East African Running: Toward a Cross-disciplinary Perspective

by TimNoakes (Editor), Craig Sharp (Editor), JohnBale (Editor), YannisPitsiladis (Editor)

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  2006

  $99.87

  Brings together leading researchers from the fields of both sports science and sports social science to explore the controversial question of how a relatively small geographical area of Africa has produced such a high number of the world's greatest middle and long-distance runners. This text also includes psycho-social and economic explanations.