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Football's Past Revisited: Further Investigations into the Early Development of the Game
Paperback
Series: Sport in the Global Society - Contemporary Perspectives
ISBN13: 9781032884233
Publisher: Routledge
Published: May 21 2026
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.56
Height: 0.33 Width: 6.69 Depth: 9.61
Language: English
This book delves into the complex, yet fascinating evolution of football - from being a relatively unruly mob game played on festival days, to getiing adopted, codified and 'civilised' by the major English Public Schools, then diffused into the wider society to become a codified, modern sports-form.
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