ABSTRACT
This book intends to explore, analyze and explain divergent ideologies and practices of gymnastics in selected European nations, to reconstruct the export and import processes from Europe to America and to determine the processes, interrelationships and transformations of these ‘transatlantic movements’ in their new home country. It is hoped to arrive at a more complete understanding of the role of gymnastics and expressive movement in cultural and ideological transmission over time, and to identify the impact of these concepts on American physical education, sports systems and sports cultures.
