Sport in Victorian England; sport, festivity and celebration; conflicts; the media; sportsmanship; sporting stars; rivalries; global impact.
Mike Huggins is Emeritus Professor of Cultural History at the University of Cumbria. His many books include, most recently, Horse Racing and British Society in the Long Eighteenth Century (Boydell, 2018) and the edited collection, with Rob Hess, Match Fixing and Sport: Historical Perspectives (Routledge, 2019).
Written with authority, based on an astonishing volume and variety
of source material, and with enthusiasm that can easily infect the
reader.
*Economic History Review*
[I]t has much value as an introduction to the basic themes that
historians of sport have explored.
*The International History Review*
Huggins's great strength in this book is to bring order to detail.
He shows us sport through social class, as well as its importance
to the individual ... in a methodical and generally satisfying
manner...many more should gain a valuable sense of how their chosen
specialty fits ... The Victorians and Sport will make for a great
start.
*James W. Martens*
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