Account for differences in the development of physical education in Britain and Germany in the nineteenth century

Essay from the year 2004 in the subject Health - Sport - Sport History, grade: 1,2, University of Aberdeen (Department of Cultural History), course: Sport History, language: English, abstract: ...Comparing the physical educational concepts of Germany and Britain, this paper examines the development of physical culture in the nineteenth century. The compatibility of ROUSSEAU-s quotation to both notions assumes that there might be a common ground for each physical education approach. Enormous social, economical and political development affected whole Europe according to the Enlightment and influenced the physical culture - but in different nations to a different extent. Hence, I focus on the differences in the development of physical education...