Evolution of Polo

Name: Evolution of Polo
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ISBN: 9780786438143

ISBN-10: 0786438142

ISBN-13: 9780786438143

Edition: 2009

Authors: Horace A. Laffaye, Nigel A. Brassard

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Tracing the evolution of Polo from its origins in Central Asia to its current manifestation as a professional sport that attracts wealthy sponsors and patrons, this sociological study examines how polo has changed according to the economic and cultural differences of the nations and continents where it is played. Consisting of four principle sections, The Tribesmen, The Aristocrats, The Amateurs, and The Professionals, this study looks holistically at the variety of ways that polo influences and is influenced by the peoples that participate in it. One hundred historic and modern photographs are included.

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date: 7/15/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 364
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.73" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Foreword



Preface



The Tribesmen



Folk Games: From the Silk Road to the Manipuri Valleys



An Ancient Pastime Discovered by Western Eyes



The Aristocrats



The European Journey



The British Carry the Flag



Polo in India: Conflicts and Harmonies



The Beginning of the Internationals



Polo Myths: Billiard Ball, Walking Sticks, and All That



The British Clubs



Fashionable Chic: Polo on the Continent



American Polo Comes of Age



The Anglo-Argentines: Squires or Gauchos?



Olympic Interlude



The Amateurs



The Mighty Americans



Of Lords and Ladies



The Game in the Former Dominions



The Cup of the Americas



The Hallowed Grounds: Hurlingham, Meadow Brook and Palermo



Return from War: The Internationals



The Rise of Argentina



England's Recovery: Gentlemen Players and Hired Assassins



Polo in America in the Late Twentieth Century



Bits and Pieces, Strokes and Mallets



The Professionals



Patrons and the Dawn of Professionalism



Women's Polo



The Game's Thinkers



The Evolution of the Rules



On Umpiring



The Polo Pony: From Tats to Thoroughbreds



The State of the Game in the Twenty-First Century



The Code of Rules for the Silchar Polo Club, 1863



The Field, 20 March 1869, Letter to the Editor



The Rules of the Game, as Drafted by Lt. Hartopp on Mess Paper, 1869


Chapter Notes


Bibliography


Index