A History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical Education: From Ancient Civilizations to the Modern World
Mcgraw-Hill (2006)
| Abstract | 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. | |||||||||
| Keywords | Physical education and training History Sports History Physical education and training Philosophy Sports Philosophy | |||||||||
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| Call number | GV211.M43 2006 | |||||||||
| ISBN(s) | 0072973021 0073376493 0697121593 | |||||||||
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