Sport, Bodily Culture and Classical Antiquity in Modern Greece |
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| Editor:
| Fournaraki, Eleni
Papakonstantinou, Zinon |
| Series title: | Sport in the Global Society - Historical Perspectives Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-415-66753-1 |
| Publication Date: | May 2011 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $221.00 |
Book Description:
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This book is dedicated to the reception of classical antiquity in modern sport and bodily culture. Taking Greece as a case-study, essays in the volume examine facets of the intricate association of classicism, sport, bodily culture, spectacles, national and gender identities, and the modern Olympics.
It was published as a special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport.
This book is dedicated to the reception of classical antiquity in modern sport and bodily culture. Taking Greece as a case-study, essays in the volume examine facets of the intricate association of classicism, sport, bodily culture, spectacles, national and gender identities, and the modern Olympics.
It was published as a special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport.