Download or read book The Evolution of English Sport written by Neil Wigglesworth and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It relates these documents to themes such as commercialism, professionalism, amateurism, recreationalism, and club fortunes and concludes with a discussion of the outlook for English sport in the next decade. This radical and unique approach to the development of sport in England provides a wider perspective than any other work, representing the views of ordinary participants and setting the various sporting activities in the context of their geographical, economic and social environments.