991021745449702626
