Overview

Full Product Details

Author:   Annette R. Hofmann (Ludwigsburg University, Germany) ,  Gerald Gems (North Central College, USA) ,  Maureen Smith (California State University, Sacramento, California)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 17.40cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9781138682436

ISBN 10:   1138682438
Pages:   142
Publication Date:   28 June 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Table of Contents

Foreword 1. Global Perspectives on Sports and Movement Cultures: From Past to Present – Modern Sports between Nationalism, Internationalism, and Cultural Imperialism 2. Reconsidering the Female Tradition in English Physical Education: The Impact of Transnational Exchanges in Modern Dance 3. Gender and Sports within the Equine Sector – A Comparative Perspective 4. Gold Medals and White Economy: Winter Olympic Games and the Making of the French Elite (1959 – 2013) 5. Sporting Events Organized in Venice: Male Boating and the Amazing Case of Women’s Rowing Contests 6. Climbing Beyond the Summits: Social and Global Aspects of Women’s Expeditions in the Himalayas 7. Diversity versus Unity: A Comparative Analysis of the Complex Roots of the World Gymnaestrada 8. Between Traditions and New Challenges: 25 Years of the International Society of the History of Physical Education and Sport (ISHPES)

Reviews

Author Information

Annette Hofmann, Professor of Sports Studies at Ludwigsburg University of Education, ISHPES President, Academic Editor Europe of the IJHS. She has recently edited Gertrud: Global Scholar - Global SpiritI (2015) and License to Jump: A Story of Women´s Ski Jumping (2015). Gerald Gems, Professor of Health and Physical Education at North Central College in Naperville, IL USA; past president of NASSH, current vice-president of ISHPES. Maureen Smith, Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Science at California State University, Sacramento, Smith is an active member in the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, a past president of the North American Society for Sport History, and a Vice President of the International Society for the History of Physical Education and Sport.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions