For club, country, and capitalism? Footballers' autobiographies and the political and moral economies of post-war Britain.
This article examines the emergent cultural format of the British footballer's autobiography between the 1940s and 1960s, as a case study into how tensions in the post-war settlement evolved and were narrated. It argues that star footballers' efforts to maximise their earning potential—in tandem wit...
| Publicado en: | Contemporary British History Vol. 39; no. 3; pp. 385 - 424 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Sep2025
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