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- catalog abstract "Publisher Description (unedited publisher data) From the perspective of the commercial, voluntary, and state sectors of sport and leisure provision, this book examines a number of aspects of the social history of recreation, including the development of spectator sports, the attractions of the cinema, the role of the press, radio and television, and the significance of clubs and societies. The relationships of social class, gender, and ethnicity in sports and leisure are given prominence in an analysis that spans the whole of the century. Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Sports Social aspects Great Britain History 20th century, Leisure Social aspects Great Britain History 20th century, Great Britain Social life and customs 20th century.".
- catalog contributor b12519126.
- catalog coverage "Great Britain Social life and customs 20th century.".
- catalog created "2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2002.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 220-231) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction : 'Free time' in the 20th century -- Part 1: Commercial sport and leisure. The 'peculiar economics' of the people's games ; Sport and the media ; Going to the pictures : America and the cinema ; 'Getting away from it all' : the holiday spirit -- Part 2: Leisure, the home and voluntary activity. Leisure, the home, radio and television ; Youth, age and the problem of leisure ; The club principle -- Part 3: Public policy : the role of the state. State and politics in sport and leisure ; From 'rational recreation' to 'sport for all' : the place of the municipality in sport and leisure -- Conclusion : Describing Cyrano's nose.".
- catalog description "Publisher Description (unedited publisher data) From the perspective of the commercial, voluntary, and state sectors of sport and leisure provision, this book examines a number of aspects of the social history of recreation, including the development of spectator sports, the attractions of the cinema, the role of the press, radio and television, and the significance of clubs and societies. The relationships of social class, gender, and ethnicity in sports and leisure are given prominence in an analysis that spans the whole of the century. Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Sports Social aspects Great Britain History 20th century, Leisure Social aspects Great Britain History 20th century, Great Britain Social life and customs 20th century.".
- catalog extent "xi, 241 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0333726863 (cloth)".
- catalog identifier "0333726871 (pbk.)".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Palgrave,".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain Social life and customs 20th century.".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain".
- catalog subject "306.4/812 21".
- catalog subject "GV706.5 .H55 2002".
- catalog subject "Leisure Social aspects Great Britain History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "Sports Social aspects Great Britain History 20th century.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction : 'Free time' in the 20th century -- Part 1: Commercial sport and leisure. The 'peculiar economics' of the people's games ; Sport and the media ; Going to the pictures : America and the cinema ; 'Getting away from it all' : the holiday spirit -- Part 2: Leisure, the home and voluntary activity. Leisure, the home, radio and television ; Youth, age and the problem of leisure ; The club principle -- Part 3: Public policy : the role of the state. State and politics in sport and leisure ; From 'rational recreation' to 'sport for all' : the place of the municipality in sport and leisure -- Conclusion : Describing Cyrano's nose.".
- catalog title "Sport, leisure, and culture in twentieth-century Britain / Jeffrey Hill.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".