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The Four-Minute Mile - Historical and Cultural Interpretations of a Sporting Barrier (Hardcover)
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The Four-Minute Mile - Historical and Cultural Interpretations of a Sporting Barrier (Hardcover)
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Breaking records and challenging the limits of human ability are
central to much of our understanding of athletic track and field
sports, with a world record title arguably as valued as an Olympic
gold medal. Some particular limits and records take on greater
significance, however, as in the case of the Four-Minute Mile which
was roundly believed to be impossible until Roger Bannister
shattered the illusion with half a second to spare in May 1954.
These essays look at the background of Bannister's achievement and
the meaning that was ascribed to it by the media and the public at
large, drawing on an array of interdisciplinary and international
influences to unpick the legend surrounding an historic moment in
our social and sporting past.
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