Sport and Society in Modern France

By:

Richard Holt

Format:

Hardback

Series:

St. Antony's Series

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List of Plates Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction: Sport in its Social Context PART I: CASE-STUDIES The Spread of Field Sports The Growth of Gymnastics: Patriotism or Pleasure? The English Sports: Gentlemen and Players Cyclings as a Commercial Spectacle Bullfighting and Cockfighting: he Survival of Regional Culture PART II: MAJOR THEMES The Tradition of Violence: Brutality, Hooliganism and Combativity Sport and Sociability Sport and Status Sport and Politics: Ideology and Recruitment Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Author Biography:

RICHARD HOLT is a former Lecturer in History at the University of Stiriling

Release date Australia

July 29th, 1981

Author

Richard Holt

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Illustrations

15 Illustrations, black and white; XV, 256 p. 15 illus.

Pages

256

Series

St. Antony's Series

Dimensions

140x216x22

ISBN-13

9780333259511

Product ID

1992394

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