{"product_id":"a-fateful-love-essays-on-football-in-the-north-east-of-england-1880-1930-9781789978346","title":"A Fateful Love: Essays on Football in the North-East of England 1880-1930","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Richard Holt | Matthew Taylor | Gavin Kitching\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Soccer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing largely untapped local press and archive sources, five of these six essays trace the historical emergence of a professionalised sport out of the family of pastimes that were traditional 'football.'The final historical essay recounts the 'Crook Town affair, a once-famous 1920s 'shamateurist' football scandal in County Durham. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46451612450967,"sku":"9781789978346","price":5459.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781789978346.webp?v=1769137828","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/a-fateful-love-essays-on-football-in-the-north-east-of-england-1880-1930-9781789978346","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}