Athleticism in the Victorian and Edwardian Public School: The Emergence and Consolidation of an Educational Ideology
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Games obsessed the Victorian and Edwardian public schools. This obsession has become widely known as athleticism. Now commonly regarded as an indulgence, it was in fact much more: a combination of hedonism and idealism. This is a major study of the games ethos which dominated the lives of many Victorian and Edwardian public school boys. It includes much hitherto unpublished material about schools,... More
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Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Binding | Hardcover (4 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 359 |
ISBN-10 | 0521233887 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0521233880 |
Publication Date | 08/31/1981 |
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