A history and philosophy of sport and physical education : from ancient civilizations to the modern world / Robert A. Mechikoff, Steven G. Estes.

By: Mechikoff, Robert A, 1949- [author]
Contributor(s): Estes, Steven
Publisher: Boston, Massachusetts : McGraw-Hill, 2006Edition: Fourth EditionDescription: xvi, 415 pages : Illustrations; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0072973021 (softcover : alk. paper); 9780072973020Subject(s): Physical education and training -- History | Sports -- History | Physical education and training -- Philosophy | Sports -- PhilosophyDDC classification: 796.09 LOC classification: GV211 | .M43 2006Online resources: Publisher description | Table of contents only | Contributor biographical information
Contents:
Ancient Civilizations -- History and Philosophy in Sport and Physical Education -- Sumer, Egypt, China, and Mesoamerica -- Greece -- Rome -- From the Spiritual World to the Secular World: Changing Concepts of the Body -- Philosophy, Sport, and Physical Education During the Middle Ages: 900-1400 -- The Renaissance and the Reformation: 1300-1600 -- The Age of Science and the Enlightenment: 1560-1789 -- Philosophical Positions of the Body and the Development of Physical Education: Contributions of the Germans, Swedes, and Danes in Nineteenth-Century Europe -- The Theoretical and Professional Development of American Physical Education -- The Impact of Science and the Concepts of Health on the Theoretical and Professional Development of American Physical Education, 1885-1930 -- The Transformation of Physical Education: 1900-1939 -- Historical and Philosophical Development of Sport in America -- Sport in the Colonial Period -- Changing Concepts of the Body: An Overview of Sport and Play in Nineteenth-Century America -- Sport in the Twentieth Century -- A Social and Political History of the Modern Olympic Games -- Pioneers and Progress: 1896-1936 -- The Cold War Olympics: 1948-1988 -- After the Cold War: 1992-2004.
Summary: This engaging and informative text takes readers on a journey through time to understand the role that history and philosophy have played in shaping the course of sport and physical education in Western and selected non-Western civilizations. In this edition, explore: Ancient Greece, ancient Rome, and Mesoamerica, including the Nemean Games and the religious rituals linked with the sacrificial competitions of the Mayans and Aztecs; the political history of the modern Olympic Games, up through the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens; Role and contribution of women in sports.-Back cover.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ancient Civilizations --
History and Philosophy in Sport and Physical Education --
Sumer, Egypt, China, and Mesoamerica --
Greece --
Rome --
From the Spiritual World to the Secular World: Changing Concepts of the Body --
Philosophy, Sport, and Physical Education During the Middle Ages: 900-1400 --
The Renaissance and the Reformation: 1300-1600 --
The Age of Science and the Enlightenment: 1560-1789 --
Philosophical Positions of the Body and the Development of Physical Education: Contributions of the Germans, Swedes, and Danes in Nineteenth-Century Europe --
The Theoretical and Professional Development of American Physical Education --
The Impact of Science and the Concepts of Health on the Theoretical and Professional Development of American Physical Education, 1885-1930 --
The Transformation of Physical Education: 1900-1939 --
Historical and Philosophical Development of Sport in America --
Sport in the Colonial Period --
Changing Concepts of the Body: An Overview of Sport and Play in Nineteenth-Century America --
Sport in the Twentieth Century --
A Social and Political History of the Modern Olympic Games --
Pioneers and Progress: 1896-1936 --
The Cold War Olympics: 1948-1988 --
After the Cold War: 1992-2004.

This engaging and informative text takes readers on a journey through time to understand the role that history and philosophy have played in shaping the course of sport and physical education in Western and selected non-Western civilizations. In this edition, explore: Ancient Greece, ancient Rome, and Mesoamerica, including the Nemean Games and the religious rituals linked with the sacrificial competitions of the Mayans and Aztecs; the political history of the modern Olympic Games, up through the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens; Role and contribution of women in sports.-Back cover.

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