The First Black Footballer Arthur Wharton 1865-1930: an Absence of Memory |
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| Author:
| Vasili, Phil |
| Series title: | Sport in the Global Society Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7146-4459-2 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1997 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $73.95 |
Book Description:
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A biography of the world's first black professional footballer, set in the cultural and political context of Victorian England. Offers new insight into the onset of sport professionalism, the class divide and the roots of institutionalized racism.
A biography of the world's first black professional footballer, set in the cultural and political context of Victorian England. Offers new insight into the onset of sport professionalism, the class divide and the roots of institutionalized racism.