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'An intriguing look at the problematic relationship sport has with alcohol.'The Bookseller'Packed with informative and entertaining detail [and] written with exemplary clarity.'The Guardian Weekend'This study is recommended for all students and scholars of the history and culture of sports.'Choice'Unputdownably fascinating [and] original, not to say intoxicating.'The Guardian Sport Section'Tony Collins and Wray Vamplew have left no stone unturned, nor glass undrained, in their researches ... A thoughtful and thought-provoking book.'Programme Monthly and Football Collectable'The chronological range of the book is impressive ... Equally laudable is the author's ability to use a vast array of archival sources, from sporting records, brewary accounts, government reports and social commentary, to contextualize the sport-alcohol relationship within awide range of political, social and economic histories ... In Mud Sweat and Beers, an approach is found that champions the
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Unputdownably fascinating [and] original, not to say intoxicating.
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I used this to write a paper on violence in sports and its connection to alcohol and it was fantastic, also beloved by the males in my household!
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