Body Ascendant: Modernism and the Physical Imperative

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The revival of the Olympic Games in 1896 was just one result of the unparalleled interest in physical culture that consumed Europe and America in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Various national physical education movements enjoyed extraordinary success, including the German Turnverein, the Czech Sokol, and Scouting in England and America. Dance, outdoor spectacle, and massive political rallies reflected the turn away from language...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0801858216

ISBN13:9780801858215

Release Date:June 1998

Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press

Length:298 Pages

Weight:1.32 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.3" x 9.2"

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Arts, Music & Photography Performing Arts Philosophy Political Science Politics & Social Sciences

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