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Sports in the Western World
William J. Baker
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Description for Sports in the Western World
Paperback. Series: Sport and Society. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations; portraits. BIC Classification: WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
"Human beings cannot live by bread alone. They dream and they strive. Not merely for warmth do they take fire from the altar of the gods; curiosity is their glory and their pain. They climb mountains, cross uncharted seas, and explore outer space for reasons other than material benefit. They thrive on challenges. Seekers of laurel, they especially measure themselves in competition with fellow humans. Where there is no contest, they create one. From deep within, and from millennia past, comes the impulse for athletic competition. This book is about the history of competitive sports in the Western world--from ancient ... Read more
"Human beings cannot live by bread alone. They dream and they strive. Not merely for warmth do they take fire from the altar of the gods; curiosity is their glory and their pain. They climb mountains, cross uncharted seas, and explore outer space for reasons other than material benefit. They thrive on challenges. Seekers of laurel, they especially measure themselves in competition with fellow humans. Where there is no contest, they create one. From deep within, and from millennia past, comes the impulse for athletic competition. This book is about the history of competitive sports in the Western world--from ancient ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Series
Sport and Society
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252060427
SKU
V9780252060427
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99-50
About William J. Baker
William J. Baker is a professor emeritus of history at the University of Maine. He is the author of Jesse Owens: An American Lifeand coeditor of Sports in Modern America, Sports and the Humanities, and Sport in Africa: Essays in Social History.
Reviews for Sports in the Western World
"A complete sports history from Paleolithic times to the present. There's something revealing on almost every page of this fine effort."
Publisher's Weekly "Lively narrative. . . . [I]ts virtues are rich detail, extended coverage, and a fluid writing style."
Historian "Every . . . sporting even, from amateur Olympics to professional media hypes [is] presented in this thorough, well-composed chronicle."
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Publisher's Weekly "Lively narrative. . . . [I]ts virtues are rich detail, extended coverage, and a fluid writing style."
Historian "Every . . . sporting even, from amateur Olympics to professional media hypes [is] presented in this thorough, well-composed chronicle."
Best Sellers ... Read more