Amusements of the People. The provision of recreation in Leicester, 1850-1914
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- Author(s) Crump, Jeremy
- Publication type Dissertation, PhD
- Year published 1985
- Publisher University of Warwick
- Place Published Coventry
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- Name Warwick University Library
- City Coventry
- County West Midlands
- Country England
- Postcode CV4 7AL
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Deals with the development of recreation in Leicester - notably 'the development of cultural forms and institutions, exploring constraints on the exercise of choice in the use of non-work time in an evolving capitalist society'. Touches on the role of commercial agencies - the drinks business, theatre and sport