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"This book collects and studies the colourful sports and history of countries along the historical Silk Road from Chang'an to Athens, including a wide range of sports ranging from polo and chess to archery and lion dance. It will examine, research and analyse a large number of sports cultu...
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World Scientific,
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| Publisher Address: | Singapore : |
| Publication Dates: | [2024] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"This book collects and studies the colourful sports and history of countries along the historical Silk Road from Chang'an to Athens, including a wide range of sports ranging from polo and chess to archery and lion dance. It will examine, research and analyse a large number of sports cultural relics and documentary materials unearthed by archaeology in recent years, and comprehensively collects and classifies these sports materials which belong to different countries along the Silk Road. In doing so, it aims to promote the sports forms of these countries and set the context of sports development, so as to raise awareness about the exchange and dissemination of sports culture between ancient China and Western countries"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xv, 328 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-328). |
| ISBN: |
9789811272059 9811272050 |
| Index Number: | GV17 |
| CLC: |
G815.469 G815.459 G812.9 |
| Call Number: | G812.9/S957 |
| Contents: | A survey of ancient sports along the Silk Road -- The beginning of primitive sports in Chang'an, Athens and Rome -- Sports cultures of Chang'an, Athens and Rome -- Ancient games and recreation from Chang'an to Athens and Rome -- Ancient sports from Chang'an to Athens and Rome -- Eastern and Western sports culture along the Silk Road : dissemination, exchanges and integration. |