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Encyclopedia of Traditional British Rural Sports
Contributor(s): Collins, Tony (Editor), Martin, John (Editor), Vamplew, Wray (Editor)

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 ISBN: 041535224X     ISBN-13: 9780415352246
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE: $228.00  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 2005
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Annotation: The "Encyclopedia of Traditional British Rural Sports" provides a social, economic, and political study of both field sports and those other activities and customs labelled as rural sports from the earliest of times to the present day in all of the United Kingdom and Ireland. The book brings together several distinct types of traditional rural sports with particular emphasis on the social history and traditional aspects. It contains several hundred entries focusing on individual sports and other providing analysis of key concepts, themes, and terminologies.

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BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | History
- Sports & Recreation | Reference
Dewey: 796.094
LCCN: 2004027375
Series: Sports Reference
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.42" W x 9.36" L (1.25 lbs) 320 pages
Features: Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
 
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Providing a social, economic and political study of field sports and those other activities and customs labelled as rural sports, from the earliest of times to the present day in all of the United Kingdom and Ireland.

This book brings together several distinct types of traditional rural sports with particular emphasis on the social history and 'traditional' aspects. It contains several hundred entries focusing on individual sports and others providing analysis of key concepts, themes and terminologies.

The Encyclopedia of Traditional British Rural Sports is an invaluable reference that provides students, scholars and sports enthusiasts with a focussed and authoritative source of information on the history and culture of rural sport in Britain.
 
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