Sport Leisure And Culture In Twentieth Century Britain

Download or read book Sport, Leisure and Culture in Twentieth-Century Britain written by Jeff Hill and published by Red Globe Press. This book was released on 2002-01-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Sport, Leisure and Culture in Twentieth-Century Britain, Jeffrey Hill examines the social history of recreation, including: the development of spectator sports; the attractions of the cinema; tourism; the role of the media; the significance of clubs and societies. Commercial, voluntary and state "sectors" of sport and leisure provision are all included, and relationships of social class, gender and ethnicity in sport and leisure are given prominence in an analysis which spans the whole century.