The Sporting Life: Victorian Sports and Games Contributor(s): Anderson, Nancy Fix (Author) |
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ISBN: 0275989992 ISBN-13: 9780275989996 Publisher: Praeger
Binding Type: Hardcover Published: February 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - General - History | World - General - History | Western Europe - General |
Dewey: 796.094 |
LCCN: 2009050891 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.42" W x 9.51" L (1.14 lbs) 244 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents |
Review Citations: Choice 08/01/2010 Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2010 pg. 89 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Just as our own games have a lot to say about modern American culture, so sports are a prism through which we can gain valuable insights into Victorian society. The Sporting Life: Victorian Sports and Games is an engaging and perceptive account of how sport developed during Britain's heyday, who played (and who wasn't allowed to play), and what it all conveys about gender, race, imperialism, and national pride. Drawing extensively on 19th-century writings, The Sporting Life begins with a survey of sports in pre-Victorian England and the impact of industrialism in the early 19th century. We read of the effects of evangelicalism and utilitarianism, both of which first opposed sport, then used it for their own purposes. We learn of the association of sports with masculinity, an identification women challenged late in the century. Finally we learn how English sports became part of the imperial game, used to promote--and resist--the spread of Victoria's vast empire. |
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