The anthropology of sport and human movement [[electronic resource] ] : a biocultural perspective / / edited by Robert R. Sands, Linda R. Sands

• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (367 p.)
• Disciplina: 612.7/6
• Soggetto topico: Sports - Anthropological aspects; Human mechanics
• Altri autori: SandsRobert R SandsLinda R
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part 1. FOUNDATIONS; Chapter 1. Anthropology Revisits Sport through Human Movement; Chapter 2. Impact of the Concept of Culture on the Concept of Man; Chapter 3. From Landscapes to Playscapes: The Evolution of Play in Humans and Other Animals; Part 2. EVOLUTION OF HUMAN RUNNING: THE PRECURSOR TO SPORT; Chapter 4. Endurance Predator; Chapter 5. Thermoregulation and Hydrating Strategies in Human Evolution; Chapter 6. Homo cursor: Running into the Pleistocene; Part 3. CULTURE, GENES, RACE, AND PERFORMANCE ; Chapter 7. Traditional and Modern Running Culture among the Kalenjin of Kenya: A Historical and Anthropological PerspectiveChapter 8. Black Like Me: The Shared Origins of Humanity and Why We Are Different; Chapter 9. "White" Men Can't Run: Where is the Scientific Evidence?; Part 4. PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE; Chapter 10. The Paleolithic Athlete: The Original Cross Trainer; Chapter 11. When Pain = Strain = No Gain: The "Physiology of Strain" and Exercise Intensity, c. 1850-1920; Chapter 12. Throwing like a Brazilian: On Ineptness and a Skill-Shaped Body ; Chapter 13. The DREAM Gene for the Posthuman Athlete: Reducing Exercise-Induced Pain Sensations Using Gene TransferIndex; Contributors
• Sommario/riassunto: The Anthropology of Sport and Human Movement represents a collection of work that reveals and explores the often times dramatic relationship of our biology and culture that is inextricably woven into a tapestry of movement patterns. It explores the underpinning of human movement, reflected in play, sport, games and human culture from an evolutionary perspective and contemporary expression of sport and human movement.
• Titolo autorizzato: The anthropology of sport and human movement
• ISBN: 1-282-96693-6; 9786612966934; 0-7391-4941-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785671403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II