Soccer and Society in South Wales, 1900-1939

"That Other Game" surveys soccer's early history in south Wales. Through an exploration of the spectrum of the game, from international matches and professional clubs to schoolboy games, this book illustrates how soccer was shaped by wider social, cultural and economic forces.

The author's research has been thorough and detailed, and the result is an absorbing read.' Programme Monthly 'a very readable social history.' Soccer History ' a first rate social and cultural history the book is a valuable addition to the history of nationalism and identity in Great Britain and furthers our understanding of the ways in which people used multiple, overlapping cultures of the region, nation, home, class, work, leisure, and religion to add richness and meaning to their lives',A very readable social history.' Soccer History ' Martin Johnes tells the story with depth, insight and compassion a lucid and rewarding study',Rawlings has produced a masterful guide to Welsh devolution, which should be read by all with an interest in the modern public law in the United Kingdom.' Modern Law Review admirably comprehensive and microscopically detailed studya valuable legal take on where we are now and where we might go from here'.,This is one of the two most important books about Welsh society and politics to appear in our generation. Rawlings gives us a magisterial account of the civic institutions that are being put in place. Delineating Wales brilliantly describes the emerging political culture of civic Wales.'