A Cultural History of Sport in the Medieval Age covers the period 600 to 1450. Lacking any viable ancient models, sport evolved into two distinct forms, divided by class. Male and female aristocrats hunted and knights engaged in jousting and tournaments, transforming increasingly outdated modes of warfare into brilliant spectacle. Meanwhile, simpler sports provided recreational distraction from the dangerously unsettled conditions of everyday life. Running, jumping, wrestling, and many ball games - soccer, cricket, baseball, golf, and tennis – had their often violent beginnings in this period.
The 6 volume set of the Cultural History of Sport presents the first comprehensive history from classical antiquity to today, covering all forms and aspects of sport and its ever-changing social, cultural, political, and economic context and impact. The themes covered in each volume are the purpose of sport; sporting time and sporting space; products, training and technology; rules and order; conflict and accommodation; inclusion, exclusion and segregation; minds, bodies and identities; representation.
Noel Fallows is Distinguished Research Professor at the University of Georgia, USA.
Volume 2 in the Cultural History of Sport set
General Editors: Wray Vamplew, Mark Dyreson, and John McClelland
Edited by:
Noel Fallows (University of Georgia USA)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 244mm,
Width: 169mm,
ISBN: 9781350461000
ISBN 10: 1350461008
Series: The Cultural Histories Series
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 25 July 2024
Audience:
College/higher education
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Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
VOLUME 2: A CULTURAL HISTORY OF SPORT IN THE MEDIEVAL AGE EDITED BY NOEL FALLOWS, UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, USA 1. The Purpose of Sport, Robert A. Mechikoff 2. Sporting Time and Sporting Space, Thomas C. Devaney 3. Products, Training and Technology, Jonathan Tavares and Lisa W. Tom 4. Rules and Order, Noel Fallows 5. Conflict and Accommodation, Michael Harney 6. Inclusion, Exclusion and Segregation, Ken Mondschein 7. Minds, Bodies and Identities, Grant A. Gearhart 8. Representation, Emma Levitt
Noel Fallows is Distinguished Research Professor at the University of Georgia, USA.
