{"product_id":"field-3","title":"Field","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2006 North American Society for Sports History Book of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe literature on sport history is now well established, taking in a wide range of themes and covering every activity from aerobics to zorbing. However, in comparison to most mainstream histories, sport history has rarely been called upon to question its foundations and account for the basis of its historical knowledge. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Booth offers a rigorous assessment of sport history as an academic discipline, exploring the ways in which professional historians can gather materials, construct and examine evidence, and present their arguments about the sporting past. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 1 examines theories of knowledge, while Part 2 goes on to scrutinize the uses of historical knowledge in popular and academic studies of sport history. With clear structure, examples, summary tables and a detailed glossary, \u003cem\u003eThe Field\u003c\/em\u003e provides students, teachers and researchers with an unparalleled resource to tackle issues fundamental to the future of their subject, and sets the agenda for the debate to come.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54236086239576,"sku":"9780415282284","price":80.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415282284.jpg?v=1769014841","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/field-3","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}