Football was part of the social reform movement that emerged in the second half of the nineteenth century in response to the social ills of urban life. Adults and children spent more and more time inside badly ventilated buildings. Beginning in the 1870s, social reformers and teachers called for the introduction into school curricula of physical exercises that could be conducted on the meadows and sport fields outside cities.
Football was part of the social reform movement that emerged in the second half of the nineteenth century in response to the social ills of urban life. Adults and children spent more and more time inside badly ventilated buildings. Beginning in the 1870s, social reformers and teachers called for the introduction into school curricula of physical exercises that could be conducted on the meadows and sport fields outside cities.
The Global Spread of Football from the 1860s to the 1880s
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The Global Spread of Football from the 1860s to the 1880s
250
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781839987205 |
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| Publisher: | Anthem Press |
| Publication date: | 08/05/2025 |
| Series: | Anthem Intercultural Transfer Studies |
| Pages: | 250 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d) |