{"product_id":"more-than-a-game-by-david-horspool-9781529363289","title":"More Than a Game","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 PINSENT MASONS SPORTS WRITING AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e Best Sports Book of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e'Fascinating' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Lively, rich and readable' \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Thoughtful and entertaining' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Completely eye-opening - every page contains a gem' Marina Hyde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe remarkable stories of how sport shaped the British people.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe history of Britain is inseparable from our love affair with sport. Many of our most dramatic social shifts have played out in sporting arenas: cricket and class mobility, rugby and regional rivalry, tennis and gender equality, golf and battles for land, boxing and race-relations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe sporting theatre has even accelerated radical change via heroes including independence fighters, suffragettes and Jewish bare-knuckle boxers crashing the established order. From jousting between kingdoms to the rise of the Commonwealth Games at the end of the imperial era, \u003ci\u003eMore Than a Game\u003c\/i\u003e is the fascinating account of the games, players and audiences that have defined Britain's past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47597200998636,"sku":"9781529363289","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781529363289-more-than-a-game.jpg?v=1777947012","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/more-than-a-game-by-david-horspool-9781529363289","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}