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Item Details
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SPORT, LEISURE AND CULTURE IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY BRITAIN
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| By: |
Jeffrey Hill |
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Hardback |
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£82.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0333726863 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780333726860 |
| Publisher: |
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN |
| Pub. date: |
16 January, 2002 |
| Pages: |
241 |
| Description: |
From the perspective of the commercial, voluntary and state "sectors" of sport and leisure provision, this book examines a number of aspects of the social history of recreation. Topics explored include: the development of spectator sports; the attractions of the cinema; and the role of the press. |
| Synopsis: |
In Sport, Leisure and Culture in Twentieth-Century Britain, Jeffrey Hill examines the social history of recreation, including: the development of spectator sports; the attractions of the cinema; tourism; the role of the media; the significance of clubs and societies. Commercial, voluntary and state "sectors" of sport and leisure provision are all included, and relationships of social class, gender and ethnicity in sport and leisure are given prominence in an analysis which spans the whole century. |
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biography |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Palgrave Macmillan |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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