Victorians and Sport

Informationen zum Autor Mike Huggins is Emeritus Professor of Cultural History at the University of Cumbria. His many books include, most recently, Horse Racing and British Society in the Long Eighteenth Century (Boydell, 2018) and the edited collection, with Rob Hess, Match Fixing and Sport: Historical Perspectives (Routledge, 2019). Klappentext A favourably reviewed book with widespread appeal, returns with Mike Huggins showing us how the nineteenth-century shaped sporting activities that we know and love today. Inhaltsverzeichnis Illustrations Preface 1 The Rise of Sport 2 Class and Sport 3 Amateurs and Professionals 4 Sporting Pleasures 5 Money 6 The Media 7 Stars 8 Loyalties 9 The Wider World Notes Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Mike Huggins
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.05.2007
• EAN: 9781852855376
• ISBN: 978-1-85285-537-6
• No. of pages: 318
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > General, dictionaries, handbooks, yearbooks, history; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; England, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, SPORTS & RECREATION / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, Sports & outdoor recreation, Sport: general, Social and cultural history