Tennis: A Cultural History by Heiner Gillmeister
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Tennis
Summary
Charting the global evolution of tennis from its origins in the early Middle Ages to the appearance of the modern game in the 20th century, this text debunks several established myths about the history of the game, including those surrounding the invention of the Davis Cup.
Tennis Summary
Table of Contents
The origins of tennis - the monk's racket; the tennis games of the Middle Ages; the language of tennis; tennis in renaissance literature; tennis in the German ballhouse; lawn tennis - the sturdy bastard; lawn tennis in America; continental colonies - lawn tennis in France; lawn tennis under the Kaiser.
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GOR004290099
9780718501952
0718501950
Tennis: A Cultural History by Heiner Gillmeister
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
19980801
482
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