John Bale

Roger Bannister and the Four-Minute Mile (eBook, PDF)

Sports Myth and Sports History

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

A refreshingly critical account of the life of sporting legend Roger Bannister, presenting a revisionist history of his life and his famous achievement and assessing his status as a 'hero' and 'champion'.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 156
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. September 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134281374
• Artikelnr.: 38253919

Autorenporträt

John Bale divides his time researching and teaching between the University of Aarhus, Denmark and Keele University, UK. He is also author of Imagined Olympians (University of Minnesota Press) and Running Cultures (Routledge).

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 A Sporting Hero?
Chapter 2 Reaching for Records
Chapter 3 Foundations of the Four-Minute Mile
Chapter 4 6 May 1954
Chapter 5 After the Event
Chapter 6 Finishing Lines