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Militarism, sport, Europe : war without weapons / / editor, J.A. Mangan



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Titolo: Militarism, sport, Europe : war without weapons / / editor, J.A. Mangan Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London ; ; Portland, Or. : , : Frank Cass, , 2003
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (327 p.)
Disciplina: 306.483
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Soggetto topico: Sports - Sociological aspects
Militarism
Altri autori: ManganJ. A  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Prologue: Combative Sports and Combative Societies; From the Battlefield to the Arena: Gladiators, Militarism and the Roman Republic; Lasting Legacy? Spartan Life as a Germanic Educational Ideal: Karl Otfried Mller and Die Dorier; Ball Games, from the Roman Gentleman to the Renaissance Warrior; Military Drill--Rather more than 'Brief and Basic': English Elementary Schools and English Militarism; 'Pig Sticking is the Greatest Fun': Martial Conditioning on the Hunting Fields of Empire
Wartime Opportunities: Ladies' Football and the First World War FactoriesAntidote to War: The Balkan Games; Children into Soldiers: Sport and Fascist Italy; Confronting George Orwell: Philip Noel-Baker on International Sport, Particularly the Olympic Movement, as Peacemaker; Compromise and Confrontation: Danish Sport under the Swastika; Cold War Diplomats in Tracksuits: The Fruleinwunder of East German Sport; Fitness 'Wars': Purpose and Politics in Communist State-Building; Epilogue: Many Mansions and Many Architectural Styles; Notes on Contributors; Abstracts; Select Bibliography; Index
Sommario/riassunto: A collection of essays exploring the relationship between sport and war, bringing together established authors that include Peter Beck, Hans Bonde, J.A. Mangan and Gertrud Pfister, and emerging authors such as Penelope Kissoudi, Orestis Kustrin, Callum McKenzie and Roberta Vescovi.
Titolo autorizzato: Militarism, sport, Europe  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-135-77316-5
1-135-77317-3
0-203-60767-8
1-280-10178-4
0-203-50405-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910784322203321
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Serie: European sports history review ; ; v. 5.