Document Type
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BL
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Record Number
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953379
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b707749
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Main Entry
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McClelland, John
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Title & Author
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Body and mind : : sport in Europe from the Roman Empire to the Renaissance /\ John McClelland.
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Publication Statement
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London ;New York :: Routledge,, 2007.
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Series Statement
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Sport in the global society
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Page. NO
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1 online resource (xvii, 187 pages) :: illustrations
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ISBN
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0203967739
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: 9780203967737
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0714653578
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6610734879
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9780714653570
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9786610734870
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 140-178) and index.
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Contents
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Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Series editors' foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Timelines, historiography, definitions; 2 Sport in the forgotten centuries (1): The primary sources to 600 AD; 3 Sport in the forgotten centuries (2): The primary sources 600-1700; 4 The sports, the athletes, the material setting; 5 Tournaments, jousting and the game of death; 6 Sport in the service of res publica; 7 Athletics within the social fabric; 8 Body and mind: After the Renaissance; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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Abstract
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Describes and analyzes the varieties of sport, games and physical education practiced in Western Europe between 450-1650 AD in their historical and cultural context.
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Subject
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Sports-- Sociological aspects-- History.
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Subject
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Sports-- Europe-- History.
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Subject
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Soziologie
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Subject
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Sport
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sport-- Europe-- 1er s. av. J.-C. (2e moitié)-- Renaissance.
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Subject
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SPORTS RECREATION-- Sociology of Sports.
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Subject
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Sports-- Sociological aspects.
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Subject
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Sports-- Sociologie-- Histoire.
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Subject
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Sports-- Europe-- Histoire.
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Subject
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Sports.
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Subject
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Europe.
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Dewey Classification
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306.4/83
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LC Classification
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GV706.5.M367 2007eb
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