{"product_id":"9781529363289-more-than-a-game","title":"More Than a Game","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA History of How Sport Made Britain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of Britain, told through its many sports.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 PINSENT MASONS SPORTS WRITING AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e Best Sports Book of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e'Fascinating' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'Lively, rich and readable' \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Thoughtful and entertaining' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Completely eye-opening - every page contains a gem' Marina Hyde\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eThe remarkable s\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003etories of how sport shaped the British people.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  The history of Britain is inseparable from our love affair with sport. Many of our most dramatic social shifts have played out in sporting arenas: cricket and class mobility, rugby and regional rivalry, tennis and gender equality, golf and battles for land, boxing and race-relations. The sporting theatre has even accelerated radical change via heroes including independence fighters, suffragettes and Jewish bare-knuckle boxers crashing the established order. From jousting between kingdoms to the rise of the Commonwealth Games at the end of the imperial era\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMore Than a Game\u003c\/i\u003e is the fascinating account of the games, players and audiences that have defined Britain's past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41540824367201,"sku":"9781529363289","price":12.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28692328.jpg?v=1722797433","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529363289-more-than-a-game","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}