Leisure and recreation in a Victorian mining community [electronic resource] : the social economy of leisure in north-east England, 1820-1914 / Alan Metcalfe.
Material type: TextSeries: Sport in the global societyPublication details: London ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2006Description: xvi, 204 p. : illSubject(s): Working class -- Recreation -- England -- Northumberland -- History -- 19th century | Miners -- Recreation -- England -- Northumberland -- History -- 19th century | Leisure -- England -- Northumberland -- History -- 19th century | Recreation -- England -- Northumberland -- History -- 19th centuryGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 790.1/086/23094288 LOC classification: GV76.E6 | N67 2006Online resources: Click to ViewIncludes bibliographical references (p. [184]-197) and index.
The social context : East Northumberland, 1820-1914 -- Non-sporting leisure during the nineteenth century -- The strength of tradition -- The transformation of traditional sports -- New sports for new times -- Football : a symbol of sport in East Northumberland.
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