| Leisure and Class in Victorian England: Rational recreation and the contest for control, 1830-1885 Subjects: Humanities; Social Sciences; Recreation and Consumption; Rural and Urban Life; Class and Work; History; Sociology & Social Policy; Rational Recreation; Types of Towns and Cities; Alcohol; Social Groups; Entertainment; Clubs; Social & Cultural History; Historical Sociology; Pubs and Beerhouses; Working Classes; Middle Classes; Workingmen''s Clubs; Music Hall; First published in 2006. Part of the Studies in Social History series, this volume looks at leisure and class in Victorian England, 1830-85, including topics of popular recreation, middle class and working class differences and rational recreation for the masses and the case of Victorian Music Halls in the entertainment industry. P. Bailey |