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A Cultural History of Sport in the Age of Enlightenment (The Cultural Histories) edited by Rebekka von Mallinckrodt
English | August 31, 2022 | ISBN: 135002399X | True PDF | 256 pages | 6.7 MB
A Cultural History of Sport in the Age of Enlightenment covers the period 1650 to 1800, a period often seen as a time of decline in sporting practice and literature. In fact, a rich sporting culture existed and sports were practised by both men and women at all levels of society. The Enlightenment called into question many of the earlier notions of religion, gender, and rank which had previously shaped sporting activities and also initiated the commercialization, professionalization and associativity which were to define modern sport.