{"product_id":"a-sport-loving-society-j-a-mangan-9780714652450","title":"A Sport-Loving Society: Victorian and Edwardian Middle-Class England at Play","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a time of unprecedented political and economic transformation, the middle classes of Victorian and Edwardian England became principal players in a new social order. Nowhere did their culture, values and identity gain clearer expression than in their sports, and their influence is still felt in the way we organise, play and think of sport today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Sport-Loving Society\u003c\/em\u003e presents a selection of groundbreaking essays from the journals which have defined sport history over the past three decades. These essays explore the role of the social institutions and issues of the Victorian and Edwardian periods in shaping the sports of the English middle classes, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eeducation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe emancipation of women\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ereligion\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eculture and class\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ediplomacy and war.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eShowcasing the work of prominent sport historians, this book demonstrates the value of sport as a vehicle for the study of wider social change. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. A. Mangan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0714652458\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780714652450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/31\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.24h x 6.32w x 0.91d","brand":"J. A. Mangan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48658910773503,"sku":"9780714652450","price":265.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-sport-loving-society-j-a-mangan-9780714652450","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}