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Combat Sports in the Ancient World Competition, Violence, and Culture
by Poliakoff, Michael B
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- Paperback
- Condition
- New
- ISBN 10
- 0300063121
- ISBN 13
- 9780300063127
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About This Item
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. New. 1995. Third Printing; Paperback. 0300063121 . Sports And History Series Series; B&W Illustrations; 8.9 X 5.9 X 0.6 inches; xviii, 202 pages; Soft cover has black/tan spine with white lettering. NEW. Pages are clean and tight. This copy from 1987. Illustrated with 97 b/w pictures. 'A study of the practice of combat sports in the ancient civilizations of Greece, Rome and the Near East. The author discusses topics such as the function of competition and violent games in ancient society, the significance of combat sport in myth and literature, and their cultic functions.' Index. .
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- Title
- Combat Sports in the Ancient World Competition, Violence, and Culture
- Author
- Poliakoff, Michael B
- Format/Binding
- Third Printing; Paperback
- Book Condition
- New New
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0300063121
- ISBN 13
- 9780300063127
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Place of Publication
- New Haven, CT
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- 0300063121, 9780300063127;, Reference;, Ancient World; World History; Ancient Cultures; An, Ancient History;, Sports;, Athletes;, Cultural History;, Social History;, Combat;
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