Marathon Japan : distance racing and civic culture /

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Japanese have been fervid long-distance runners for many centuries. 'Marathon Japan' is a comprehensive English-language chronicle of the history of this important part of Japanese sports culture. It traces the development of distance racing beginning with the Stockholm Olympics of 1912, w...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Havens, Thomas R. H. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Marathon running > Japan > History.
Relay racing > Japan > History.
Sports and state > Japan.
Course de relais > Japon > Histoire.
Sports > Politique gouvernementale > Japon.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
Marathon running
Relay racing
Sports and state
Japan
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The culture of running in Japan
  • Racing to catch up
  • A galaxy of distance runners
  • Distance running as a commodity
  • "Greater depth, more women": marathons and ekidens in the 1990s
  • From peak to plateau: elite runners in the 2000s
  • Running for everyone.

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