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The Great War has been largely ignored by historians of sport.
However sport was an integral part of cultural conditioning into
both physiological and psychological military efficiency in the
decades leading up to it. It is time to acknowledge that the Great
War also had an influence on sport in post-war European culture.
Both are neglected topics. Sport, Militarism and the Great War
deals with four significant aspects of the relationship between
sport and war before, during and immediately after the 1914-1918
conflict. First, it explores the creation and consolidation of the
cult of martial heroism and chivalric self-sacrifice in the pre-war
era. Second, it examines the consequences of the mingling of
soldiers from various nations on later sport. Third, it considers
the role of the Great War in the transformation of the leisure of
the masses. Finally, it examines the links between war, sport and
male socialisation. The Great War contributed to a redefinition of
European masculinity in the post-war period. The part sport played
in this redefinition receives attention. Sport, Militarism and the
Great War is in two parts: the Continental (Part I) and the
"Anglo-Saxon" (Part II). No study has adopted this bilateral
approach to date. Thus, in conception and execution, it is
original. With its originality of content and the approaching
centenary of the advent of the Great War in 2014, it is anticipated
that the book will capture a wide audience. This book was
originally published as a special issue of The International
Journal of the History of Sport.
Filling a gap in the literature on the history of sport in Europe,
the book brings together complementary studies on diverse aspects
of the interrelation between sport and urban space. Going from
geography to political science, from sports history to urban and
transport history, it suggests a three-fold approach. A first
thematic group of researches ranges around "Sport Development and
Urban Spaces", exploring the impact of the city on the rise of
sport. A second focal point is related to "Sport Policies and Local
Identities" with a special attention given to the making of sport
venues and competitions in the making of urban identity. A third
thematic group includes studies on "Sport Facilities, Engineers and
Workers". The articulation of the three parts builds a unique
contribution to the process of identity making at a European level.
This book was published a sa special issue of the International
Journal of the History of Sport.
The Great War has been largely ignored by historians of sport.
However sport was an integral part of cultural conditioning into
both physiological and psychological military efficiency in the
decades leading up to it. It is time to acknowledge that the Great
War also had an influence on sport in post-war European culture.
Both are neglected topics. Sport, Militarism and the Great War
deals with four significant aspects of the relationship between
sport and war before, during and immediately after the 1914-1918
conflict. First, it explores the creation and consolidation of the
cult of martial heroism and chivalric self-sacrifice in the pre-war
era. Second, it examines the consequences of the mingling of
soldiers from various nations on later sport. Third, it considers
the role of the Great War in the transformation of the leisure of
the masses. Finally, it examines the links between war, sport and
male socialisation. The Great War contributed to a redefinition of
European masculinity in the post-war period. The part sport played
in this redefinition receives attention. Sport, Militarism and the
Great War is in two parts: the Continental (Part I) and the
"Anglo-Saxon" (Part II). No study has adopted this bilateral
approach to date. Thus, in conception and execution, it is
original. With its originality of content and the approaching
centenary of the advent of the Great War in 2014, it is anticipated
that the book will capture a wide audience. This book was
originally published as a special issue of The International
Journal of the History of Sport.
Filling a gap in the literature on the history of sport in Europe,
the book brings together complementary studies on diverse aspects
of the interrelation between sport and urban space. Going from
geography to political science, from sports history to urban and
transport history, it suggests a three-fold approach. A first
thematic group of researches ranges around "Sport Development and
Urban Spaces", exploring the impact of the city on the rise of
sport. A second focal point is related to "Sport Policies and Local
Identities" with a special attention given to the making of sport
venues and competitions in the making of urban identity. A third
thematic group includes studies on "Sport Facilities, Engineers and
Workers". The articulation of the three parts builds a unique
contribution to the process of identity making at a European level.
This book was published a sa special issue of the International
Journal of the History of Sport.
London hosted the Olympic Games for the third time in 2012, a
mega-event where the political, economic and social expectations
could hardly be compared with the previous London Games of 1908 and
1948. In addition, the Olympic Games went back to Europe in 2012
after a long period where (apart from Athens in 2004) they were
held by cities in other continents. In London, the world watched
the Games. Continental Europe, however, generated a particular
attitude based on the special relations it had developed
historically with England. At the crossing point of history,
cultural studies and geopolitics, this book provides new insights
on the significance of the Olympic Games. It considers that the
Games are the right window to look at both the past and the current
relations between England and its closest continental neighbours.
It will be ideal for students and academics working in sport
sciences, cultural history, political science and European studies;
amateur and professional sports historians; Olympic followers and
experts in Olympic studies. This book was published as a special
issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport.
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