MPE 5536 Play, Games, and Sports in Historical And Cultural Contexts
Acquire a historical and cross-cultural perspective of play, games, and sport beginning with the phenomenon of play and game forms of primitive man, the early Middle Eastern Civilizations, the early games and sport in Ancient Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages, the English Renaissance, and the Colonial period in the USA through contemporary society with the expansion of international sports. Techniques for historical research and technology are included.