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Terrace Heroes: The Life and Times of the 1930s Professional Footballer
Contributor(s): Kelly, Graham (Author)
ISBN: 0714682942     ISBN-13: 9780714682945
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $71.20  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: January 2005
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Annotation: During 1930's Britain, football became increasingly commercialized, and the rise and development of both local and national media, in particular broadcast media, enabled players to become widely recognized outside of their immediate local context for the first time. Tracing the origins, playing careers and afterlives of several First Division players of the era, Graham Kelly's revealing history explores the reality of living in Britain in the 1930's and draws interesting comparisons with lives of our contemporary terrace heroes, the football stars of today.
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BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Soccer
- Sports & Recreation | History
Dewey: 796.334
LCCN: 2004048164
Series: Sport in the Global Society
Physical Information: 0.43" H x 6.38" W x 9.24" (0.72 lbs) 186 pages
 
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The 1930s saw the birth of the football idol - prototype for today's powerful media sport stars.
The players of the 1930s were the first generation of professionals, yet until recently the life and careers of footballers of this generation has been little studied.

In 1930s Britain, football became increasingly commercialized, and the rise and development of both local and national media enabled players to become widely recognized outside of their immediate local context for the first time.

Tracing the origins, playing careers and 'afterlives' of several First Division players of the era, Graham Kelly's revealing history explores the reality of living in Britain between the wars and draws interesting comparisons with lives of the modern football hero today.