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Leisure cultures in urban Europe, c.1700-1870: A transnational perspective
Peter Borsay (Ed.)
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Description for Leisure cultures in urban Europe, c.1700-1870: A transnational perspective
Hardback. Combines research on a wide variety of leisure activities in the early modern and modern periods, providing an unprecedented transnational perspective to the study of European leisure history. Editor(s): Borsay, Peter; Furnee, Jan Hein. Series: Studies in Popular Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 193 x 29. Weight in Grams: 666.
This collection of essays examines the history of urban leisure cultures in Europe during the transition from the early modern to the modern period. Bringing together research on a wide variety of activities - from the theatre and art exhibitions to spas, seaside resorts and games - it develops a new scholarly agenda for the history of leisure, focusing on the complex processes of cultural transfer that transformed urban leisure culture from the British Isles to the Ottoman Empire. How did new models of urban leisure pastimes travel throughout Europe? Who were the main agents of cultural innovation, appropriation and ... Read more
This collection of essays examines the history of urban leisure cultures in Europe during the transition from the early modern to the modern period. Bringing together research on a wide variety of activities - from the theatre and art exhibitions to spas, seaside resorts and games - it develops a new scholarly agenda for the history of leisure, focusing on the complex processes of cultural transfer that transformed urban leisure culture from the British Isles to the Ottoman Empire. How did new models of urban leisure pastimes travel throughout Europe? Who were the main agents of cultural innovation, appropriation and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Popular Culture
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719089695
SKU
9780719089695
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About Peter Borsay (Ed.)
Peter Borsay is a Professor of History at Aberystwyth University Jan Hein Furnee is a Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Amsterdam
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