THE BUSINESS HISTORY OF SPORT

One Day Conference

26 September 2007

London School of Economics

Sponsored by the Economic History Society

Programme

                        Morning Session  Chair: Terry Gourvish (LSE)

                        Dilwyn Porter (De Montfort)

                        ‘The business of sport and the sport of business: exploring the historical hinterland’

                        Tony Collins (Leeds Metropolitan)

                         ‘Amateurism, commercialism and rugby in the inter-war years’

                        Michael Cronin (Boston College)

                        ‘The Gaelic Athletic Association and the selling of Croke Park’

                        Afternoon Session  Chair: Jeffrey Hill (De Montfort)

                        Stefan Szymanski (Imperial College)

                       ‘A theory of the evolution of modern sport’

                       Adrian Smith (Southampton)

                        ‘Club versus country:  English rugby in the aftermath of the 2003 World Cup’

                        Pierre Lanfranchi (De Montfort/FIFA)

                        ‘European football: recent developments in the relationship between business and sport’

                        Limited places are available. Please  contact Terry Gourvish, if you wish to attend.

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