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A Cultural History of Sport in the Age of Enlightenment / edited by Rebekka von Mallinckrodt.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Cultural histories series
- Cultural history of sport ; 4
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sports--History.
- Sports.
- History.
- Sports--Social aspects--History.
- Sports and state--History.
- Sports and state.
- Sports--Social aspects.
- Cultural History (History).
- Cultural Sociology (Sociology).
- Sociology of Sport and Leisure (Sociology).
- Local Subjects:
- Cultural History (History).
- Cultural Sociology (Sociology).
- History.
- Sociology of Sport and Leisure (Sociology).
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2021.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- A Cultural History of Sport in the Age of Enlightenment covers the period 1650 to 1800, a period often seen as a time of decline in sporting practice and literature. In fact, a rich sporting culture existed and sports were practised by both men and women at all levels of society. The Enlightenment called into question many of the earlier notions of religion, gender, and rank which had previously shaped sporting activities and also initiated the commercialization, professionalization, and associativity which were to define modern sport. The 6 volume set of the Cultural History of Sport presents the first comprehensive history from classical antiquity to today, covering all forms and aspects of sport and its ever-changing social, cultural, political, and economic context and impact. The themes covered in each volume are the purpose of sport; sporting time and sporting space; products, training, and technology; rules and order; conflict and accommodation; inclusion, exclusion, and segregation; minds, bodies, and identities; representation.
- Notes:
- Online resource; description from resource and publisher's metadata (viewed on 20 November 2021).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781350183025
- 1350183024
- OCLC:
- 1285917329
- Publisher Number:
- 196564
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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