03153oam 2200697I 450 991045155710332120200520144314.01-134-24903-91-280-24756-897866102475610-203-00296-210.4324/9780203002964 (CKB)1000000000251442(EBL)254294(OCoLC)475967577(SSID)ssj0000191231(PQKBManifestationID)11201517(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000191231(PQKBWorkID)10184649(PQKB)10169485(MiAaPQ)EBC254294(Au-PeEL)EBL254294(CaPaEBR)ebr10163326(CaONFJC)MIL24756(OCoLC)505132020(EXLCZ)99100000000025144220180706d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLeisure and recreation in a Victorian mining community the social economy of leisure in north-east England, 1820-1914 /Alan MetcalfeLondon ;New York :Routledge,2006.1 online resource (223 p.)Sport in the global societyDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-48491-X 0-415-35697-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [184]-197) and index.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.'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 condiSport in the global society.Working classRecreationEnglandNorthumberlandHistory19th centuryMinersRecreationEnglandNorthumberlandHistory19th centuryLeisureEnglandNorthumberlandHistory19th centuryRecreationEnglandNorthumberlandHistory19th centuryElectronic books.Working classRecreationHistoryMinersRecreationHistoryLeisureHistoryRecreationHistory790.1/086/23094288Metcalfe Alan.942768MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451557103321Leisure and recreation in a Victorian mining community2127523UNINA