Invention of the Modern World (8): Games, sports and hobbies
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| Description: | A central feature of English culture has been play - games, sports and hobbies have filled much of life. |
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| Created: | 2011-06-06 13:22 |
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| Collection: | Lectures: The Invention of the Modern World (Wang Gouwei Lectures, 2011) Alan Macfarlane |
| Publisher: | University of Cambridge |
| Copyright: | Prof Alan Macfarlane |
| Language: | eng (English) |
| Keywords: | Invenion; Modern; World; Games; Sports; |
| Abstract: |
The English invented several of the most important competitive team games – cricket, football, and rugby – and perfected others (e.g. horse racing, shooting, tennis). These games and sports combine contract with status in an unusual way – having entered the game contractually, the arena and rules create a competitive yet uniting sentiment. The games metaphor and mentality is found through all the rest of English society in its law, politics, society and economic activity. The English also have the leisure and wealth to develop many hobbies. |
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