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Gold, Silver and Green: The Irish Olympic Journey 1896-1924
Kevin McCarthy
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Description for Gold, Silver and Green: The Irish Olympic Journey 1896-1924
paperback. The book focuses on the Irish and Irish diasporal involvement in the Olympic Games. It discusses in detail the sporting involvement but, even more so, the political and national battles which accompanied the Irish Olympic journey prior to independence. Num Pages: 428 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; WSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 34. Weight in Grams: 698.
The book focuses on the Irish and Irish diasporal involvement in the Olympic Games. It discusses in detail the sporting involvement but, even more so, the political and national battles which accompanied the Irish Olympic journey prior to independence. It challenges our traditional perceptions of sporting nationalism and places the Irish story in a quite unique international context, showing how decisions made in London, Lausanne and New York had a profound impact on the Irish sporting, and national, destiny. This book is the product of six years of research across Ireland, London, New York and Switzerland. It seeks to ... Read more
The book focuses on the Irish and Irish diasporal involvement in the Olympic Games. It discusses in detail the sporting involvement but, even more so, the political and national battles which accompanied the Irish Olympic journey prior to independence. It challenges our traditional perceptions of sporting nationalism and places the Irish story in a quite unique international context, showing how decisions made in London, Lausanne and New York had a profound impact on the Irish sporting, and national, destiny. This book is the product of six years of research across Ireland, London, New York and Switzerland. It seeks to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cork University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
428
Place of Publication
Cork, Ireland
ISBN
9781859184882
SKU
9781859184882
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Ref
99-4
About Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy is Senior Inspector with Department of Education and Science and is the author of Footsteps in Time (CJ Fallon 1997), Concise History (CJ Fallon 1998), Cappoquin: A Walk through History (2000, with Melanie O'Sullivan
Reviews for Gold, Silver and Green: The Irish Olympic Journey 1896-1924
'This is a remarkable book . . it engrosses the reader.' Bill Mallon, Journal of Olympic History 'The research that underpins this work is impressive in its use of a wide range of source material much of it being used in a work of Irish history for the first time.' International Journal of the History of Sport