ISBN:
9780198208334
,
0198208332
Language:
English
Pages:
xiv, 391 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
,
illustrations (some color)
,
24 cm
Edition:
First edition
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Colls, Robert, 1949 - This Sporting Life
DDC:
306.4/83
Keywords:
Sports and state History
;
Sports Political aspects
;
Sports Social aspects
;
Liberty History
;
Liberty
;
Sports and state
;
Sports ; Political aspects
;
Sports ; Social aspects
;
History
;
England
;
Großbritannien
;
Freiheit der Person
;
Sportliche Aktivität
;
Sportspiel
;
Geschichte 1760-1960
Abstract:
In 'This Sporting Life', Robert Colls explains sport as one of England's great civil cultures. The lived experiences of people from all walks of life are reclaimed to tell England's history through its great sporting cultures, from the horseback pursuits of the wealthy and politically connected, to the street games in working-class neighbourhoods which needed nothing but a ball. It observes people at play, describes how they felt and thought, carries the reader along to a match or a hunt or a fight, draws out the sounds and smells of humans and animals, showing that sport has been as important in defining British culture as gender, politics, education, class, and religion
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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