Sport and physical culture in Occupied France examines the Vichy state’s attempts to promote physical education and sports in order to rejuvenate French men a

This edited volume gathers together studies examining various aspects of physical culture in literature written in French from Europe and around the Francophone

The essays of this volume provide an analysis of the origins and historical circumstances that pertained to the development and current practice of sports in Eu

Sociology and history of sport is a fast rising subject. There is a growing interest in issues associated with globalization and sport culture across European a

The first monograph to explore the imagined link between male athletic prowess and national strength in interwar France. It ultimately sheds light on the roots