TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kretchmar,R.Scott
AU  - Dyreson,Mark
AU  - Llewellyn,Matthew P.
AU  - Gleaves,John
TI  - History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical Activity
SN  - 9781450424202 (print)
AV  - GV571 .K921 2017
U1  - 796.01 23
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Champaign, IL
PB  - Human Kinetics
KW  - Sports
KW  - History
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Exercise
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface -- Introduction : History, Philosophy, and Kinesiology -- Human Origins, Why People Run -- Transition from Hunter-Gatherers to Farmers and Shepherds -- Ancient Greece and its Influence on the Modern World -- Continuity and Change in Physical Cultures: Maturation and Decline of Classical Civilizations -- Expansion of the West, Birth of Modern World, Global Transformations of Physical Cultures -- The Shape of the New World System, Birth of Modern Sports -- Rise of Modern sports -- Games and Empires -- From Anglo-American to International Sportsworlds -- The West and the Rest : The Emergence of Critiques and Counter-Culture -- The Golden Age of Modern Sport -- Snapshots from our Times -- Index -- About the Authors; BS101; HSM 3124 - SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY
N2  - "This text blends the historical and philosophical disciplines more thoroughly and creatively than any text in the kinesiology subject area. The authors have taken historical events as jumping-off points to help readers see how our philosophical underpinnings of sport and physical activity have been shaped in modern society." --
ER  -