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

• Autore: Metcalfe Alan
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, NY, : Routledge, 2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (223 p.)
• Disciplina: 790.1/086/23094288
• Soggetto topico: 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
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Leisure and recreation in a Victorian mining community
• ISBN: 1-134-24902-0; 1-134-24903-9; 1-280-24756-8; 9786610247561; 0-203-00296-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910974752103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Sport in the global society.