The Games Ethic and Imperialism

Aspects of the Diffusion of an Ideal

von J. A. Mangan

242 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This is more than a description of the imperial spread of public school games: it considers hegemony and patronage, ideals and idealism, educational values and aspirations, cultural assimilation and adaptation and the dissemination of the moralistic ideology of athleticism.