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Popular Recreations in English Society 1700-1850
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List of plates; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Popular recreations before the eighteenth century; 2. The holiday calendar; 3. Sports and pastimes; 4. Social contexts; 5. Some social functions; 6. The undermining of popular recreations; 7. Popular recreations under attack; 8. Social change; Appendix: the reform movement against cruelty to animals; Select bibliography; Index.

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Professor Malcolmson provides a full account of the sports, pastimes and festive celebrations of the English labouring people in the eighteenth century.

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'... Dr Malcolmson has made an expert contribution to the development of the social approach to history.' English Historical Review '... a tribute to Malcolmson's diligence and ingenuity as a researcher.' Sociological Review 'Malcolmson tells this story with wit, grace and the precision which comes from wide reading.' Journal of Social History

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