Mud, Sweat and Beers: A Cultural History of Sport and Alcohol

by Tony Collins and Wray Vamplew

Book Overview

Short-listed for the North American Society for Sport History Book Award 2003

Alcohol is never far from sporting events. Although popular thinking on the effects of drinking has changed considerably over time, throughout history sport and alcohol have been intimately linked. The Victorians, for example, believed that beer helped to build stamina, whereas today any serious athlete must abstain from the demon drink.

Yet despite...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1859735584
• ISBN13: 9781859735589
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Berg Publishers
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 9.3"