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(Paperback)

By: Sally Wilkins

ISBN: 9780313360794
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Apr 2002
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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They will also learn about many games otherwise lost to history, and find instructions on how to adapt them for modern play.

As one of four books in the series Sports and Games Through History, it is divided into seven regions of the world including: Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, The Middle East, North America, and Oceania.


(Paperback)

By: Robert Crego

ISBN: 9780313361159
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2003
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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The dominance of Britain as a world power during this time had a particularly powerful effect in sports, as it organized many Western sports with specific rules, and repressed the traditional sports and games of regions it colonized such as Africa.


(Paperback)

By: Steve Craig

ISBN: 9780313361203
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Jun 2002
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Based on reports from 19th century explorers, museum artifacts, and other historical documents, the rules, equipment, and diagrams as they are currently understood are provided here for readers, along with suggestions for adapting these sports and games for modern times.


(Hardback)

By: Andrew Leibs

ISBN: 9780313327728
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2004
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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The Renaissance was a period of extraordinary spirit and development that marked a critical stage in the history of sports and games. In addition, readers will learn how to play games that had been previously lost to history.

This volume is the latest installment in the Sports and Games Through History series.