What makes East African middle and long distance runners the
best in the world? How should contemporary academia approach this
question?
The success of East African distance runners has generated a
plethora of studies but much of the 'evidence' presented to support
hypotheses is anecdotal, arguments being led by non-academics who
use popular media as their medium rather than relying on scientific
publications. This has resulted in many stereotypical arguments
being advocated.
Within the academic community, research has also been restricted
by its isolation within either the natural science or social
science communities. East African Running: Towards a Cross
Disciplinary Perspective, presents a rare collaboration between
researchers from the sports sciences and social sciences to explore
the questions raised by the phenomena of East African success on
the track. The text includes:
- psycho-social and economic explanations
- physiological and genetic explanations
- attempts to provide unified theories bringing together ideas
from natural and social sciences
Includes contributions from John Bale, Jim Denison, Timothy D.
Noakes and Craig Sharp.
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