{"product_id":"a-cultural-history-of-sport-in-antiquity-paperback","title":"A Cultural History of Sport in Antiquity - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Christesen\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eCharles H. Stocking\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Sport in Antiquity\u003c\/i\u003e covers the period 800 BCE to 600 CE. From the founding of the Olympics and Rome's celebratory games, sport permeated the cultural life of Greco-Roman antiquity almost as it does our own. Gymnasiums, public baths, monumental arenas, and circuses for chariot racing were constructed, and athletic contests proliferated. Sports-themed household objects were very popular, whilst the exploits of individual athletes, gladiators, and charioteers were immortalized in poetry, monuments, and the mosaic floors of the wealthy. This rich sporting culture attests to the importance of leisure among the middle and upper classes of the Greco-Roman world, but by 600 CE rising costs, barbarian invasions, and Christianity had swept it all away. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The 6 volume set of the \u003ci\u003eCultural History of Sport \u003c\/i\u003epresents the first comprehensive history from classical antiquity to today, covering all forms and aspects of sport and its ever-changing social, cultural, political, and economic context and impact. The themes covered in each volume are the purpose of sport; sporting time and sporting space; products, training and technology; rules and order; conflict and accommodation; inclusion, exclusion and segregation; minds, bodies and identities; representation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePaul Christesen\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor at Dartmouth College, USA. \u003cb\u003eCharles Stocking \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor at Western University, Canada.\u003cbr\u003e Volume 1 in the \u003ci\u003eCultural History of Sport \u003c\/i\u003eset\u003cbr\u003e General Editors: Wray Vamplew, Mark Dyreson, and John McClelland\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Christesen \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor at Dartmouth College, USA. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles H. Stocking \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor at Western University, Canada.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.61 x 6.65 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 25, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42726076317759,"sku":"9781350460980","price":73.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/9d3f47ff7af8a62fb274ce6ffb1bd3ae.webp?v=1765109135","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/a-cultural-history-of-sport-in-antiquity-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}