Sport, History, and Heritage

Sport is an integral part of British and UK culture, but although its importance has been recognised in academic history, in the related field of heritage it has yet to be fully explored. The essays in this volume look at sports history as manifested in academic enquiry, museum exhibition and heritage sites. They deal among other things with the public representation of sport and why it matters; its impact on public spheres; the direction of sports heritage studies and what they should be attempting to achieve; the role of museums in public history; and the role of place, memory and meaning in the historic sports landscape.