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Marathon Japan : distance racing and civic culture /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Havens, Thomas R. H. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Marathon running > Japan > History.
Relay racing > Japan > History.
Sports and state > Japan.
Table of Contents:
  • The culture of running in Japan
  • Racing to catch up
  • A galaxy of distance runners
  • Distance running as a commodity
  • "Greater depth, more women": marathons and ekidens in the 1990s
  • From peak to plateau: elite runners in the 2000s
  • Running for everyone.