Sports in the Western WorldRowman and Littlefield, 1982 - 360 sider Traces the history of sports from the original Greek Olympics to the development of professional team sports and considers the business and political aspects of sports. |
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... contests to highly organized modern spectacles . Mere leisurely play , exercises and programs for health , and the pleasures of hunting and fishing must find their chroniclers elsewhere . Here these noncompetitive activities are ...
... contests to highly organized modern spectacles . Mere leisurely play , exercises and programs for health , and the pleasures of hunting and fishing must find their chroniclers elsewhere . Here these noncompetitive activities are ...
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... Contests Only rich , well - born Greeks competed in these early games . The initial and most important event by far was a chariot race . Then , in order , came boxing and wrestling matches , a foot race , a duel with spears , a discus ...
... Contests Only rich , well - born Greeks competed in these early games . The initial and most important event by far was a chariot race . Then , in order , came boxing and wrestling matches , a foot race , a duel with spears , a discus ...
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... contests were being held throughout Greece , particularly in the larger cities such as Athens and Corinth , which were colonized by the expanding Roman empire . In Corinth riots occurred when the Roman proconsul attempted to introduce ...
... contests were being held throughout Greece , particularly in the larger cities such as Athens and Corinth , which were colonized by the expanding Roman empire . In Corinth riots occurred when the Roman proconsul attempted to introduce ...
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vii FROM RITUAL TO RECREATION THE BEGINNINGS OF SPORT | 1 |
The Competitive Impulse 2 Organized Greek Games 3 The Decline and Fall of Athletics | 3 |
Medieval People at Play | 42 |
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