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- About the authors
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RICHARD HOLT is a former Lecturer in History at the University of Stiriling
- Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Introduction: Sport in its Social Context
Pages 1-14
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The Spread of Field Sports
Pages 17-38
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The Growth of Gymnastics: Patriotism or Pleasure?
Pages 39-60
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The English Sports: Gentlemen and Players
Pages 61-80
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Cycling as a Commercial Spectacle
Pages 81-103
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Sport and Society in Modern France
- Authors
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- Richard Holt
- Series Title
- St Antony's Series
- Copyright
- 1981
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Copyright Holder
- Richard Holt
- eBook ISBN
- 978-1-349-04448-1
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-1-349-04448-1
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-0-333-25951-1
- Series ISSN
- 2633-5964
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XV, 256
- Number of Illustrations
- 15 b/w illustrations
- Topics