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Emily Ryall, Wendy Russell, and Malcolm MacLean, eds. The Philosophy of Play. London: Routledge, 2013. Play is a vital component of the social life and well-being of both children and adults. This book examines the concept of play and considers a variety of the related philosophical issues. It also includes meta-analyses from a range of …
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Robin Streppelhoff, Gelungener Brückenschlag. Sport in den deutsch-israelischen Beziehungen, St. Augustin: Academia, 2012. (A Successful Bridge. Sport in German-Israeli Relationships) Against the background of the Holocaust, the rapprochement between Germany and Israel has been one of the most astonishing processes of recent times. While research has largely focused on the bilateral contacts at a political …
Annette R. Hofmann, ed., 200 Jahre Turnen – 200 Jahre Soziale Jahre Soziale Verantwortung. 2011. This work is a collection of essays that reflect the 200 year history of German turnen since the founding of Friedrich Ludwig Jahn´s first Turnplatz (gymnastic ground) in 1811 on the Berlin Hasenheide until today. The turner clubs – Turnvereine …
Annette R. Hofmann, The American Turner Movement: A History from its Beginning to 2000. Indianapolis: Max Kade, 2010. This work deals with the development of German Turnverein movement in the US. It takes up its growth in the 19th century and its gradual decline which essentially began after World War I and continues to this …
Gertrud Pfister, ed. Gymnastics, a Transatlantic Movement: From Europe to America. London: Routledge, 2010. This book explores, analyses, and explains divergent ideologies and practices of gymnastics in selected European nations. It reconstructs the ex- and import processes from Europe to America and determines the processes, interrelationships and transformations of these “transatlantic movements” in their new …