Sports and modernity in late imperial Ethiopia / Katrin Bromber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bromber, Katrin, author.

Series:

Eastern African studies (London, England)

Eastern Africa series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports--Ethiopia--History--20th century.

Sports.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 219 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Woodbridge, Surrey ; Rochester, NY : James Currey, 2022.

Summary:

An innovative study of the role of sports in modernity in Africa.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Illustrations

Preface and Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Notes on Transliteration, Titles, Currency, and the Ethiopian Calendar

Introduction

1 The Emergence of Ethiopia’s Modern Sports Scene (1900–1935)

2 Sports and Propaganda during the Fascist Occupation (1935–1941)

3 Muscular Reconstruction: Urban Leisure, Institutionalized Physical Education, and the Re-establishment of Boy Scouting (1940s–1960s)

4 Training Leaders and Athletes: The Ethiopian YMCA (1940s–1970s)

5 Sports’ Material Infrastructure and the Production of Space (1910s–1970s)

6 Conclusion and Outlook

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Jul 2022).

ISBN:

1-80010-384-0