The Emergence of Football: Sport, Culture and Society in the Nineteenth Century
Author:   Peter Swain (University of Bolton, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780367523510


Pages:   248
Publication Date:   09 January 2023
Format:   Paperback
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The Emergence of Football: Sport, Culture and Society in the Nineteenth Century


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Author:   Peter Swain (University of Bolton, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.371kg
ISBN:  

9780367523510


ISBN 10:   0367523515
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   09 January 2023
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. A Short History of Early Football 2. A Brief Historiography of the Industrial Revolution 3. Cultural Change: Football’s Demise in the Eastern Counties Before 1830 4. Folk Mass and Festival Football: The Arguments 5. Folk, Mass and Festival Football: The Evidence 6. Cultural Continuity: Football Outside the Public Schools, 1800-1830 7. The Missing Years, 1831- 1840 8. Football in the Forties and Fifties 9. The Football Association, Sheffield and Lancashire in the Sixties 10. Class, Clubs and Football: The Unfolding Century

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Peter Swain is Honorary Research Fellow in the Centre for Worktown Studies at the University of Bolton, UK, and is a leading contributor to the so-called ‘Origins of Football’ Debate.

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