sport in Europe from the Roman Empire to the Renaissance /
John McClelland.
New York :
Routledge,
2007.
1 online resource (xvii, 187 pages) :
illustrations
Sport in the global society
Includes bibliographical references (pages 140-178) and index.
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Series editors' foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Timelines, historiography, definitions; 2 Sport in the forgotten centuries (1): The primary sources to 600 AD; 3 Sport in the forgotten centuries (2): The primary sources 600-1700; 4 The sports, the athletes, the material setting; 5 Tournaments, jousting and the game of death; 6 Sport in the service of res publica; 7 Athletics within the social fabric; 8 Body and mind: After the Renaissance; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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Describes and analyzes the varieties of sport, games and physical education practiced in Western Europe between 450-1650 AD in their historical and cultural context.
Body and mind.
9780714653570
Sports-- Europe-- History.
Sports-- Sociological aspects-- History.
Soziologie
Sport
sport-- Europe-- 1er s. av. J.-C. (2e moitié)-- Renaissance.