Format:
XVII, 187 S.
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Ill., graph. Darst.
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24 cm
Edition:
1. publ.
ISBN:
0203967739
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9780203967737
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0714653578
,
9780714653570
Series Statement:
Sport in the global society
Content:
"Body and Mind : Sport in Europe from the Roman Empire to the Renaissance traces the evolution of sport in Western Europe from the arenas and chariot races of the early modern period, to the triumph of personal decorum and scientific rationalism in the seventeenth century. Offering a new and original perspective on the relationship between sport and society, this unique study will be of great interest to all historians of sport and culture."--Jacket
Content:
Preface -- Timelines, Historiography, Definitions -- Sport in the Forgotten Centuries (1): The Primary Sources to 600 AD -- Sport in the Forgotten Centuries (2): The Primary Sources 600?1700 -- The Sports, the Athletes, the Material Setting. -- Tourneying and Jousting -- Sport in the Service of the Res publica -- Athletics within the Social Fabric -- Epilogue: From the Renaissance into the Age of Science and Reason -- Bibliography -- Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Formerly CIP
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Literaturverz. S. [159] - 178
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0203967739
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780203967737
Language:
English
Subjects:
Sports Science
Keywords:
Sport
;
Geschichte 30 v. Chr.-1700
