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The Tour de France : a cultural history by Christopher S. Thompson is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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"Shows that sport has been for us moderns the ultimate <i>tabula rasa</i> into which we pour our hopes, fears, prejudices and self-interest."—Robert A. Nye, author of <i>Crime, Madness, & Politics in Modern France</i> and <i>Masculinity and Male Codes of Honor in Modern France</i><br><br>"A true gem of a book. A terrific scholar and an engaging writer."—Dean MacCannell, author of <i>The Tourist and Empty Meeting Grounds</i><br><br>"A major new interpretation of France's most famous sporting even
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Christopher S. Thompson
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Published
- 2006
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781282359055
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Sports, Anthropology, History
- Rating
- 3.44 / 5 (37 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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