Writing lives in sport : biographies, life-histories and methods / edited by John Bale, Mette Krogh Christensen and Gertrud Pfister.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Acta Jutlandica ; 78:3.
Acta Jutlandica. Humanities series ; 77.
Other Authors: Bale, John
Christensen, Mette Krogh
Pfister, Gertrud, 1945-
Language:English
Published: Århus ; Oakville, CT, USA : Aarhus University Press, [2004], ©2004.
Series:Acta Jutlandica ; 78:3.
Acta Jutlandica. Humanities series ; 77.
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Physical Description:191 pages ; 25 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction / J. Bale, M.K. Christensen and G. Pfister
  • The historical biography: genre, history and methodology / B. Possing
  • The mysterious Professor Jokl / J. Bale
  • Gymnastics and politics: Niels Bukh and the biographical genre / H. Bonde
  • The anonymous biography? / M.K. Christensen
  • Re-telling physical education teachers' life stories / F. Dowling
  • Body - experience - text / M. Silvennoinen
  • Biographical narratives about acculturation, education and training / E. Trangbæk
  • Unfortunately she was the winner / L. Laine
  • We love them and we hate them: on the emotional involvement and other challenges during biographical research / G. Pfister
  • The legend of Jackie Milburn and the Life of Godfrey Brown / R. Holt
  • "Brylcreem Boy": inter-textual signification in the life of Denis Compton / J. Hill
  • "Nacka" Skoglund: a Swedish soccer player as a welfare-nationalistic myth / N.K. Nielsen.