<p><strong>'One of the four most important books published in the last twenty years on sports history.'</strong> - <em>Allen Guttmann, Amherst College</em><br /><br /><strong>'Original, exhaustively-researched and stimulating.'</strong> - <em>Francis Wheen, The New Statesman</em></p>
<p><strong>'One of the four most important books published in the last twenty years on sports history.'</strong> - <em>Allen Guttmann, Amherst College</em><br /><br /><strong>'Original, exhaustively-researched and stimulating.'</strong> - <em>Francis Wheen, The New Statesman</em><br /><br /><strong>'One of the vital works for those engaged in both the history of education and the cultural history of sport.'</strong> - <em>History of Education Review</em></p>