« It’s a Dutch invention, but we started it in Scotland »
The intimate connection between sport, leisure and national identity has been recognised and stressed by commentators and historians alike for some considerable time. As early as the 1830s Joseph Strutt, in his groundbreaking study of popular recreation, stressed the fact that:In order to form a ju...
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| Julkaisussa: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/etudesecossaises, |
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| Aineistotyyppi: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
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Études écossaises
2009
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| Linkit: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Yhteenveto: | The intimate connection between sport, leisure and national identity has been recognised and stressed by commentators and historians alike for some considerable time. As early as the 1830s Joseph Strutt, in his groundbreaking study of popular recreation, stressed the fact that:In order to form a just estimation of the character of any particular people, it is absolutely necessary to investigate the sports and pastimes most generally prevalent among them.Participatory sports, and football arg... |
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