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November 12, 2025Journal of Social History

Swimming without Water: Popular Physical Education in Berlin and Buenos Aires, 1880–1930

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TLThomas K. Lindner

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The article reveals how physical culture practices shaped urban resilience and health in two cities, highlighting modernity's complex role.

Key Points

  • Health and resilience were essential components of urban life, shaped through physical culture practices during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • Significant social transformations influenced the development of physical culture, particularly in the context of modernity in Berlin and Buenos Aires.
  • Analysis drew on self-help discourses and popular magazines, addressing the interplay between technological innovations and urban infrastructure.
  • The study highlights how modernity created an ambivalent relationship with traditional values, redefining ideal bodily practices for urban residents.

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Thomas K. Lindner (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/692523cec0ce034ddc355291https://doi.org/10.1093/jsh/shaf096
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