Cricket and the Victorians
Book Details
Author(s)
Keith A. P. Sandiford
Publisher
Scolar Pr
ISBN / ASIN
1859280897
ISBN-13
9781859280898
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Sales Rank
#7,256,700
Marketplace
United States 🇺🇸
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Description
A contribution to the social history of 19th-century England, examining cricket's emergence as the national sport and its rapid spread to the rest of the empire. Emphasizes the relationship of the game to the Victorian mores and ethos and the role of religious and academic institutions in promoting
