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

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

Title:

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

Author:

Metcalfe, Alan.

Personal Author:

Metcalfe, Alan.

Publication Information:

London ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2006.

Physical Description:

xvi, 204 p. : ill.

Series:

Sport in the global society

Sport in the global society.

Contents:

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.

Subject Term:

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.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Added Corporate Author:

ProQuest (Firm)

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