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Tennis: A Cultural History
Heiner Gillmeister
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Description for Tennis: A Cultural History
Paperback. This is the second edition of the highly acclaimed and bestselling comprehensive history of tennis which was the first truly scholarly history of any individual sport. Num Pages: 632 pages, 16 page colour plate section and 158 black and white figures. BIC Classification: WSBX; WSJR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 244 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1170.
This is the second edition of the highly acclaimed and bestselling comprehensive history of tennis which was the first truly scholarly history of any individual sport. Supported by a startling wealth of linguistic and documentary research, Gillmeister charts the global evolution of tennis from its origins in 12th century France where it emerged as a more peaceful variety of ribald football played in monasteries. By the 16th century, it had become the favourite pastime of the European aristocracy and had, in the wake of the Spanish conquistadors, even reached the Americas. The prestige of the game also led to ... Read more
This is the second edition of the highly acclaimed and bestselling comprehensive history of tennis which was the first truly scholarly history of any individual sport. Supported by a startling wealth of linguistic and documentary research, Gillmeister charts the global evolution of tennis from its origins in 12th century France where it emerged as a more peaceful variety of ribald football played in monasteries. By the 16th century, it had become the favourite pastime of the European aristocracy and had, in the wake of the Spanish conquistadors, even reached the Americas. The prestige of the game also led to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
1169g
Number of Pages
632
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781795217
SKU
V9781781795217
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-3
About Heiner Gillmeister
Heiner Gillmeister is a retired Chaucerian and linguistics scholar at the University of Bonn and is a world authority on the history of ball games. He taught sports history at the German Sports University, Cologne, and his theory that Association Football has its roots in Renaissance Italy and that golf and even cricket originated on the European continent created an ... Read more
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