Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: The Indispensable Fictions of Equality and Excellence -- Part One -- One - Kids and Körperkultur: On the Difficulties of Fostering Civic Independence -- Two - Dueling for Equality: The Master's Tools Will Take Down the Master's House -- Part Two -- Three - Mens Sana, the Playing Fields of Eton, and Other Clichés -- Four - Physical Culture for the Masses -- Part Three -- Five - Being a Woman and Other Disabilities -- Six - The Political Theory of Doping -- Conclusion: "An Old Question Raised Again: Is the Human Race Constantly Progressing?" -- Notes -- References -- Index.