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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mangan, J. A.

Series:

European sports history review 1462-1495 ; vol. 5.

European sports history review 1462-1495 ; vol. 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports--Sociological aspects.

Sports.

Militarism.

Physical Description:

316 pages : illustrations, map, portrait ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; Portland : Frank Cass, 2003.

Contents:

Prologue: Combative Sports and Combative Societies / J.A. Mangan 1

1. From the Battlefield to the Arena: Gladiators, Militarism and the Roman Republic / Donald G. Kyle 10

2. Lasting Legacy? Spartan Life as a Germanic Educational Ideal: Karl Otfried Muller and Die Dorier / Orestis Kustrin, J.A. Mangan 28

3. Ball Games, from the Roman Gentleman to the Renaissance Warrior / John McClelland 46

4. Military Drill

Rather more than 'Brief and Basic': English Elementary Schools and English Militarism / J.A. Mangan, Hamad S. Ndee 65

5. 'Pig Sticking is the Greatest Fun': Martial Conditioning on the Hunting Fields of Empire / J.A. Mangan, Callum McKenzie 97

6. Wartime Opportunities: Ladies' Football and the First World War Factories / Ali Melling 120

7. Antidote to War: The Balkan Games / Penelope Kissoudi 142

8. Children into Soldiers: Sport and Fascist Italy / Roberta Vescovi 166

9. Confronting George Orwell: Philip Noel-Baker on International Sport, Particularly the Olympic Movement, as Peacemaker / Peter J. Beck 187

10. Compromise and Confrontation: Danish Sport under the Swastika / Hans Bonde 208

11. Cold War Diplomats in Tracksuits: The Frauleinwunder of East German Sport / Gertrud Pfister 223

12. Fitness 'Wars': Purpose and Politics in Communist State-Building / Vassil Girginov 253

Epilogue: Many Mansions and Many Architectural Styles / J.A. Mangan 281.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0714653608

0714682950

OCLC:

52143971