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Record Nr.

UNINA9910974752103321

Autore

Metcalfe Alan

Titolo

Leisure and recreation in a Victorian mining community : the social economy of leisure in north-east England, 1820-1914 / / Alan Metcalfe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, NY, : Routledge, 2006

ISBN

1-134-24902-0

1-134-24903-9

1-280-24756-8

9786610247561

0-203-00296-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (223 p.)

Collana

Sport in the global society

Disciplina

790.1/086/23094288

Soggetti

Working class - Recreation - England - Northumberland - History - 19th century

Miners - Recreation - England - Northumberland - History - 19th century

Leisure - England - Northumberland - History - 19th century

Recreation - England - Northumberland - History - 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [184]-197) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The social context : East Northumberland, 1820-1914 -- Non-sporting leisure during the nineteenth century -- The strength of tradition -- The transformation of traditional sports -- New sports for new times -- Football : a symbol of sport in East Northumberland.

Sommario/riassunto

'Amusements they must have, or life would hardly be worth living...' Newcastle Weekly Chronicle, 1895This text explores life in the mining villages of the north-east of England in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries - a time of massive social and industrial change. The sporting lives of these communities are often marginalized by historians, but this thoroughly researched account reveals how play as well as work were central to the lives of the working classes.Miners contributed significantly to the economic success of the north-east during this time, yet living condi