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A Cultural History of Sport in the Medieval Age / edited by Noel Fallows.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Cultural histories series
- Cultural history of sport ; 2
- 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 Medieval Age covers the period 600 to 1450. Lacking any viable ancient models, sport evolved into two distinct forms, divided by class. Male and female aristocrats hunted and knights engaged in jousting and tournaments, transforming increasingly outdated modes of warfare into brilliant spectacle. Meanwhile, simpler sports provided recreational distraction from the dangerously unsettled conditions of everyday life. Running, jumping, wrestling, and many ball games--soccer, cricket, baseball, golf, and tennis--had their often violent beginnings in this period. 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:
- 9781350183001
- 1350183008
- OCLC:
- 1285917623
- Publisher Number:
- 196561
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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