Muscle and Manliness The Rise of Sport in American Boarding Schools |
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| Author:
| Bundgaard, Axel |
| Series title: | Sports and Entertainment Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8156-3082-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2005 |
| Publisher: | Syracuse University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $43.00 |
Book Description:
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Axel Bundgaard has produced a work exploring the introduction and nature of sport in the controlled environment of the American boarding school. Using archival material from several eastern boarding schools founded in the 18th and 19th centuries, Bundgaard traces this process from its beginnings in the boarding schools of Victorian England.
Axel Bundgaard has produced a work exploring the introduction and nature of sport in the controlled environment of the American boarding school. Using archival material from several eastern boarding schools founded in the 18th and 19th centuries, Bundgaard traces this process from its beginnings in the boarding schools of Victorian England.