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A History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical Education: From Ancient Civilizations to the Modern World Robert Mechikoff

A History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical Education: From Ancient Civilizations to the Modern World By Robert Mechikoff

A History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical Education: From Ancient Civilizations to the Modern World by Robert Mechikoff

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From Mesoamerica and Ancient Greece to the Olympic Games, this book touches on religion, politics, social movements, and individuals as they contributed to the development of sport and physical education. It also includes timelines, comprehensive lists of chapter objectives, suggested websites, and discussion questions.

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A History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical Education: From Ancient Civilizations to the Modern World by Robert Mechikoff

Mechikoff's A History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical Education offers an engaging and informative overview of the philosophy of sport from Egypt to Ancient Greece and on to the present time. From Mesoamerica and Ancient Greece to the Olympic Games, the book touches on religion, politics, social movements, and individuals as they contributed to the development of sport and physical education. An extensive array of pedagogical tools--including timelines, comprehensive lists of chapter objectives, suggested websites, and discussion questions--aid the learning experience.

About Robert Mechikoff

Robert Mechikoff is a Professor in the Department of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences at San Diego State University where he has taught history of sport and philosophy courses since 1981. He received his BA in Political Science from Long Beach State University as well as his MA in Physical Education. Professor Mechikoff earned his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University where he studied history and philosophy. He coached football and swimming at both the high school and college level. Professor Mechikoff is an internationally recognized scholar, conducting extensive research and lecturing in the history and philosophy of the Ancient and Modern Olympic Games all over the world. He is a member of The Olympic Family, The International Society of Olympic Historians, and has served as Supervising Professor at the International Olympic Academy in Olympia, Greece on more then once occasion where he taught philosophy to graduate students from 25 different countries. In 1982, Professor Mechikoff served as Founding President and CEO of USA Volleyball (Mens Team). The U.S. Olympic Mens Team won the Gold Medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympiad. He is a frequent lecturer at the British Olympic Academy and numerous Olympic Academys and Universities around the world. His interest in sport in antiquity, especially Greek athletics, is evident in his latest research. Since 2002 Professor Mechikoff has assisted in the work being conducted at the archeological site in Ancient Nemea, one of the four great athletic festivals of ancient Greece. He is a frequent visitor to the Olympic Museum and Studies Center in Lausanne, Switzerland and knows many members of the International Olympic Committee on a personal basis. Because of his international reputation as an Olympic Scholar, the International Olympic Committee awarded him the title of Distinguished Guest of the IOC during the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympics. He is one of the few Kinesiology / Physical Education Professors who can (albeit with difficulty), translate ancient Greek from their original sources. He speaks and reads French, Modern Greek, Spanish, and Russian; one day he hopes to actually be able to understand what the French, Greek, Spanish, and Russians are saying to him. In addition to his scholarly contributions in history and philosophy, Professor Mechikoff has published several texts in sport psychology as well as an introduction to kinesiology text. He is frequently sought out by the media to share his expertise on issues pertaining to ethics in sport, fan and coaching behavior, sport history, and the Olympics. He enjoys lecturing in North America as well as abroad.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical EducationChapter 2: Summer, Egypt, China and MesoamericaChapter 3: GreeceChapter 4: RomeChapter 5: Philosophy, Sport, and Physical Education During the Middle Ages: 900-1400Chapter 6: The Renaissance and the Reformation: 1300-1600Chapter 7: The Age of Science and the Enlightenment: 1560-1789Chapter 8: Philosophical Positions of the Body and the Development of Physical EducationChapter 9: Sport in the Colonial PeriodChapter 10: Changing Concepts of the Body: An Overview of Sport and Play in Nineteenth-Century AmericaChapter 11: The Impact of Science and the Concept of Health on the Theoretical and Professional Development of Physical Education: 1885 - 1930Chapter 12: The Transformation of Physical Education: 1900 - 1939Chapter 13: The Evolution of Physical Education: 1940 and BeyondChapter 14: Sport in the Twentieth CenturyChapter 15: Pioneers and Progress: 1896 - 1936Chapter 16: The Cold War Olympics: 1948 - 1988Chapter 17: After the Cold War: 1992 - 2012

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CIN0078022711G
9780078022715
0078022711
A History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical Education: From Ancient Civilizations to the Modern World by Robert Mechikoff
Robert Mechikoff
Used - Good
Paperback
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
20130216
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