Colls Robert (Professor Of Cultural History Professor Of Cultural History De Montfort University)
Colls Robert (Professor Of Cultural History Professor Of Cultural History De Montfort University) - This Sporting Life Sport And Liberty In England 1760 - 1960 - Hardcover
Colls Robert (Professor Of Cultural History Professor Of Cultural History De Montfort University) - This Sporting Life Sport And Liberty In England 1760 - 1960 - Hardcover
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Description: Why did killing a fox mean liberty? What did parish revels have to do with the Peterloo Massacre? What did animal cruelty have to do with the English constitution? What did the Factory Acts mean for modern football? In This Sporting Life Robert Colls explains sport as one of England's great civil cultures. The lived experiences of people from all walks of life are reclaimed to tell England's history through its great sporting cultures from the horseback pursuits of the wealthy and politically connected to the street games in working - class neighbourhoods which needed nothing but a ball. It observes people at play describes how they felt and thought carries the reader along to a match or a hunt or a fight draws out the sounds and smells of humans and animals showing that sport has been as important in defining British culture as gender politics education class and religion.
Title: This Sporting Life Sport And Liberty In England 1760 - 1960
Author(s): Colls Robert (Professor Of Cultural History Professor Of Cultural History De Montfort University)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780198208334
Pages: 416 Pages, Several Black And White Illustrations
Publication Date: 10/27/2020
Category: History Of Sport
Description: Why did killing a fox mean liberty? What did parish revels have to do with the Peterloo Massacre? What did animal cruelty have to do with the English constitution? What did the Factory Acts mean for modern football? In This Sporting Life Robert Colls explains sport as one of England's great civil cultures. The lived experiences of people from all walks of life are reclaimed to tell England's history through its great sporting cultures from the horseback pursuits of the wealthy and politically connected to the street games in working - class neighbourhoods which needed nothing but a ball. It observes people at play describes how they felt and thought carries the reader along to a match or a hunt or a fight draws out the sounds and smells of humans and animals showing that sport has been as important in defining British culture as gender politics education class and religion.
Title: This Sporting Life Sport And Liberty In England 1760 - 1960
Author(s): Colls Robert (Professor Of Cultural History Professor Of Cultural History De Montfort University)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780198208334
Pages: 416 Pages, Several Black And White Illustrations
Publication Date: 10/27/2020
Category: History Of Sport
