| Kenyan Running: Movement Culture, Geography and Global Change Contributor(s): Bale, John (Author), Sang, Joe (Author) |
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ISBN: 0714646849 ISBN-13: 9780714646848 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $180.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 1996 Annotation: In the early years of the 20th century, travel writers were awed by the physical presence and athletic prowess of the East African Maasai. Today, the record-breaking and championship-winning performances of Kenyan athletes are regularly part of the media sports circus. This book explores, for the first time in any depth, the "phenomenon" of Kenyan running. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Track & Field - Sports & Recreation | Running & Jogging |
| Dewey: 796.420 |
| LCCN: 96012789 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.48" W x 9.3" (1.09 lbs) 228 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 1997 British Society of Sports History - Lord Aberdare Literary Prize for Sports History The record-breaking achievements of Kenyan athletes have caught the imagination of the world of sport. How significant really is Kenya in the world of sports? This book, the first to look in detail at the evolution and significance of a single sport in an African country, seeks to answer these and many other questions. Kenyan Running blends history, geography, sociology and anthropology in its quest to describe the emergence of Kenyan athletics from its pre-colonial traditions to its position in the modern world of globalized sport. The authors show the qualities of stamina and long distance running were recognized by early twentieth century travellers in east Africa and how modern running was imposed by colonial administrators and school teachers as a means of social control to replace the indigenous fold traditions. |