{"product_id":"the-emergence-of-footballing-cultures-gary-james-9781526148001","title":"The Emergence of Footballing Cultures: Manchester, 1840-1919","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis study of Manchester football, by leading football historian Gary James, considers the sport's emergence, development and establishment through to its position as the city's leading team sport. The period from 1840 to 1919 saw football in Manchester develop from an inconsequential, occasionally outlawed activity, into a major business with a variety of popular football clubs and supporting industry. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book makes a distinct and original contribution to the historiography of sport. It is the first academic study into the development of association football in Manchester, and is directly linked to the current state of knowledge and debates within sports history on football's origins. It adds regional focus to inform the wider debate, contextualising the growth of the sport in the city and identifies communities who propagated and developed football. Robust research should ensure that this becomes the benchmark study of regional football.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary James\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1526148005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781526148001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/28\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d","brand":"Gary James","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44129739014399,"sku":"9781526148001","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bca57a98-1817-48a7-a982-9298c08a99fa.jpg?v=1687465542","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-emergence-of-footballing-cultures-gary-james-9781526148001","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}