Overview

This volume expands the debate over the origins and purposes of sports records. Developing the thesis of Allen Guttmann, Carter and Kruger explore the history and meaning of quantitative sports records in several pre-modern societies. After introductions by Guttmann and the editors, the book proceeds on a chronological study of evidence of sports records in ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, medieval England, the Renaissance, Tudor and Elizabethan England, pre-modern Hawaii, and pre-modern Japan. The chapters that follow are thematic essays on various aspects of sports records and Ritual and Record concludes with Guttmann's response to the preceding chapters. Useful reference notes are provided within each chapter as well as in the bibliography. This book is essential reading for students of anthropology and the history of sports.

Full Product Details

9780313256998

Table of Contents

Reviews

Author Information

JOHN MARSHALL CARTER teaches at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta. He is the author of Sports and Pastimes of the Middle Ages. ARND KRUGER is a Professor at the Institut fur Sportwissenschaften at the University of Gottigen, West Germany.

Tab Content 6

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

Countries Available