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This text studies English sport from 1715 to 1830. This period represents the transition from older forms of recreation to modern styles of play. It saw the establishment of classic horse races, the founding of what was to become cricket's first ruling body, and the onset of women's boxing.

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"This is an all-encompassing account with excellent research notes." The Cricketer "Serious and scholarly yet enormously instructive and entertaining. Essential text for the student of sport." All Sport & Leisure Monthly

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FOUNDATIONS: 1. The Course and the Combat. 2. Balls, Bowls and Beginnings. THEMES: 3. The Status of Sport. 4. A Time to Play. 5. Patrons and Promoters. 6. Players and Spectators. 7. Sporting Women. 8. The Clubs and the Rules. TRANSITIONS: 9. Blood Sports and Bloodstock. 10. Heroes and Enigmas. 11. A Taste for Diversions.

A Taste for Diversions Sport in Georgian England

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      Publisher: James Clarke & Co Ltd
      Publication Date: 01/10/1999
      ISBN13: 9780718829810, 978-0718829810
      ISBN10: 0718829816

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This text studies English sport from 1715 to 1830. This period represents the transition from older forms of recreation to modern styles of play. It saw the establishment of classic horse races, the founding of what was to become cricket's first ruling body, and the onset of women's boxing.

      Trade Review
      "This is an all-encompassing account with excellent research notes." The Cricketer "Serious and scholarly yet enormously instructive and entertaining. Essential text for the student of sport." All Sport & Leisure Monthly

      Table of Contents
      FOUNDATIONS: 1. The Course and the Combat. 2. Balls, Bowls and Beginnings. THEMES: 3. The Status of Sport. 4. A Time to Play. 5. Patrons and Promoters. 6. Players and Spectators. 7. Sporting Women. 8. The Clubs and the Rules. TRANSITIONS: 9. Blood Sports and Bloodstock. 10. Heroes and Enigmas. 11. A Taste for Diversions.

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