Beschreibung:
Innovative study of the role of sports in modernity in Africa.
List of IllustrationsPreface and AcknowledgementsList of AbbreviationsNotes on Transliteration, Titles, Currency, and the Ethiopian CalendarIntroduction1. The Emergence of Ethiopia's Modern Sports Scene (1900-1935)2. Sports and Propaganda during the Fascist Occupation (1935-1941)3. Muscular Reconstruction: Urban Leisure, Institutionalised Physical Education, and the Re-establishment of Boy Scouting (1940s-1960s)4. Training Leaders and Athletes: The Ethiopian YMCA (1940s-1970s)5. Sports' Material Infrastructure and the Production of Space (1910s-1970s)6. Conclusion and OutlookBibliographyIndex