The temple of perfection
Subtitle: a history of the gym
By: Eric Chaline
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781780234496
Subjects: Gymnasiums; Exercise; History
Description: Eric Chaline offers the first proper consideration of the gym's complex, layered history and the influence it has had on the development of Western individualism, society, education, and politics.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The pursuit of Arete; title: The rebirth of Vitruvian man; title: The health of nations; title: The world's strongest man; title: Pumping iron; title: Let's get physical; title: Macho man; title: Consuming fitness.