2004, ISBN: 9780300100839

Yale University Press. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 2004. Hardcover. 0300100833 . Light shelfwear to book. Pencilling to a few pages. Red pen correction to 1 page. Spine very sl… Mehr…

Yale University Press. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 2004. Hardcover. 0300100833 . Light shelfwear to book. Pencilling to a few pages. Red pen correction to 1 page. Spine very slightly slanted. DJ is rubbed with minor shelfwear and creasing with 1 small tear. ; A considerable number of academic and popular studies on ancient sports have been, and are due to be, published in this Athenian Olympic year (throwing the opening statement of this book into some doubt: `Ancient Greek athletics as a field of study does not suffer from overpopulation') but this study stands out among the best. Miller draws on recent archaeological and historical discoveries to discuss in comprehensive detail all aspects of games and athletic competitions in ancient Greece. Throughout Miller places athletics in its social context because, as he argues, sport was one of the ways in which Greeks could aspire to their cultural ideal, to be civilised men. Supported by numerous photographs, often in colour, and illustrations of sites and objects that depict competitions, the scholarly text describes in fascinating detail the origin of athletics, the Olympic Games and other festivals, the role of women in this male domain, the relationship between an athlete and a hero, Greek recreation, the gymnasium, sport as entertainment, professional athletes and the political side to competitions. Includes a glossary. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 288 pages ., Yale University Press, 2004, 3<

2004, ISBN: 0300100833

[EAN: 9780300100839], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 4.5], [PU: New Haven : Yale University Press], Jacket, 288 p. Ill. From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of … Mehr…

[EAN: 9780300100839], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 4.5], [PU: New Haven : Yale University Press], Jacket, 288 p. Ill. From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Abrasion on the Dustjacket. Otherwise good and clean. - Abrieb am Schutzumschlag. Sonst gut und sauber. - The earliest Olympic Games began more than twenty-five hundred years ago. What were they like, how were they organized, who participated? Were ancient sports a means of preparing youth for warfare? In this lavishly illustrated book, a world expert on ancient Greek athletics provides the first comprehensive introduction to the subject, vividly describing ancient sporting events and games and exploring their impact on art, literature, and politics. ISBN 9780300100839 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1013 Originl cloth with dustjacket. Originalleinen mit Schutzumschlag., Books<

2004, ISBN: 9780300100839

288 p. Ill. Originl cloth with dustjacket. Originalleinen mit Schutzumschlag. From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Class… Mehr…

288 p. Ill. Originl cloth with dustjacket. Originalleinen mit Schutzumschlag. From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Abrasion on the Dustjacket. Otherwise good and clean. - Abrieb am Schutzumschlag. Sonst gut und sauber. - The earliest Olympic Games began more than twenty-five hundred years ago. What were they like, how were they organized, who participated? Were ancient sports a means of preparing youth for warfare? In this lavishly illustrated book, a world expert on ancient Greek athletics provides the first comprehensive introduction to the subject, vividly describing ancient sporting events and games and exploring their impact on art, literature, and politics. ISBN 9780300100839 Versand D: 5,50 EUR , [PU:New Haven : Yale University Press,]<