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

By James Anthony Mangan

Book Overview

Games obsessed the Victorian and Edwardian public schoools. The obsession has become known as athleticism. This is a study of the games ethos which dominate the lives of many Victorian and Edwardian public schoolboys.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0714680435
• ISBN13: 9780714680439
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 8.9"