Sport, Militarism and the Great War
Martial Manliness and Armageddon
The Great War has been largely ignored by historians of sport. However sport was an integral part of cultural conditioning into military efficiency - both physiological and psychological - in the decades leading up to it. This book looks at the role that sport played in the Great War.
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Mangan, J. A. (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-415-69916-7
- EAN: 9780415699167
- Produktnummer: 23118600
- Verlag: Taylor and Francis
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 312 S.
- Masse: H24.6 cm x B17.4 cm 588 g
- Abbildungen: Farb., s/w. Abb.
- Gewicht: 588
Über den Autor
Thierry Terret is a professor of sports history and the director of the Centre of Research and Innovation in Sport (CRIS) at the University of Lyon, France. Among other duties he is the co-editor of the International Journal of the History of Sport and the co-editor of the Book series Sport in the Global Society (London, Routledge) and Espace et temps du sport (Paris, L'Harmattan). His researches mainly focus on the history of sport, gender, politics and cultural transfer.J.A. Manganis Emeritus Professor, Strathclyde University, FRHS, FRAI, D. Litt(Dunelm). He has founded IJHS and the series Sport in the Global Society, lectured world-wide andpublished many internationally acclaimed books such as Athleticism in the Victorian and Edwardian Public School and The Games Ethic and Imperialism. He has Fellowships (or equivalents) in USA, England, Africa and Australasia. His 'Manufactured' Masculinity (2011) attracted exceptional praise in America, Asia, Australasia and Europe.
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