Neil Wigglesworth. Firstpublished 1992 by FRANK CASS AND COMPANY LIMITED ... Title 797.1230941 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Wigglesworth, Neil A social history of English rowing / Neil Wigglesworth. p. cm.
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Language: en
Pages: 248
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This book seeks to redress the balance of reporting in the sport's literature which has always favoured the activities of aquatic gentlemen at the public schools, Oxford and Cambridge Universities, Henley Regatta and on the River Thames. This study focuses on the many who helped instigate and nurture the sport
Language: en
Pages: 192
Pages: 192
This work uses original material from clubs and sporting organizations to illuminate the evolution of sporting activity nation-wide. It relates these documents to themes such as commercialism and club fortunes. It concludes by discussing the outlook for English sport.
Language: en
Pages: 208
Pages: 208
This book gives a fascinating history of the English experience of sport, following its development through the centuries from its earliest beginnings in social play and pastimes, via its adoption as an alternative to the clock-watching routine of urban life, to its modern incarnation as a global business. Key themes
Language: en
Pages: 212
Pages: 212
In the essays collected here, amateurism, both as ideology and practice, is subject to critical and unsentimental scrutiny, effectively challenging the dominant narrative of more conventional histories of British sport.
Language: en
Pages: 162
Pages: 162
With essays covering all aspects of sports history, this volume is a tribute to the scholarship of Professor Tony Mangan. Regarded by many as a pioneer and mentor, Professor Mangan's foundational work has sustained the field for decades.