A HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SPORT AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION From Ancient Civilizations to the Modern World
This engaging and informative text takes readers on 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 civilization. From Mesoamerica and Ancient Greece to the 2008 Olympic Ga...
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McGraw-Hill
2010
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A history and philosophy of sport and physical education from ancient civilizations to the modern world