A History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical Education: From Ancient Civilizations to the Modern World Revised Edition Contributor(s): Estes, Steven G. (Author), Mechikoff, Robert A. (Author), Mechikoff Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0072973021 ISBN-13: 9780072973020 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Langua OUR PRICE: $139.41 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2005 Annotation: This engaging and informative text will hold the attention of students and scholars as they take 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. Using appropriate theoretical and interpretive frameworks, students will investigate topics such as the historical relationship between mind and body; what philosophers and intellectuals have said about the body as a source of knowledge; educational philosophy and the value of physical education and/or sport; philosophical positions that have impacted the historical development of sport and physical education; the history of women in sport and physical education; the role and scope of sport and physical education in Ancient Greece and Rome; the Ancient Olympic Games; the relationship between sport and religion in ancient and modern times; the theoretical and professional development of physical education; the rise of sport in modern America; the history and politics of the modern Olympic Games; and the contributions of men, women, and social movements to the development of sport and physical education from ancient times to the modern era. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | History |
Dewey: 796.09 |
LCCN: 2005049555 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 7.34" W x 9.1" (1.41 lbs) 415 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Section I Ancient Civilizations; 1 History and Philosophy in Sport and Physical Education; 2 Sumer, Egypt, China, and Mesoamerica; 3 Greece; 4 Rome; Section II From the Spiritual World to the Secular World: Changing Concepts of the Body; 5 Philosophy, Sport, and Physical Education During the Middle Ages 900-1400; 6 The Renaissance. |