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Polo in Britain

Author : Horace A. Laffaye
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786489804
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Polo in Britain written by Horace A. Laffaye and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever since British soldiers returning from India in the mid-nineteenth century introduced their homeland to a fast-paced ball game on horseback, polo has remained the quintessential British sport. Although its origins lie in Asia, British pioneers are credited with both modernizing the game and spurring its spread worldwide. This volume chronicles the history of polo in the British Isles from its beginnings in the 1860s through the summer of 2011. It recounts the development of polo clubs, including the rise and fall of once mighty citadels of the game; describes the major competitions and many of the lesser tournaments in England and Ireland; and gives particular attention to international contests. Biographical sketches of top players, from early innovators to current superstars, and reflections on current issues affecting the game, including the rise of commercialism and the decrease of civility and sportsmanship, complete this vivid panorama of British polo.

Polo Past and Present

Author : Thomas Francis Dale
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 654 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Polo Past and Present written by Thomas Francis Dale and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Polo in the United States

Author : Horace A. Laffaye
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786480076
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Polo in the United States written by Horace A. Laffaye and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though polo is commonly associated with Britain and South America, the sport also enjoys a strong following in the United States. This comprehensive history describes the evolution of polo in the U.S., from its beginnings in a New York City riding academy in 1876 to the 2010 Open Championship held in Florida. The principal early players and the first polo clubs are covered, as is American participation in the Olympics, polo at universities and colleges, women's polo, indoor polo, and polo in the military. Additionally, chapters also examine polo in the arts and in literature.

Britain and the Making of Argentina

Author : Gordon A. Bridger
Publisher : WIT Press
ISBN 13 : 1845646843
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (456 download)

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Download or read book Britain and the Making of Argentina written by Gordon A. Bridger and published by WIT Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author reminds us all of the huge part that British capital, British people and British technology played in transforming Argentina into a modern 20th century economy. He also analyses the reasons for Argentina's loss of momentum in the post-war world.Much of the history has been forgotten and/or misjudged. That does not make it any less important. In fact, it deserves to be recognised as there are lessons that could be learned from the “golden decade” of development. Those who have an interest in history and development, especially in Argentina, including academics, journalists, historians, and economists will all find this economic and social history of interest.

Sport in Britain

Author : Richard William Cox
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719025921
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (259 download)

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Download or read book Sport in Britain written by Richard William Cox and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Great Britain and the East ...

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 820 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Great Britain and the East ... written by and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Country Life

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 964 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Country Life written by and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 964 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Country Life Illustrated

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1118 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Country Life Illustrated written by and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 1118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Marco Polo's China

Author : Stephen G. Haw
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134275412
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (342 download)

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Download or read book Marco Polo's China written by Stephen G. Haw and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-11-22 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marco Polo’s famous book about his journey to China, written in 1298, continues to be a subject of considerable controversy. One recent work on the subject argues that Marco Polo never went to China at all, and other scholars have pointed out apparent mistakes and important omissions in Marco’s writings, including his failure to mention the Great Wall, and his apparently erroneous description of the course of the Yellow River. Haw re-examines Marco Polo’s writings. The main arguments against his credibility have been negative, concentrating on things that it is argued he should have seen and noted but did not. The most serious of these supposed omissions are generally said to be his failure to describe the Chinese writing system, tea, foot-binding and the Great Wall of China. Yet Haw argues that what he does mention is impressive and argues strongly for his veracity. This book clarifies Marco Polo’s itineraries in China and proposes several new identifications of places mentioned. Relying extensively on original Chinese sources and supplemented by Haw’s wide knowledge of China, Marco Polo’s China presents a convincing argument and concludes that his work is an accurate, important and useful source from an extraordinary period of Chinese history.

Bit and Spur

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bit and Spur written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Did Marco Polo Go To China?

Author : Frances Wood
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429980620
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Did Marco Polo Go To China? written by Frances Wood and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-06-19 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We all ?know? that Marco Polo went to China, served Ghengis Khan for many years, and returned to Italy with the recipes for pasta and ice cream. But Frances Wood, head of the Chinese Department at the British Library, argues that Marco Polo not only never went to China, he probably never even made it past the Black Sea, where his family conducted business as merchants.Marco Polo's travels from Venice to the exotic and distant East, and his epic book describing his extraordinary adventures, A Description of the World, ranks among the most famous and influential books ever published. In this fascinating piece of historical detection, marking the 700th anniversary of Polo's journey, Frances Wood questions whether Marco Polo ever reached the country he so vividly described. Why, in his romantic and seemingly detailed account, is there no mention of such fundamentals of Chinese life as tea, foot-binding, or even the Great Wall? Did he really bring back pasta and ice cream to Italy? And why, given China's extensive and even obsessive record-keeping, is there no mention of Marco Polo anywhere in the archives?Sure to spark controversy, Did Marco Polo Go to China? tries to solve these and other inconsistencies by carefully examining the Polo family history, Marco Polo's activities as a merchant, the preparation of his book, and the imperial Chinese records. The result is a lucid and readable look at medieval European and Chinese history, and the characters and events that shaped this extraordinary and enduring myth.

The Illustrated London News

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 562 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Illustrated London News written by and published by . This book was released on 1853 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Bit & Spur

Author : Minnie McIntyre
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 586 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Bit & Spur written by Minnie McIntyre and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The English Illustrated Magazine

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 584 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book The English Illustrated Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Alexander the Great from Britain to Southeast Asia

Author : Su Fang Ng
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019256014X
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (925 download)

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Download or read book Alexander the Great from Britain to Southeast Asia written by Su Fang Ng and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-04-04 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No figure has had a more global impact than Alexander the Great, whose legends have encircled the globe and been translated into a dizzying multitude of languages, from Indo-European and Semitic to Turkic and Austronesian. Alexander the Great from Britain to Southeast Asia examines parallel traditions of the Alexander Romance in Britain and Southeast Asia, demonstrating how rival Alexanders - one Christian, the other Islamic - became central figures in their respective literatures. In the early modern age of exploration, both Britain and Southeast Asia turned to literary imitations of Alexander to imagine their own empires and international relations, defining themselves as peripheries against the Ottoman Empire's imperial center: this shared classical inheritance became part of an intensifying cross-cultural engagement in the encounter between the two, allowing a revealing examination of their cultural convergences and imperial rivalries and a remapping of the global literary networks of the early modern world. Rather than absolute alterity or strangeness, the narrative of these parallel traditions is one of contact - familiarity and proximity, unexpected affinity and intimate strangers.

Navy and Army Illustrated

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 652 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Navy and Army Illustrated written by and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland

Author : Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1044 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland written by Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 1044 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Has appendices.