Athleticism in the Victorian and Edwardian Public School - The Emergence and Consolidation of an Educational Ideology

Games obsessed the Victorian and Edwardian public schoools. The obsession has become known as athleticism. This is a study of the games ethos which dominate the lives of many Victorian and Edwardian public schoolboys.

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History of Education Reviewone of the vital works for those engaged in both the history of education and the cultural history of sport

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J. A. Mangan

Summary

Games obsessed the Victorian and Edwardian public schoools. The obsession has become known as athleticism. This is a study of the games ethos which dominate the lives of many Victorian and Edwardian public schoolboys.

Product details

• Authors: J A Mangan, J. A. Mangan, Mangan J. A.
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.09.2000
• EAN: 9780714680439
• ISBN: 978-0-7146-8043-9
• No. of pages: 404
• Weight: 750 g
• Series: Sport in the Global Society
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > General, dictionaries, handbooks, yearbooks, history; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / General, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Teaching of a specific subject, Sports & outdoor recreation (Children's / Teenage), EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / General