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Sports and modernity in late imperial Ethiopia /

"Sports in Ethiopia was always more than a means of useful recreation. It was also a way to enjoy and define fun, as new modes of behaviour emerged that showed what it meant to be a modern man or woman. This book is the first academic study of the history of modern sports in Ethiopia during the...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bromber, Katrin (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Woodbridge, Surrey ; Rochester, NY : James Currey, [2022]
Series:Eastern African studies (London, England)
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The emergence of Ethiopia's modern sports scene (1900-1935)
  • Sports and propaganda during the fascist occupation (1935-1941)
  • Muscular reconstruction : urban leisure, institutionalized physical education, and the re-establishment of boy scouting (1940s-1960s)
  • Training leaders and athletes : the Ethiopian YMCA (1940-1970s)
  • Sports' material infrastructure and the production of space (1910s-1970s)
  • Conclusion and outlook.