Something Changed
beefy, boadicea, brixton, bunting and how cricket helped change the nation
$53.96
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
7 July 2025
Summary
Botham, Thatcher, and a Summer of Change: Cricket, Culture, and 1981
Through the prism of cricket and the transformative year of 1981, Ben Dobson explores how sport and popular culture can influence as well as reflect society. Taking an innovative approach, he considers the remarkable synergies between two of the era’s most iconic figures – Margaret Thatcher and Ian Botham.
From the author of the widely acclaimed Too Good to be Forgotten: Three Wise Men …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781836801627 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1836801629 |
| Author: | Ben Dobson |
| Publisher: | Pitch Publishing Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pitch Publishing Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 7 July 2025 |
| Weight: | 478g |
| Dimensions: | 222mm x 144mm |
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About The Author
Ben Dobson
Ben Dobson is an inveterate sports-follower who spent 30 years managing sports partnerships for Adidas. He has written for The Cricketer and other periodicals. His books examine the role sport plays in society and in the lives of those who suffer its vagaries as committed supporters. His previous tome, Too Good to be Forgotten, a study of the impact of three football managers in the 1970s, received widespread critical acclaim.
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