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An Education in Sport: Competition, communities and identities at the University of Westminster since 1864

Mark Clapson
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The story of sporting communities and individuals at the University of Westminster over 150 years is the second book to explore the institution's diverse history including its role as a pioneer of women's sports. Drawing upon the University's extensive archives this richly illustrated book celebrates its unique, ground-breaking sports heritage.
  • Title Page
  • Contents
  • Foreword by Vice-Chancellor, Professor Geoff Petts
  • Introduction by Dr Dilwyn Porter
  • Acknowledgements, Conventions and Abbreviations
  • Name Changes
  • List of Illustrations
  • Chapter 1: Prologue
  • Chapter 2: The sporting heritage of the University of Westminster
  • Chapter 3: A community of communities: sports at the Polytechnic, 1882–1914
  • Chapter 4: Spartans and suburbanites: the sporting polytechnic, 1918–39
  • Chapter 5: New beginnings and new achievements: 1945 onwards
  • Chapter 6: Epilogue: the sporting legacy of the University of Westminster
  • Picture acknowledgements
  • Bibliography
  • Index
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Published: 2013
Publisher: University of Westminster Press
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license
ISBN(s)
  • 978-1-911534-14-3 (pdf)
Series
  • The History of University of Westminster
Subject
  • Recreational Studies
  • Local History: London - Westminster
  • History of Education
  • Sociology of Education
  • Sports History
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