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