The Ball - Discovering the Object of the Game

Zusatztext "An anthropologist and freelance journalist debuts with a peripatetic analysis of our ball games - where they came from! how they evolved and why we love them. Fox darts around the globe to show us the origins of our games?crackerjack reporting crackles throughout." Informationen zum Autor John Fox has excavated ancient ball courtsin Central America, traced Marco Polo's route acrossChina, and bicycled Africa's Rift Valley in search ofhuman origins. He has contributed commentary to VermontPublic Radio as well as Smithsonian , Outside , and Salon , among other publications. He lives in Boston. Klappentext Anthropologist John Fox sets off on a worldwide adventure to thefarthest reaches of the globe and the deepest recesses of our ancientpast to answer a question inspired by his sports-loving son: "Why do we play ball?" From Mexican jungles to the small-town gridirons of Ohio, frommedieval villages and royal courts to modern soccer pitches andbaseball parks, The Ball explores the little-known origins ofour favorite sports across the centuries, and traces how a simpleinvention like the ball has come to stake an unrivaled claim on ourpassions, our money, and our lives. Equal parts history and travelogue, The Ball removes us from the scandals and commercialism of today'ssports world to uncover the true reasons we play ball, helping us reclaimour universal connection to the games we love. Zusammenfassung Anthropologist John Fox sets off on a worldwide adventure to thefarthest reaches of the globe and the deepest recesses of our ancientpast to answer a question inspired by his sports-loving son: "Why do we play ball?" From Mexican jungles to the small-town gridirons of Ohio! frommedieval villages and royal courts to modern soccer pitches andbaseball parks! The Ball explores the little-known origins ofour favorite sports across the centuries! and traces how a simpleinvention like the ball has come to stake an unrivaled claim on ourpassions! our money! and our lives. Equal parts history and travelogue! The Ball removes us from the scandals and commercialism of today'ssports world to uncover the true reasons we play ball! helping us reclaimour universal connection to the games we love. ...

Product details

• Authors: John Fox
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 15.05.2012
• EAN: 9780061881794
• ISBN: 978-0-06-188179-4
• No. of pages: 373
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 202 mm x 22 mm
• Series: P.S.
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Ball sport; Baseball, Sociology, history of sport, Sport: general, Sociology: sport and leisure, Social and cultural anthropology, Sports management and facilities, Travel guides: activity holidays, Cycle racing, Cycling: general and touring, Hunting or shooting animals and game, HISTORY: Social History, SPORTS & RECREATION: Cycling, SPORTS & RECREATION: History, SPORTS & RECREATION: Baseball / History, SPORTS & RECREATION: Baseball / Essays & Writings, SPORTS & RECREATION: Football, SPORTS & RECREATION: Hunting, SPORTS & RECREATION: Cultural & Social Aspects, SPORTS & RECREATION: Business Aspects, SPORTS & RECREATION: Equipment & Supplies