| Encyclopedia of Traditional British Rural Sports Contributor(s): Collins, Tony (Editor), Martin, John (Editor), Vamplew, Wray (Editor) |
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ISBN: 041535224X ISBN-13: 9780415352246 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $228.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2005 Annotation: The "Encyclopedia of Traditional British Rural Sports" provides a social, economic, and political study of both field sports and those other activities and customs labelled as rural sports from the earliest of times to the present day in all of the United Kingdom and Ireland. The book brings together several distinct types of traditional rural sports with particular emphasis on the social history and traditional aspects. It contains several hundred entries focusing on individual sports and other providing analysis of key concepts, themes, and terminologies. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | History - Sports & Recreation | Reference |
| Dewey: 796.094 |
| LCCN: 2004027375 |
| Series: Sports Reference |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.42" W x 9.36" (1.25 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Providing a social, economic and political study of field sports and those other activities and customs labelled as rural sports, from the earliest of times to the present day in all of the United Kingdom and Ireland. This book brings together several distinct types of traditional rural sports with particular emphasis on the social history and 'traditional' aspects. It contains several hundred entries focusing on individual sports and others providing analysis of key concepts, themes and terminologies. The Encyclopedia of Traditional British Rural Sports is an invaluable reference that provides students, scholars and sports enthusiasts with a focussed and authoritative source of information on the history and culture of rural sport in Britain. |