Mike Huggins: The Victorians and Sport

Cover: 9781852855376 | The Victorians and Sport | Mike Huggins | Taschenbuch | Englisch

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Beschreibung

Many of the sports that have spread across the world, from athletics and boxing to golf and tennis, had their origins in nineteenth-century Britain. They were exported around the world by the British Empire, and Britain's influence in the world led to many of its sports being adopted in other countries. The Victorians and Sport is a highly readable account of the role sport played in both Victorian Britain and its empire. Major sports attracted mass followings and were widely reported in the press. Great sporting celebrities, such as the cricketer Dr W.G. Grace, were the best-known people in the country, and sporting rivalries provoked strong loyalties and passionate emotions. Mike Huggins provides fascinating details of individual sports and sportsmen. He also shows how sport was an important part of society and of many people's lives.

Über den Autor

Mike Huggins is Emeritus Professor of Cultural History at the University of Cumbria, UK. He has published many books, chapters and articles on the history of British leisure, sport and recreation.

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

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2007
Fachbereich:	Regionalgeschichte
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781852855376
ISBN-10:	1852855371
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Huggins, Mike
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury 3PL
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	234 x 156 x 18 mm
Von/Mit:	Mike Huggins
Erscheinungsdatum:	16.05.2007
Gewicht:	0,518 kg