{"product_id":"sports-knight-peter-donaldson-9781836802914","title":"Sports Knight: A Hundred Years of Sporting Knights and Dames","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSports Knight\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers the life stories behind the nation's sporting knights and dames, offering a compelling alternative history of British sport and society across the past century. Why were these sporting greats held up as national role models? And what does this say about our priorities and values? Inevitably, the book features more men than women, more rich than poor and more white people than black people. That, in itself, is revealing. For no matter what we think of the selection process ('an utter crapshoot' is the view of one national newspaper), the stories of the sporting heroes whom the government has chosen to honour with a title tell us much about the history of British sport and society. The six-time Olympic champion Chris Hoy once said, 'To become a knight from riding a bike - it's mad!' And he's right: it \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e mad. But, as \u003ci\u003eSports Knight\u003c\/i\u003e shows, there is method in the madness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Donaldson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1836802919\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781836802914\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pitch Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Peter Donaldson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48487481573631,"sku":"9781836802914","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c0a35cc7-01c2-4dfc-993e-631f49dea613.jpg?v=1778060694","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sports-knight-peter-donaldson-9781836802914","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}