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The beginnings of a commercial sporting culture in Britain, 1793-1850 / Adrian Harvey.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Harvey, Adrian.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sports--Great Britain--History--18th century.
- Sports.
- Sports--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- History.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 258 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2004]
- Contents:
- 2 Genesis: A National Sporting Culture is Born 7
- 3 Sex, Sport and Sales: The Sporting Press 31
- 4 No Time for Idleness? The Law and Sport, 1793-1815 63
- 5 You Can All Join In: The Law and Sport, 1816-50 83
- 6 How Many Rats Can You Eat in a Minute? The Rules of Sport 115
- 7 Big Crowds, Big Money: Mass Entertainment Comes to Britain 151
- 8 Better Than Working for a Living: Professional Sportsmen ... and Women 189.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-251) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0754636437
- OCLC:
- 51764056
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