The study of history and philosophy in sport and physical education. Section 1 Ancient civilizations: summer, Eygpt, and China; Rome. Section 2 From the spiritual world to the secular world - changing concepts of the body: Middle Ages; the Renaissance and the Reformation; the age of science and enlightenment; philosphical positions of the body and the development of physical education - contributions of the Germans, Swedes and Danes in 19th-century Europe. Section 3 The theoretical and professional development of American physical education: science, medicine, and the concept of health - the theoretical and professional development of physical education, 1885-1930; toward the reform of physical education - 1900-1930. Section 4 Historical and philosophical development of sport in America; sport in colonial America: changing concepts of the body - sport and play in 19th-century America; sport in the 20th century. Section 5 The modern Olympic Games: a selected political and social history of the Olympic Games 1896-1936; a selected political and social history of the Olympic Games, 1948-1968; a selected political and social history of the Olympic Games, 1972-1996 and beyond. Epilogue: back to the future - human movement as personal experience in the 20th century and beyond.
