Sport : a biological, philosophical, and cultural perspective / Jay Schulkin.
By: Schulkin, Jay [author.].
Publisher: New York : Columbia University Press, [2016]Description: xiii, 228 pages ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780231176767 (cloth : alk. paper).Subject(s): Sports -- Physiological aspects | Sports -- Social aspectsGenre/Form: Print books.
Contents:
The concept of sport -- Sports, brain, body and the world -- Evolution, play and sport -- Genetics, epigenetics and talent -- Regulation, recovery and resilience -- Running and the brain : neurogenesis -- Throwing, swimming and rowing -- Fairness and sports -- Dignity and beauty -- Conclusion.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-217) and index.
The concept of sport -- Sports, brain, body and the world -- Evolution, play and sport -- Genetics, epigenetics and talent -- Regulation, recovery and resilience -- Running and the brain : neurogenesis -- Throwing, swimming and rowing -- Fairness and sports -- Dignity and beauty -- Conclusion.