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Chronicles how sporting traditions in Britain were shaped and how they in turn contributed to the shaping of British social conventions. Tracing sporting history from its origins, this book emphasizes how sport served different functions from the modern notion of a leisure-time relief from work.

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Rude beginnings, 43-1199 AD; "Christian service and true chivalry", 1200-1485; upward mobility, 1484-1603; princes and people, 1603-1688; politics and patrons, 1688-1756; aristocrats and entrepreneurs, 1756-1792; revolution and re-action, 1793-1815; "sporting personal", 1815-1837; Victorian dawn, 1837-51; judicious bottle-holding, 1851-1866; the missionary spirit, 1867-88.

Sport and the Making of Britain International

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: 10/21/1993 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780719037597, 978-0719037597
      ISBN10: 071903759X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Chronicles how sporting traditions in Britain were shaped and how they in turn contributed to the shaping of British social conventions. Tracing sporting history from its origins, this book emphasizes how sport served different functions from the modern notion of a leisure-time relief from work.

      Table of Contents
      Rude beginnings, 43-1199 AD; "Christian service and true chivalry", 1200-1485; upward mobility, 1484-1603; princes and people, 1603-1688; politics and patrons, 1688-1756; aristocrats and entrepreneurs, 1756-1792; revolution and re-action, 1793-1815; "sporting personal", 1815-1837; Victorian dawn, 1837-51; judicious bottle-holding, 1851-1866; the missionary spirit, 1867-88.

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