Sport in Africa : essays in social history

Author(s)

Bibliographic Information

Sport in Africa : essays in social history

edited by William J. Baker and James A. Mangan

Africana Pub. Co., 1987

  • pbk.

Available at  / 14 libraries

Search this Book/Journal

Contents of Works

  • Games and sport in pre-colonial African societies / John Blacking
  • The wrestling tradition and its social functions / Sigrid Paul
  • The biggest game of all / Thomas Q. Reese
  • Imperial administration and the athletic imperative / Anthony Kirk-Greene
  • Sport and African soldiers / Anthony Clayton
  • Ethics and ethnocentricity / James A. Mangan
  • Hunting in Eastern and Central Africa in the late nineteenth century, with special reference to Zimbabwe / John M. MacKenzie
  • Pugilism and pathology / Terence Ranger
  • Africa's triple heritage of play / Ali A. Mazrui
  • An exceptional case / Robert Archer
  • Sport as an instrument of political expansion / Baruch A. Hazan
  • Political games / William J. Baker

Details

  • NCID
    BA03494625
  • ISBN
    • 0841909067
    • 0841909407
  • LCCN
    87001804
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiii, 309 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
  • Classification
  • Subject Headings
Page Top