Sport and Society in Modern France

List of Plates Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction: Sport in its Social Context PART I: CASE-STUDIES The Spread of Field Sports The Growth of Gymnastics: Patriotism or Pleasure? The English Sports: Gentlemen and Players Cyclings as a Commercial Spectacle Bullfighting and Cockfighting: he Survival of Regional Culture PART II: MAJOR THEMES The Tradition of Violence: Brutality, Hooliganism and Combativity Sport and Sociability Sport and Status Sport and Politics: Ideology and Recruitment Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

• | Author: Richard Holt
• | Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• | Publication Date: Jul 29, 1981
• | Number of Pages: 256 pages
• | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
• | ISBN-10: 0333259513
• | ISBN-13: 9780333259511