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The temple of perfection

Eric Chaline · 2015

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Eric Chaline offers the first proper consideration of the gym's complex, layered history and the influence it has had on the development of Western individualism, society, education, and politics.

Book details

Year
2015
Language
English
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Editions
3
Pages
272
ISBN
9781780234496

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