Table of Contents

Sport in the making of Celtic cultures; civic and ethnic nationalism in the Celtic vision of Irish sport; sport and Scottish Gaeldom in Argyllshire 1790-1900; Brittany, between Ireland, Scotland and France; "the dramatic turbulence of some irrecoverable football game" - sport, literature and Welsh identity; Stade Rennais - the standard bearer of Breton identity; the place of shinty in the celebration of New Year; the Gaelic Athletic Association and organized sport in Ireland; sporting assimilation and cultural confusion in Brittany; more than a game - physical culture, identity and citizenship in Wales; hurling an old sport in a new world; heritage, culture and identity - the Gaelic Athletic Association in Scotland.

About the Author

Grant Jarvie is Deputy Principal and Chair of Sports Studies at the University of Stirling. He is past President of the British Society of Sports History and Honorary Professor with the Academy of Physical Education and Sport, Warsaw.