Edmond Desbonnet, David L. Chapman

The Kings of Strength

A History of All Strong Men from Ancient Times to Our Own

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Now translated to English and extensively annotated, The Kings of Strength records and preserves the biographies of more than 200 strength performers and bodybuilders from ancient times up to the early 1900s.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
• Seitenzahl: 472
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Februar 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 834g
• ISBN-13: 9781476687247
• ISBN-10: 1476687242
• Artikelnr.: 63763254

Autorenporträt

David L. Chapman, a Seattle-based independent scholar, has written many books and articles on physique photography, sport history, gender studies, film and popular culture. He worked on the translation of Edmond Desbonnet's massive French history for more than three decades.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments
Edmond Desbonnet and His Times: An Introduction to The Kings of Strength
A Fascination with Strength: How the French Were Restored to Their Muscles
The Kings of Strength: A History of All Strong Men from Ancient Times to
Our Own
Preface
First Part: Physical Strength in Antiquity
Second Part: Physical Strength in the Middle Ages
Third Part: Physical Strength in Modern Times
Fourth Part: Contemporary Athletes of the Nineteenth Century
Fifth Part: Modern Athletes: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
The Super Athletes: The Demigods of Athletics
Appendix A: Weightlifting Terms and Metric Conversions
Appendix B: Letter from Edmond Desbonnet to Professor Louis Attila
Chapter Notes
Bibliography of Desbonnet Works
Bibliography of Monographs and Articles
Index