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Athleticism in the Victorian and Edwardian Public School: The Emergence and Consolidation of an Educational Ideology

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Athleticism in the Victorian and Edwardian Public School: The Emergence and Consolidation of an Educational Ideology
Authors and Contributors      By (author) J. A. Mangan
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:364
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
ISBN/Barcode 9780521090391
ClassificationsDewey:373.2220942
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 20 November 2008
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Games obsessed the Victorian and Edwardian public schools. This obsession has become widely known as athleticism. Now commonly regarded as an indulgence, it was in fact much more: a combination of hedonism and idealism. This is a major study of the games ethos which dominated the lives of many Victorian and Edwardian public school boys. It includes much hitherto unpublished material about schools, people, practices and attitudes, and adds insights and subtlety to earlier, uncomplicated generalizations. Dr Mangan's readable and engrossing study of athleticism is a work of substantial and fluent scholarship. It is an original and stimulating contribution to the history of public schools, educational ideologies and secondary education which will interest the general reader as well as the social scientist, historian and educationalist.