[PDF.05rk] Marathon Japan: Distance Racing and Civic Culture

Marathon Japan: Distance Racing and Civic Culture

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 | #3937289 in Books |  2015-02-28 |  2015-02-28 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  1.10 x6.10 x9.10l,1.10 | File type: PDF | 272 pages

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|| |It is the genius of Havens's approach to juxtapose the marathon with the ekiden and to connect elite distance running with the boom in popular recreational running. In doing so, he demonstrates the multiple ways of being citizen-runners in Japan. . . . Havens

Japanese have been fervid long-distance runners for many centuries. Today, on a per capita basis, at least as many Japanese residents complete marathons each year as in the United States or any other country. Marathon Japan is the first comprehensive English-language chronicle of the history of this important part of Japanese sports culture. It traces the development of distance racing beginning with the Stockholm Olympics of 1912, when the Japanese government ...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Marathon Japan: Distance Racing and Civic Culture   |  Thomas R. H. Havens. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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