Disputed Pleasures: Sport and Society in Preindustrial England

Disputed Pleasures: Sport and Society in Preindustrial England
ISBN-10
0313274533
ISBN-13
9780313274534
Category
History
Pages
194
Language
English
Published
1991
Publisher
Greenwood Publishing Group
Author
Thomas S. Henricks

Description

The history and sociological aspects of sport in preindustrial England are the subjects of this volume. Henricks traces the development of sport and its interaction with society through five time periods: the feudal era, the later Middle Ages, and the Tudor, Stuart, and Georgian eras. The book also serves as an introduction to the historical literature on English sport, connects sport to broader social and cultural themes, and develops an original thesis of sport as an identity ceremony for generations of participants.

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