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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
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    Politics and government Popular culture Sociology: sport and leisure

    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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