The first comprehensive history of tennis, Heiner Gillmeister's "Tennis: A Cultural History" may also be considered the first truly scholarly history of any individual sport. Supported by a startling wealth of linguistic and documentary research, Gillmeister charts the global evolution of tennis from its origins in the early Middle Ages to the appearance of the modern game in the ninetheenth century. Along the way, he debunks several firmly established myths about the history of the game, including those surrounding the origins of the Davis Cup.
170x245 mm, 450 pagine, Ed.1997
Prezzo Lit. 63000 , Testo in Inglese

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