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Splash!
- 10,000 Years of Swimming
Engelsk Paperback
Splash!
- 10,000 Years of Swimming
Engelsk Paperback

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''This fascinating history of how, where and why humans swim...is perfect reading for those missing a splash-about during the lockdown.'' Guardian

From the first recorded dip into what''s now the driest spot on earth to the recreational swimmers in your local pool, humans have been getting wet for 10,000 years. And for most of modern history, swimming has caused a ripple that touches us all.

Splash! dives into Egypt, winds through ancient Greece and Rome, flows mostly underground through the Dark and Middle Ages (at least in Europe), and then re-emerges in the wake of the Renaissance before taking its final lap at the modern Olympic Games. Along the way, it kicks away the idea that swimming is just about speed or great feats of aquatic endurance, revealing how its history spans religion, fashion, architecture, public health, colonialism, segregation, sexism, sexiness, guts, glory and much, much more.

As refreshing as jumping into a pool on a hot summer''s day, Splash! sweeps across the whole of humankind''s swimming history with an irrepressible enthusiasm that will make you crave your next dip.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
336
ISBN-13:
9781911630838
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1911630830
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
1 jul 2021
Længde:
28mm
Bredde:
199mm
Højde:
129mm
Forlag:
Atlantic Books
Oplagsdato:
1 jul 2021
Forfatter(e):
Books from the same author
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