{"product_id":"combat-sports-in-the-ancient-michael-b-poliakoff-9780300063127","title":"Combat Sports in the Ancient World: Competition, Violence, and Culture","description":"A leading authority on classical games here provides a comprehensive study of the practice of combat sports in the ancient civilizations of Greece, Rome, and the Near East. Describing and analyzing the sports of boxing, wrestling, stick-fighting, and pankration, Michael B. Poliakoff discusses such topics as the function of competition and violent games in ancient society; on the social background of the participants, showing the broad spectrum of Greek athletic personnel; on the significance of the appearance of combat sport in myth and literature; and on the alleged cultic functions of the ancient combat sports. The book is copiously illustrated with photographs of numerous objects rarely or never before published.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael B. Poliakoff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300063121\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300063127\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Michael B. Poliakoff","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992916721919,"sku":"9780300063127","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a947c433-a80e-4ef6-8be8-ef41ce8bcdba.jpg?v=1683321520","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/combat-sports-in-the-ancient-michael-b-poliakoff-9780300063127","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}