The Victorians and Sport by Mike Huggins
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. (Americans, however, liked to show their independence by rejecting cricket for baseball.) 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.
The Sunday Times, November 21, 2004 "It's delicious to know that the first football hooligans were a bunch of toffs"
Dr Mike Huggins is an authority on many aspects of late modern sport and leisure in Britain. He works part-time for St. Martins, and also works as an educational writer, consultant, in-service lecturer and Ofsted team inspector.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781852854157 |
| ISBN 10 | 1852854154 |
| Title | The Victorians and Sport |
| Author | Mike Huggins |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2004-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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