Leisure in the Industrial Revolution: c. 1780-c. 1880
Author:   Hugh Cunningham
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9781138638662


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   28 November 2017
Format:   Paperback
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Leisure in the Industrial Revolution: c. 1780-c. 1880


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First published in 1980. This book is a study of what different classes of society understood by leisure and how they enjoyed it. It argues that many of the assumptions which have underlain the history of leisure are misleading, and in particular the notions that there was a vacuum in popular leisure in the early Industrial Revolution; that with industrialisation there was sharp discontinuity with the past; that cultural forms diffuse themselves only down the social scale, and that leisure helped ease class distinctions. An alternative interpretation is suggested in which popular culture can be seen as an active agent as well as a victim. This title will be of interest to students of history.

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Author:   Hugh Cunningham
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.410kg
ISBN:  

9781138638662


ISBN 10:   1138638668
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   28 November 2017
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The Growth of Leisure in the Early Industrial Revolution c. 1780 – c. 1840 2. The Defence of Custom: Work and Leisure in the Early Industrial Revolution 3. Public Leisure and Private Leisure 4. Class and Leisure in Mid-Victorian England 5. The Making of Leisure, c. 1850 – c. 1880 6. Conclusion; Further Reading; Index

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