Amateur Musical Societies and Sports Clubs in Provincial France, 1848-1914

Harmony and Hostility

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Alan R.H. Baker

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This book explores leisure-related voluntary associations in France during the nineteenth century as practical expressions of the Revolutionary concept of fraternité. Using a mass of unpublished sources in provincial and national archives, it analyses the history, geography and cultural significance of amateur musical societies and sports clubs in eleven départements of France between 1848 and 1914. It demonstrates that, although these voluntary associations drew upon and extended the traditional concept of cooperation and community, and the Revolutionary concept of fraternity, they also incorporated the fundamental characteristics of competition and conflict. Although intended to produce social harmony, in practice they reflected the ideological hostilities and cultural tensions that permeated French society in the nineteenth century.

Author Biography:

Alan Baker is a Life Fellow of Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge, UK.

Release date NZ

October 2nd, 2017

Author

Alan R.H. Baker

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Edition

1st ed. 2017

Illustrations

11 Illustrations, color; 4 Illustrations, black and white; XI, 350 p. 15 illus., 11 illus. in color.

Pages

350

ISBN-13

9783319579924

Product ID

26802211

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