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History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical Activity / R. Scott Kretchmar, Mark Dyreson, Matthew P. Llewellyn, John Gleaves.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, 2017Description: x, 342 pages ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781450424202 (print)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical ActivityDDC classification:
  • 796.01 23
LOC classification:
  • GV571 .K921 2017
Contents:
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.
Summary: "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." -- Provided by publisher.
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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.

"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." -- Provided by publisher.

BS101 HSM 3124 - SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY