Ideologies and Forms of Leisure and Recreation in Victorian Manchester
(Sprache: Englisch)
The book examines the reasons for the support and involvement of Manchester bourgeoisie and its municipal authorities in the development of leisure, recreation and entertainment in the Victorian period. The author identifies certain ideologies which...
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The book examines the reasons for the support and involvement of Manchester bourgeoisie and its municipal authorities in the development of leisure, recreation and entertainment in the Victorian period. The author identifies certain ideologies which governed the middle class' hegemonic approach to leisure in the city.
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This book analyses certain ideologies which governed the middle class' hegemonic approach to leisure in Victorian Manchester. The study presents different forms of leisure, recreation and entertainment in the city. The author also examines the reasons for the support and financial involvement of Manchester bourgeoisie and its municipal authorities in their development. The analysis covers a wide range of cultural practices and activities, such as institutions and activities promoting intellectual and moral development, family recreation and entertainment, as well as activities and facilities improving health, physical and moral condition of the Mancunians, and sport.
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Manchester - The first modern city of commerce and industry - Elite cultural and commercial leisure amenities - Rational and moral recreations as instruments of cultural hegemony - Family at leisure - Public parks, country walks and seaside trips - Manliness and muscularity - Sport in building communal identity and loyalty
Autoren-Porträt von Beata Kiersnowska
Beata Kiersnowska is assistant lecturer at the Institute of English Studies at the University of Rzeszów. Her academic interests include leisure studies and sport, especially during the Victorian period.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Beata Kiersnowska
- 2017, Neuausgabe, 338 Seiten, Maße: 15,3 x 21,6 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Herausgegeben: Robert Kieltyka
- Verlag: Peter Lang Ltd. International Academic Publishers
- ISBN-10: 3631725590
- ISBN-13: 9783631725597
- Erscheinungsdatum: 11.08.2017
Sprache:
Englisch
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