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Leisure, Citizenship and Working-Class Men in Britain, 1850-1940
Brad Beaven
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Paperback. Arguing that there was a remarkable continuity in male working-class culture between 1850 and 1945, this book contends that despite changing socio-economic contexts, male working-class culture continued to draw from a tradition of active participation and cultural contestation that was both class and gender exclusive. Series Editor(s): Richards, Jeffrey. Series: Studies in Popular Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSJ2; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
From the bawdy audience of a Victorian Penny Gaff to the excitable crowd of an early twentieth century football match, working-class male leisure proved to be a contentious issue for contemporary observers. For middle-class social reformers from across the political spectrum, the spectacle of popular leisure offered a view of working-class habits, and a means by which lifestyles and behaviour could be assessed. For the mid-Victorians, gingerly stepping into a new mass democratic age, the desire to create a bond between the recently enfranchised male worker and the nation was more important than ever. This trend continued as those in ... Read more
From the bawdy audience of a Victorian Penny Gaff to the excitable crowd of an early twentieth century football match, working-class male leisure proved to be a contentious issue for contemporary observers. For middle-class social reformers from across the political spectrum, the spectacle of popular leisure offered a view of working-class habits, and a means by which lifestyles and behaviour could be assessed. For the mid-Victorians, gingerly stepping into a new mass democratic age, the desire to create a bond between the recently enfranchised male worker and the nation was more important than ever. This trend continued as those in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Popular Culture
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719060281
SKU
V9780719060281
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About Brad Beaven
Brad Beaven is Principal Lecturer in History at the University of Portsmouth
Reviews for Leisure, Citizenship and Working-Class Men in Britain, 1850-1940
Beaven's examination of the Coventry case is a welcome addition to a literature that has been overly dominated by London and Lancashire. This is a bold study that reviews working-class male leisure, and the concerns it gave rise to, across an extensive period. Its thematic scope and its local basis usefully complement existing work. Beaven has produced ... Read more