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Author Lake, Robert (Assistant Professor of Kinesiology and Physical Education), author

Title A social history of tennis in Britain / Robert Lake
Published Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2015
©2015

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 306 pages)
Series Routledge research in sports history ; 5
Routledge research in sports history ; 5.
Contents 1. 'A highly Christian and beneficent pastime' : the emergence of lawn tennis in late nineteenth century Britain -- 2. Pat-ball and petticoats : representations of social class and gender in early lawn tennis playing styles, etiquette and fashions -- 3. Social aspiration, social exclusion and socialites : clubs, tournaments and "pot-hunting" in pre-war lawn tennis -- 4. The LTA's struggle for legitimacy : early efforts in talent development, coaching and the retention of amateurism -- 5. British tennis as an imperial tool : international competitions, racial stereotypes and shifting British authority -- 6. Reconciliation and consolidation : early struggles for British lawn tennis in the aftermath of war -- 7. 'New people' and 'new energy' : advances for women and children amidst British decline -- 8. 'Demand for the game was insatiable' : interwar developments in club/recreational tennis -- 9. "The goddess" and "the Monarch" : Lenglen, Tilden and the "Amateur problem" in lawn tennis -- 10. Developments for professional coaches and the early (failed) push for "open" tournaments -- 11. New British success and renewed issues of amateurism in the 1930s -- 12. 'We must face the hard facts that confront us' : early post-war recovery efforts in British tennis -- 13. Shifting attitudes toward talent development, coaching, commercialism and behavioural etiquette in post-war British tennis -- 14. The enduring amateur-professional dichotomy and the new struggle for authority in world tennis -- 15. "All whites" at Wimbleton? The achievements of Gibson, Ashe and Buxton amidst shifting race relations in Britain -- 16. 'Particularly concentrated upon the boys' : persistent struggles for women in post-war tennis -- 17. 'A sporting event as much as a social phenomenon' : nationalism, commercialism and cultural change at Wimbleton -- Conclusion : continuity and change in the social history of tennis in Britain and future directives for the LTA
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed November 14, 2014)
Subject Tennis -- Great Britain -- History
Tennis -- Social aspects -- Great Britain
GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- History.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference.
TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports.
Tennis
Tennis -- Social aspects
Great Britain
Genre/Form Electronic books
History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781134445578
1134445571
9780203718070
0203718070