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Subject(s)

• Tennis—History [Browse]
• Tennis—Social aspects [Browse]
• Tennis—Law and legislation [Browse]
• Sex discrimination in sports [Browse]
• Racism in sports [Browse]
• Nationalism in sports [Browse]

Editor

• Lake, Robert J. [Browse]

Series

Routledge international handbooks. [More in this series]

Summary note

"Tennis is one of the world's most popular sports, as levels of participation and spectatorship demonstrate. Moreover, tennis has always been one of the world's most significant sports, expressing crucial fractures of social class, gender, sexuality, race and ethnicity - both on and off court. This is the first book to undertake a survey of the historical and socio-cultural sweep of tennis, exploring key themes from governance, development and social inclusion to national identity and the role of the media. It is presented in three parts: historical developments; culture and representations; and politics and social issues, and features contributions by leading tennis scholars from North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. The most authoritative book published to date on the history, culture and politics of tennis, this is an essential reference for any course or program examining the history, sociology, politics or culture of sport"-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of description

Description based on print version record.

Contents

• Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction to the history and historiography of tennis; From garden game to global sport: a brief history of tennis; From ace to academia: a brief historiography of tennis; How this book is organized; Notes; References; Part 1; Chapter 2 From folk game to elite pastime: Tennis and Its patrons; Modern tennis emerges: the transition from patrons to sponsors; The golden age of sponsorship; References
• Chapter 3 Grass roots: The development of tennis in Great Britain, 1918-78Overview of grass-roots tennis 1918-78; Tennis in public parks; Tennis in the workplace; Tennis in the clubs; Conclusion; Note; References; Chapter 4 Coaching and training in British tennis: A history of competing ideals; Inter-war developments; Early post-war developments; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 5 Golden years and golden stars: International women's tennis between the wars; Star of modernity: the Lenglen melodrama; The rivalry of the two Helens
• How much has changed? Looking back on the twentieth centuryNote; References; Chapter 6 A transcendent game plan: Bill Tilden's rhetorical strategy in defying the USLTA; Bill Tilden; Tilden's initial response: transcendence; Round two: Ward's statement; Tilden's ultimate response: transcendence plus vindication; Conclusion; References; Chapter 7 Fred Perry and the amateur-Professional divide in British tennis between the wars; Perry's rise to pre-eminence in world tennis, 1933-4; 1935: the drift towards professionalism; Leaving the amateur game in 1936; Conclusion: reactions and implications
• NoteReferences; Chapter 8 Boris Becker and Steffi Graf: German tennis, media images and national identity; National identities, imaginaries and the role of the media; The German context, tennis and the media; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 9 The female hero through the cultural lens: Comparing framing of Li Na in Chinese and Western media; Literature review; Method; Results; Discussion; References; Chapter 10 The world's game? Globalisation and the cultural economy of tennis; A genealogy of tennis; Tennis and globalisation: phases of development
• The global tennis landscape, communications media and sponsorshipGlobal sports brands, iconic tournaments and celebrity tennis figures; 2018 Grand Slams
• sponsoring partners and official suppliers; Concluding remarks: on the cosmopolitan character of tennis; Notes; References; Chapter 11 Jeu de Paume, lawn tennis and France's national identity from the 1870s to the Musketeers era; France's early tennis mania; France's role in early lawn tennis; Key figures: Marguerite Broquedis; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 12 Lawn tennis in Ireland: The untold history, 1870-1914

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ISBN

• 1-315-53355-3
• 1-315-53357-X
• 1-315-53356-1

OCLC

1084727493

Doi

• 10.4324/9781315533575

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