A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat: And Other Bizarre Ancient Sports Discovered in Asia

Levine, Emma

ISBN 10: 0233994165 / ISBN 13: 9780233994161

Verlag: Andre Deutsch Ltd, 2000

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Inhaltsangabe:

During a seven-year journey around India, Emma Levine heard about the wonderful game of buzkashi, a kind of anarchic rugby on horseback where teams of men wrestle and race to grab a headless goat and propel it towards goal. This sparked a desire to explore Asia's unique traditional sports. A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat is Emma Levine's absorbing account of her epic adventure, which took her from camel wrestling in Turkey through bull racing in India and traditional gymnastics in Iran. Illustrated with stunning photography, this book evocatively portrays sporting ways of life rarely seen in the western world, revealing what it is about sport that makes it so universally inspiring.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat: And ...
Verlag: Andre Deutsch Ltd
Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Good