Prologue : 'With spirits masculine' / J.A. Mangan -- The Ephebia in the ancient Hellenic world and its role in the making of masculinity / Evangelos Albanidis -- Fighting bulls in southern European culture : anthropomorphic symbols of aggression and mythical male heroes / Frédéric Saumade and Jean-Michel Delaplace -- Asserting male values : nineteenth-century fêtes, games and masculinity -- a French case study / Remi Dalisson -- The other side of the coin : Victorian masculinity, field sports and English elite education / J.A. Mangan and Callum McKenzie -- The masculine road through modernity : Ling gymnastics and male socialisation in nineteenth-century Sweden / Jens Ljunggren -- Athleticism in the service of the proletariat : preparation for the English elementary school and the extension of middle-class manliness / J.A. Mangan and Colm Hickey -- Gymnastics as a masculinity rite : Ollerup Danish gymnastics between the wars / Hans Bonde -- Pre-totalitarian, totalitarian and post-totalitarian masculinity : the projection of the male image in sports policy in Bulgaria / Vassil Girginov -- Epilogue: 'What man has made of man' / J.A. Mangan
Summary
"This collection considers the evolution of modern sport in Europe and examines its role in shaping masculine identity."--Jacket
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-196) and index
