How Boston Played: Sport, Recreation, and Community, 1856-1915
(Part of the Sports and Popular Culture Series)
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Originally published in 1982, How Boston Played helps bring the study of sport within the broader scope of social history. Focusing on the fifty-year period following the Civil War, Stephen Hardy examines how Bostonians reacted to urban disorder by attempting to shape meaningful forms of community through the use and production of leisure. Whether consciously molding the city through the construction of public spaces or developing social ties through...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1572332182
ISBN13:9781572332188
Release Date:April 2003
Publisher:Univ Tennessee Press
Length:312 Pages
Weight:1.03 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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