Donaldson, Peter (2017) ‘We are having a very enjoyable game’: Britain, sport and the South African War, 1899–1902. War in History, 25 (1). ISSN 0968-3445. E-ISSN 1477-0385. (doi:10.1177/0968344516652422) (KAR id:63264)
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Abstract
This article explores the relationship between sport and war in Britain during the South African War, 1899–1902. Through extensive press coverage, as well as a spate of memoirs and novels, the British public was fed a regular diet of war stories and reportage in which athletic endeavour and organized games featured prominently. This contemporary literary material sheds light on the role sport was perceived to have played in the lives and work of the military personnel deployed in South Africa. It also, however, reveals a growing unease over an amateur-military tradition which equated sporting achievement with military prowess.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1177/0968344516652422 |
Uncontrolled keywords: | South African War, sport, newspapers, public opinion, cult of athleticism |
Subjects: | D History General and Old World |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Arts and Humanities > School of History |
Depositing User: | Peter Donaldson |
Date Deposited: | 07 Sep 2017 11:11 UTC |
Last Modified: | 16 Feb 2021 13:48 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/63264 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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