Cricket and England : a cultural and social history of the inter-war years / Jack Williams.
Cricket and England : a cultural and social history of the inter-war years / Jack Williams.
Cricket and England : a cultural and social history of the inter-war years / Jack Williams.
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Publisher
London ; Portland, OR : F. Cass, 1999.
Date
1999.
Call Numbers
N796.3580942/9
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Language
English
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Physical content
xx, 217 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. Images of Cricket -- 2. The Structure and Control of Cricket -- 3. Interest in Cricket -- 4. Cricket and Sportsmanship -- 5. Cricket and Gender -- 6. Cricket, Hierarchy and Class -- 7. Cricket and Christianity -- 8. Cricket and Commercialisation.
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Publisher
London ; Portland, OR : F. Cass, 1999.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1999.
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Summary
"In the 1920s and 1930s, cricket had a vital role in how the English imagined themselves and their social world. Assumptions attached to the high level of sportsmanship within cricket and the associations of cricket with the Church, respect for tradition, the Empire, the public schools and reverence for pastoralism meant that cricket was represente...
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Cricket and England : a cultural and social history of the inter-war years / Jack Williams.
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Notes
General note
Sport in the global society, 1368-9789.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-211) and index.
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N796.3580942/9
Record Identifier
74VvERBOxK2b
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvERBOxK2b
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ISBN
0714644188 (pbk.)
9780714648613 (cloth)
0714648612 (cloth)
9780714644189 (pbk.)
DDC
796.3580942
MMS ID
991011624449702626
