Download or read book Education and the Body in Europe (1900-1950) written by Simonetta Polenghi and published by Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften. This book was released on 2020-12-21 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The public dimension of the body became paramount in the first half of the 20th century, when the image of the modern man, with his virile stereotypes, became a cliché, in strict connection with nation building first and totalitarian ideologies later. Yet, different cultural and educational trends advocated for life reform and liberation of the body. Both the metaphorical and the material body were invested by cultural, religious, political and educational theories and practices with strong links and similarities but also national differences. Thanks to an international scholarly work about body education in ten European countries, this volume allows a wide comparative analysis about life reform; physical education and sport; children's bodies, emotions, hygiene and (ab)normality.