Rational recreation : the social control of leisure and popular culture in Victorian England, 1830-1885
The thesis examines the transformation of popular leisure in mid-nineteenth century England, with special reference to the various schemes of 'rational recreation' whereby social reformers attempted to control the content and direction of cultural change. The movement aimed to improve the...
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| Language: | English |
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2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/18935 |