{"product_id":"the-sporting-life-victorian-sports-and-games-9780275989996","title":"The Sporting Life: Victorian Sports and Games","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis lively and intriguing study looks at the way sports both reflected and shaped Victorian society.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJust 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. \u003ci\u003eThe Sporting Life: Victorian Sports and Games\u003c\/i\u003e is an engaging and perceptive account of how sport developed during Britain's heyday, who played (and who wasn't allowed to play), and what it all conveys about gender, race, imperialism, and national pride. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing extensively on 19th-century writings, \u003ci\u003eThe Sporting Life\u003c\/i\u003e begins with a survey of sports in pre-Victorian England and the impact of industrialism in the early 19th century. We read of the effects of evangelicalism and utilitarianism, both of which first opposed sport, then used it for their own purposes. We learn of the association of sports with masculinity, an identification women challenged late in the century. Finally we learn how English sports became part of the imperial game, used to promote--and resist--the spread of Victoria's vast empire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nancy Anderson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.51h x 6.42w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780275989996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2010 pg. 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNancy Fix Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emerita of history at Loyola University New Orleans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40923128037491,"sku":"9.78028E+12","price":91.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_d4e18d17-a8a4-4ee6-8531-57feb0ba71b4.jpg?v=1692105339","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-sporting-life-victorian-sports-and-games-9780275989996","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}