An Encyclopaedia Of Rural Sports

Providing a social, economic and political study of field sports and those other activities and customs labelled as rural sports, from the earliest of times to the present day in all of the United Kingdom and Ireland. This book brings together several distinct types of traditional rural sports with particular emphasis on the social history and 'traditional' aspects. It contains several hundred entries focusing on individual sports and others providing analysis of key concepts, themes and terminologies. The Encyclopedia of Traditional British Rural Sports is an invaluable reference that provides students, scholars and sports enthusiasts with a focussed and authoritative source of information on the history and culture of rural sport in Britain.

A fascinating encyclopedia of rural sports, including entries on the internal structures of birds, falconry and hawking, fishing for a wide range of fish and much more. Including a new introduction on shooting wildfowl. This text has been republished here for its historical and cultural significance. Including a new introduction on shooting wildfowl.