Sport as symbol : images of the athlete in art, literature and song / Mari Womack.
Sport as symbol : images of the athlete in art, literature and song / Mari Womack.
Sport as symbol : images of the athlete in art, literature and song / Mari Womack.
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Publisher
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., 2003.
Date
2003.
Call Numbers
N704.94979/1
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
vii, 243 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Contents
Pt. 1. Sport as Symbol -- 1. Heroic Dramas and Athletic Actors -- Pt. 2. The Adversary in Nature -- 2. The Hunt: Power of Life and Death -- 3. The Hunt Domesticated: Ritual Origins of the Bullfight -- Pt. 3. The Human Adversary -- 4. Combat Sports: The Socialization of Conflict -- 5. War Games -- Pt...
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Publisher
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., 2003.
Place of Publication
North Carolina
Date Published
2003.
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Summary
"Part One of this book provides a basic understanding of sport as symbol. Part Two gives attention to animals as adversaries and traces the origins of sporting art back to the hunt. Part Three considers humans competing against humans in combat sports, ball games, stick-and-ball games, and racquet sports, as well as in warfare. Part Four concentrat...
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Sport as symbol : images of the athlete in art, literature and song / Mari Womack.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N704.94979/1
Record Identifier
74VKw776o2EZ
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ISBN
0786415797 (illustrated case binding : alk. paper)
9780786415793 (illustrated case binding : alk. paper)
DDC
704.949796
MMS ID
991018318049702626
