Swimming Communities in Victorian England

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Day, Dave (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Roberts, Margaret (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Θέματα: Social history.; Great Britain-History.; Europe-History-1492-.; Sports-Sociological aspects.; Sociology.; Social History.; History of Britain and Ireland.; History of Modern Europe.; Sociology of Sport and Leisure.; Gender Studies.

This book explores how different constituencies influenced the development of nineteenth-century swimming in England, and highlights the central role played by swimming professors. These professionals were influential in inspiring participation in swimming, particularly among women, well before the...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Swimming Professors and Entrepreneurs
• 3. A Swimming Family - The Beckwiths
• 4. The Female Swimming Community
• 5. Working at the Baths
• 6. Organizing Swimming Communities
• 7. Spreading the Word
• 8. Conclusion.