Gimnástica y educación física en la sociedad española de la primera mitad del siglo XIX

During the first half of the 19th century, hygienic, pedagogical and military institutions believed that physical education could be a useful means to fight some of Spain’s issues. As a result, several elitist schools included physical exercise among their subjects to offer a complete and harmonized education. In this volume, the author includes a historical analysis that focuses on these changes and on their sociocultural context.