Aux Armes! : Sport and the French, an English Perspective

Name: Aux Armes!
Brand: Trinorth Ltd
SKU: 9781915237392
Price: 1800 KES
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ISBN: 9781915237392

by David Owen

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Format Paperback / softback

ISBN-10 1915237394

ISBN-13 9781915237392

Publisher Trinorth Ltd

Imprint Fairfield Books

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date May 1st, 2024

Print length 100 Pages

Weight 224 grams

Dimensions 20.60 x 13.60 x 1.40 cms

Product Classification: History of sport History of sport

KSh 1,800.00

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As much a cultural appraisal as a history of Gallic athletic endeavour, Sport and the French is well-researched,witty and enlightening in equal measure.

What - you may ask is the point of an English perspective on French sport? In David Owen's own words,"you might just as well seek out a sea otter's take on kabuki". Nevertheless, having lived upwards of ten percent of his life in France, and a lot more than that immersed in French grammar, current affairs and culture,he offers exactly that in this entertaining new book. Drawing on examples from the past six centuries, the author explores sport's philosophical standing inFrance's cultural DNA; its role in the popularisation of the Republic; the birth of the Olympics, the Tour deFrance and the football World Cup; French pre-eminence at real tennis and truffle hunting; and - of course -'la difference' between British and French attitudes to sport.

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