Soccer and Society: South Wales 1900-1939.(Reviews of Books)(Book Review)

Martin Johnes. Soccer and Society: South Wales 1900-1939. (Studies in Welsh History.) Cardiff, Wales: University of Wales Press; dist. by Independent Publishers Group, Chicago. 2002. Pp. xii, 238. $39.95. ISBN 0-7083-1741-3.

Martin Johnes's examination of the growth of association football (i.e. soccer) in south Wales from the Edwardian to the interwar periods is a nuanced investigation of the multifaceted nature of identity and is a welcome addition to the history of Wales and Great Britain, as well as the history of sport. No history of Welsh sport in the twentieth century can ...

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