1st Edition
The Four-Minute Mile Historical and Cultural Interpretations of a Sporting Barrier
168 Pages
by
Routledge
168 Pages
by
Routledge
168 Pages
by
Routledge
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Breaking records and challenging the limits of human ability are central to much of our understanding of athletic track and field sports, with a world record title arguably as valued as an Olympic gold medal. Some particular limits and records take on greater significance, however, as in the case of the Four-Minute Mile which was roundly believed to be impossible until Roger Bannister shattered... Read more
1. Introduction: The Sporting Barrier: Historical and Cultural Interpretations of the Four-Minute Mile John Bale & P. David Howe 2. The Idea of the Record Jim Parry 3. Bannister’s Feat in Austere Times: The Construction and Reproduction of a Sporting Trope Alan Tomlinson 4. How Much of a Hero? The Fractured Image of Roger Bannister John Bale 5. Roger Bannister’s American Image Caroline Collins 6. The Four Minute Mythology: Documenting Drama on Film and Television Garry Whannel 7. Inhibiting Progress: The Record of the Four-Minute Mile Jim Denison 8. Amphetamine and the Four-Minute Mile John Hoberman 9. Training Theory and Why Roger Bannister was the First Four-Minute Miler Arnd Kruger 10. Habitus, Barriers and the [Ab]use of the Science of Interval Training in the 1950s P. David Howe
Biography
John Bale, University of Aarhus.
P.David Howe, Loughborough University.
