Amateur Musical Societies and Sports Clubs in Provincial France, 1848-1914

This book explores leisure-related voluntary associations in France during the nineteenth century as practical expressions of the Revolutionary concept of fraternit�. Using a mass of unpublished sources in provincial and national archives, it analyses the history, geography and cultural significance of amateur musical societies and sports clubs in eleven d�partements of France between 1848 and 1914. It demonstrates that, although these voluntary associations drew upon and extended the traditional concept of cooperation and community, and the Revolutionary concept of fraternity, they also incorporated the fundamental characteristics of competition and conflict. Although intended to produce social harmony, in practice they reflected the ideological hostilities and cultural tensions that permeated French society in the nineteenth century.

Aceasta carte exploreaza asociatiile voluntare legate de agrement in Franta in secolul al XIX-lea ca expresii practice ale conceptului revolutionar de fraternitate�. Folosind o masa de surse nepublicate in arhivele provinciale si nationale, acesta analizeaza istoria, geografia si semnificatia culturala a societatilor muzicale de amatori si a cluburilor sportive din unsprezece departamente din Franta intre 1848 si 1914.