This Sporting Life - Sport and Liberty in England, 1760-1960 (Paperback)

Why did killing a fox mean liberty? What did parish revels have to do with the Peterloo Massacre? What did animal cruelty have to do with the English constitution? What did the Factory Acts mean for modern football? In This Sporting Life, Robert Colls explains sport as one of England's great civil cultures. The lived experiences of people from all walks of life are reclaimed to tell England's history through its great sporting cultures, from the horseback pursuits of the wealthy and politically connected, to the street games in working-class neighbourhoods which needed nothing but a ball. It observes people at play, describes how they felt and thought, carries the reader along to a match or a hunt or a fight, draws out the sounds and smells of humans and animals, showing that sport has been as important in defining British culture as gender, politics, education, class, and religion.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2023
Authors:	Robert Colls (Professor of Cultural History)
Dimensions:	235 x 157 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	416
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-287022-3
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > General Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
LSN:	0-19-287022-X
Barcode:	9780192870223

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