Games obsessed the Victorian and Edwardian public schools. The obsession has become widely known as athleticism. When it appeared in 1981, this book was the first major study of the games ethos which dominated the lives of many Victorian and Edwardian public schoolboys. Written with Professor Mangan's customary panache, it has become a classic, the seminal work on the social and cultural history of modern sport.
| ISBN: | 9781138408203 |
| Publication date: | 28th June 2017 |
| Author: | J A Mangan |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 404 pages |
| Series: | Sport in the Global Society |
| Genres: |
European history |
Games obsessed the Victorian and Edwardian public schools. The obsession has become widely known as athleticism. When it appeared in 1981, this book was the first major study of the games ethos which dominated the lives of many Victorian and Edwardian public schoolboys. Written with Professor Mangan's customary panache, it has become a classic, the seminal work on the social and cultural history of modern sport.
Athleticism in the Victorian and Edwardian Public School features in the following genres: European history
Athleticism in the Victorian and Edwardian Public School is available in Hardback, Ebook, Paperback
Athleticism in the Victorian and Edwardian Public School was written by J A Mangan and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
Athleticism in the Victorian and Edwardian Public School has 404 pages
Yes it is part of Sport in the Global Society series
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