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Victorians and Sport

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Many of the sports that have spread across the world, from athletics and boxing to golf and tennis, had their origins in nineteenth-century Britain. They were exported around the world by the British Empire, and Britain's influence in the world led to many of its sports being adopted in other countries. "The Victorians and Sport" is a highly readable account of the role sport played in both Victorian Britain and its empire. Major sports attracted mass followings and were widely reported in the press. Great sporting celebrities, such as the cricketer Dr W.G. Grace, were the best-known people in the country, and sporting rivalries provoked strong loyalties and passionate emotions. Mike Huggins provides fascinating details of individual sports and sportsmen. He also shows how sport was an important part of society and of many people's lives.

Author Biography

Dr Mike Huggins is an authority on many aspects of late modern sport and leisure in Britain. He is a Lecturer at St. Martins College, Lancaster, and also works as an educational writer, consultant, in-service lecturer and Ofsted team inspector. He is the author of Flat Racing and British Society, 1790-1914. He is currently writing a book on The Victorians and Vice.
Release date NZ
May 16th, 2007
Author
Audiences
  • General (US: Trade)
  • Professional & Vocational
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Edition
New edition
Illustrations
25 illustrations(b & w)
Imprint
Hambledon Continuum
Pages
318
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Dimensions
156x234x26
ISBN-13
9781852855376
Product ID
2483836

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