The Sporting Life: Victorian Sports and Games

by Nancy Fix Anderson

Book Overview

This lively and intriguing study looks at the way sports both reflected and shaped Victorian society.

Just as our own games have a lot to say about modern American culture, so sports are a prism through which we can gain valuable insights into Victorian society. The Sporting Life: Victorian Sports and Games is an engaging and perceptive account of how sport developed during Britain's heyday, who played (and who wasn't allowed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275989992
• ISBN13: 9780275989996
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.5"