“..we hope, too, that through all the noise and excitement you’ll glimpse a single golden thread of purpose – the idea of Jerusalem – of the better world, the world of real freedom and true equality, a world that can be built through the prosperity of industry, through the caring nation that built the welfare state, through the joyous energy of popular culture, through the dream of universal communication. A belief that we can build Jerusalem. And that it will be for everyone.”
Danny Boyle, Olympics Opening Ceremony 2012
James Hamilton
By day I am the Librarian at Edinburgh's Signet Library; by night I am probably best known for my website on the history and psychology of sport, www.morethanmindgames.com. I specialize in psychology; social, media, sports history and the fine arts 1860-1940; Scottish culture and current affairs, and modern politics. Publications and broadcasters I have worked with include: BBC Radio; Sky Television; Channel 4; The Times; and Scotland on Sunday. Current projects include a book tracing the role of association football in the amelioration of British urban life between 1860 and World War II. I also contribute to British culture weblog The Dabbler. As a volunteer I contribute to fundraising for research into cancers of the brain by building websites. I also guide for the National Trust For Scotland. I maintain a small stable of websites including history online hub The Early Modern Intelligencer.
