History of Physical Education and Sports

Contents: 1. History of sports. 2. The Olympic games. 3. Philosophy, sport, and physical education during the middle ages: 900+1400. 4. Historical and philosophical foundation in sport and physical education. 5. The renaissance and the reformation. 6. Sumer, Egypt, and China. 7. Rome. 8. Greece. 9. History and development of individual sports. 10. History and development of team sports.

"The present study is consisted of all the ingredients that make it appropriate with its title. Simple English language is used for its readers to better understand.

The whole book is well arranged into 10 comprehensive chapters which covers all the relevant study in the field of history of physical education and sports.

All the chapters covers all the essential information of the history of physical education and sports right from the middle ages to the modern era.

The book enlights relevant information pertaining the status of sport during renaissance and reformation period in the different countries of the world including Egypt, China, Rome Greece etc.

So, the present book will be useful for the teachers, students of physical education and sports and for those indulge in the field of sport." (jacket)