History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical Education From Ancient Civilizations to the Modern World

Name: History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical Education From Ancient Civilizations to the Modern World
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ISBN: 9780073376493

ISBN-10: 0073376493

ISBN-13: 9780073376493

Edition: 5th 2010

Authors: Robert A. Mechikoff, Steven Estes

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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. From Mesoamerica and Ancient Greece to the 2008 Olympic Games, the book touches on religion, politics, social movements, and individuals as they contributed to the development of sport and physical education. An extensive array of pedagogical tools--including timelines, comprehensive lists of chapter objectives, suggested websites, and discussion questions--aids the learning experience.

Book details

List price: $176.00
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Publication date: 1/21/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 480
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English




Ancient Civilizations



History and Philosophy in Sport and Physical Education



Sumer, Egypt, China, and Mesoamerica



Greece



Rome



From the Spiritual World to the Secular World: Changing Concepts of the Body



Philosophy, Sport, and Physical Education During the Middle Ages: 900-1400



The Renaissance and the Reformation: 1300-1600



The Age of Science and the Enlightenment: 1560-1789



Philosophical Positions of the Body and the Development of Physical Education: Contributions of the Germans, Swedes, and Danes in Nineteenth-Century Europe



The Theoretical and Professional Development of American Physical Education



The Impact of Science and the Concepts of Health on the Theoretical and Professional Development of Physical Education, 1885-1930



The Transformation of Physical Education: 1900-1939



Historical and Philosophical Development of Sport in America



Sport in the Colonial Period



Changing Concepts of the Body: An Overview of Sport and Play in Nineteenth-Century America



Sport in the Twentieth Century



A Social and Political History of the Modern Olympic Games



Pioneers and Progress: 1896-1936



The Cold War Olympics: 1948-1988



After the Cold War: 1992-2008