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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Metcalfe, Alan.

Series:

Sport in the global society.

Sport in the global society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Working class--Recreation--England--Northumberland--History--19th century.

Working class.

Miners--Recreation--England--Northumberland--History--19th century.

Miners.

Leisure--England--Northumberland--History--19th century.

Leisure.

Recreation--England--Northumberland--History--19th century.

Recreation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (223 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'Amusements they must have, or life would hardly be worth living...' Newcastle Weekly Chronicle, 1895This 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 condi

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [184]-197) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-24902-0

1-134-24903-9

1-280-24756-8

9786610247561

0-203-00296-2

9780203002964

OCLC:

475967577