The Evolution of Polo
by Laffaye, Horace A.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2009-07-01
Publisher(s): McFarland Publishing
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Summary
Tracing the evolution of polo from its origins in Central Asia to its current manifestation as a professional sport that attracts wealthy sponsors and patrons, this sociological study examines how polo has changed according to the economic and cultural differences of the nations and continents where it is played. One hundred historic and modern photographs are included.
Author Biography
A polo player himself, Horace A. Laffaye is on the Board of Directors of the Museum of Polo. His writings on the game include several books and many articles in magazines in America, Argentina and England. He divides his time between Connecticut and Florida.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. ix |
| Foreword | p. 1 |
| Preface | p. 3 |
| The Tribesmen | |
| Folk Games: From the Silk Road to the Manipuri Valleys | p. 5 |
| An Ancient Pastime Discovered by Western Eyes | p. 10 |
| The Aristocrats | |
| The European Journey | p. 18 |
| The British Carry the Flag | p. 32 |
| Polo in India: Conflicts and Harmonies | p. 56 |
| The Beginning of the Internationals | p. 65 |
| Polo Myths: Billiard Ball, Walking Sticks, and All That | p. 73 |
| The British Clubs | p. 78 |
| Fashionable Chic: Polo on the Continent | p. 93 |
| American Polo Comes of Age | p. 99 |
| The Anglo-Argentines: Squires or Gauchos? | p. 108 |
| Olympic Interlude | p. 117 |
| The Amateurs | |
| The Mighty Americans | p. 127 |
| Of Lords and Ladies | p. 136 |
| The Game in the Former Dominions | p. 145 |
| The Cup of the Americas | p. 158 |
| The Hallowed Grounds: Hurlingham, Meadow Brook and Palermo | p. 176 |
| Return from War: The Internationals | p. 182 |
| The Rise of Argentina | p. 191 |
| England's Recovery: Gentlemen Players and Hired Assassins | p. 199 |
| Polo in America in the Late Twentieth Century | p. 206 |
| Bits and Pieces, Strokes and Mallets | p. 214 |
| The Professionals | |
| Patrons and the Dawn of Professionalism | p. 224 |
| Women's Polo | p. 231 |
| The Game's Thinkers | p. 243 |
| The Evolution of the Rules | p. 255 |
| On Umpiring | p. 266 |
| The Polo Pony: From Tats to Thoroughbreds | p. 275 |
| The State of the Game in the Twenty-First Century | p. 287 |
| The Code of Rules for the Silchar Polo Club, 1863 | p. 301 |
| The Field, 20 March 1869, Letter to the Editor | p. 303 |
| The Rules of the Game, as Drafted by Lt. Hartopp on Mess Paper, 1869 | p. 305 |
| Chapter Notes | p. 307 |
| Bibliography | p. 327 |
| Index | p. 333 |
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