Tennis A Cultural History |
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| Author:
| Gillmeister, Heiner |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8147-3121-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1998 |
| Publisher: | New York University Press
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| Imprint: | NYU Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $129.00 |
Book Description:
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The first comprehensive history of tennis, Henry Gillmeister's Tennis may also be considered the first truly scholarly history of any individual sport.
Supported by a startling wealth of linguistic and documentary research, Gillmeister charts the global evolution of tennis from its origins in the early Middle Ages to the appearance of the modern game in the twentieth century. Along the way, he debunks several firmly established myths about the history of the game,...
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The first comprehensive history of tennis, Henry Gillmeister's Tennis may also be considered the first truly scholarly history of any individual sport.
Supported by a startling wealth of linguistic and documentary research, Gillmeister charts the global evolution of tennis from its origins in the early Middle Ages to the appearance of the modern game in the twentieth century. Along the way, he debunks several firmly established myths about the history of the game, including those surrounding the invention of the Davis Cup. Rare photographs and never before published medieval and renaissance drawings generously adorn the text, and a treasure trove of bibliographical information provides its coda.
A delight for the sports fan and the scholar alike, Tennis will prove the athorative text on tennis for years to come.