Sport in Modern Irish Life
, by Rouse, Paul
- ISBN: 9781785374548 | 1785374540
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 7/28/2023
So begins Sport in Modern Life, where leading sports historian and
bestselling author Paul Rouse grapples with the concept of every individual
person’ s relationship with sport being unique to him or herself
but also intimately connected with the universal – ‘ most sport is
a shared experience even if not shared in precisely the same way’
– and many other topics aside.
Throughout this superb collection of articles and essay, Paul explores,
in his inimitable and always engaging style, the undeniable fact that
for large sections of society there is no greater pastime than the pursuit
and discussion of sport in all its guises. Whether it’ s describing an
annual sports day, the harrowing events of Hillsborough, the intersection
of sport and Irish history or the sporting idols who have left an
impression upon the author, no stone is left unturned in this essential
addition to understanding the pivotal role of sport in life in Ireland
and further afield.
As well as the many essays and stories published here for the first
time, others have evolved from articles written for the Irish Examiner
and pieces recorded for RTÉ ’ s Sunday Miscellany. They are the culmination
of sporting experience as a player, manager, supporter,
consumer, journalist and historian. They are an attempt to record,
in the round, at least some of the sheer variety of experiences available
in sport. And they are a reminder, too, that the wheel does not
ever stop turning
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