Anthropology of Sport and Human Movement (eBook)

A Biocultural Perspective

Linda R. Sands, Robert R. Sands (Herausgeber)

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2010
366 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-0-7391-4941-6 (ISBN)

Infos

The Anthropology of Sport and Human Movement represents a collection of work that reveals and explores the often times dramatic relationship of our biology and culture that is inextricably woven into a tapestry of movement patterns. It explores the underpinning of human movement, reflected in play, sport, games and human culture from an evolutionary perspective and contemporary expression of sport and human movement.

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The evolution of the human species has always been closely tied to the relationship between biology and culture, and the human condition is rooted in this fascinating intersection. Sport, games, and competition serve as a nexus for humanity's innate fixation on movement and social activity, and these activities have served throughout history to encourage the proliferation of human culture for any number of exclusive or inclusive motivations: money, fame, health, spirituality, or social and cultural solidarity. The study of anthropology, as presented in Anthropology of Sport and Human Movement, provides a scope that offers a critical and discerning perspective on the complex calculus involving human biological and cultural variation that produces human movement and performance. Each chapter of this compelling collection resonates with the theme of a tightly woven relationship of biology and culture, of evolutionary implications and contemporary biological and cultural expression.

Autor

Robert R. Sands is a consultant for the Department of Defense for Language, Regional Expertise and Culture programs.Linda R. Sands is a wildlife biologist and project scientist with CH2M HILL.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 11.10.2010
• Co-Autor: Vilma Charlton, Rachael Irving, Kerrie P. Lewis, Peter G. Mewett, Andy Miah, Timothy Noakes, Yannis P. Pitsiladis, Robert Scott, Dirk Lund Christensen, Loren Cordain, Soren Damkjaer, Greg Downey, Jon Entine, Joe Friel, Clifford GEERTZ, Bernd Heinrich
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie
• Schlagworte: Anthropology • Biological and Medical Anthropology
• ISBN-10: 0-7391-4941-5 / 0739149415
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7391-4941-6 / 9780739149416