The History of Physical Culture in Ireland

By Conor Heffernan

Book Overview

​1. Introduction2. Combating the 'Evils of Civilisation': Recreational Physical Culture in Pre-Independence Ireland3. 'With this atmosphere of unrest and sinister rumours...': Military Physical Culture in Pre-Independence Ireland4. 'The production and maintenance of health in body and mind': Educational Physical Culture in Pre-Independence Ireland5. 'Physical culture is good for body and soul.': Recreational Physical Culture in Interwar Ireland6. 'Embracing the Whole Gambit of Physical Exercise.': Interwar Military Physical Culture 7. "In Ireland the subject of physical training had perhaps, been neglected" Interwar Physical Culture in Schools8. Conclusion: 'Physical Culture is Nation's Need.'

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030637298
• ISBN13: 9783030637293
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"