Leisure and Recreation in a Victorian Mining Community
The Social Economy of Leisure in North-East England, 1820 – 1914
Seiten
2008
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-48491-6 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-48491-6 (ISBN)
A detailed account of the central role of recreation in the lives of the working class in the north-east of England, showing how it was an essential relief from the hard living and working conditions of Victorian and Edwardian mining communities.
'Amusements they must have, or life would hardly be worth living...' Newcastle Weekly Chronicle, 1895
This 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 conditions in the mining villages were 'horrendous'. Sport and recreation were essential to bring meaning and pleasure to mining families, and were fundamental to the complex social relationships within and between communities.
Features of this extensive text include:
* analysis of the physical, social and economic structures that determined the leisure lives of the mining villages
* the role of 'traditional' and 'new' sports
* comparisons with other British regions.
'Amusements they must have, or life would hardly be worth living...' Newcastle Weekly Chronicle, 1895
This 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 conditions in the mining villages were 'horrendous'. Sport and recreation were essential to bring meaning and pleasure to mining families, and were fundamental to the complex social relationships within and between communities.
Features of this extensive text include:
* analysis of the physical, social and economic structures that determined the leisure lives of the mining villages
* the role of 'traditional' and 'new' sports
* comparisons with other British regions.
University of Windsor, Canada Formerly at the University of Strathclyde, UK La Trobe University, Australia
1. Introduction 2. The Social Context: East Northumberland, 1820-1914 3. Non Sporting Leisure during the Nineteenth Century 4. The Strength of Tradition 5. The Transformation of Traditional Sports 6. New Sports for New Times 7. Football: A Symbol of Sport in the North East
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.9.2008 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Sport in the Global Society |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 410 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-415-48491-X / 041548491X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-415-48491-6 / 9780415484916 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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