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Sport and Society in Modern France

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  • © 1981

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Authors:
  1. Richard Holt

    1. University of Stirling, UK

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Part of the book series: St Antony's Series (STANTS)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction: Sport in its Social Context

    1. Introduction: Sport in its Social Context

      • Richard Holt
      Pages 1-14

  3. Case-studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
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    2. The Spread of Field Sports

      • Richard Holt
      Pages 17-38

    3. The Growth of Gymnastics: Patriotism or Pleasure?

      • Richard Holt
      Pages 39-60

    4. The English Sports: Gentlemen and Players

      • Richard Holt
      Pages 61-80

    5. Cycling as a Commercial Spectacle

      • Richard Holt
      Pages 81-103

    6. Bullfighting and Cockfighting: The Survival of Regional Culture

      • Richard Holt
      Pages 104-122

  4. Major Themes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123
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    2. The Tradition of Violence: Brutality, Hooliganism and Combativity

      • Richard Holt
      Pages 125-149

    3. Sport and Sociability

      • Richard Holt
      Pages 150-168

    4. Sport and Status

      • Richard Holt
      Pages 169-189

    5. Sport and Politics: Ideology and Recruitment

      • Richard Holt
      Pages 190-211

    6. Conclusion

      • Richard Holt
      Pages 212-220

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 221-256
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Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Stirling, UK

    Richard Holt

About the author

RICHARD HOLT is a former Lecturer in History at the University of Stiriling

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Sport and Society in Modern France

  • Authors: Richard Holt

  • Series Title: St Antony's Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-04448-1

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Richard Holt 1981

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-25951-1Published: 29 July 1981

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-04448-1Published: 30 July 1981

  • Series ISSN: 2633-5964

  • Series E-ISSN: 2633-5972

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 256

  • Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Cultural Studies

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