Leisure and recreation in a Victorian mining community the social economy of leisure in north-east England, 1820-1914 / [electronic resource] :
Alan Metcalfe.
- London ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2006.
- xvi, 204 p. : ill.
- Sport in the global society .
- Sport in the global society. .
Includes 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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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Working class--Recreation--History--England--Northumberland--19th century. Miners--Recreation--History--England--Northumberland--19th century. Leisure--History--England--Northumberland--19th century. Recreation--History--England--Northumberland--19th century.