To Show What an Indian Can Do: Sports at Native American Boarding Schools Volume 2
ISBN: 9780816636525 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Carlisle Indian School and the Haskell Institute in Kansas were among the many federally operated boarding schools enacting the U.S. government's education policy toward Native Americans from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century, one designed to remove children from familiar surroundings and impose mainstream American culture on them. To Show What an Indian Can Do explores the history of sports programs at these institutions and, drawing on the recollections of former students, describes the importance of competitive sports in their lives. Author John Bloom focuses on the male...
The Carlisle Indian School and the Haskell Institute in Kansas were among the many federally operated boarding schools enacting the U.S. government's ...
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76,70 zł |
Pittsburgh Sports: Stories from the Steel City
ISBN: 9780822957737 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Summer afternoons at Forbes Field, playoff Sundays with the Steelers, winter nights at the Igloo cheering for Mario and the Penguins: Pittsburgh Sports captures all that and more. With stories from sports fans, historians, and former athletes, Pittsburgh Sports mixes personal experiences with team histories to capture the full range of what it means to be a sports fan--in Pittsburgh, or, by extension, anywhere. A book that can be read cover-to-cover, or in bits and pieces, Pittsburgh Sports includes chapters on the ill-fated Pittsburgh Pipers, who won the... Summer afternoons at Forbes Field, playoff Sundays with the Steelers, winter nights at the Igloo cheering for Mario and the Penguins: Pittsburgh... |
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86,99 zł |
Sport in Latin America and the Caribbean
ISBN: 9780842028219 / Angielski / Miękka / 241 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sport in Latin America and the Caribbean is the most comprehensive overview to date of the development of modern sports in Latin America. This new book illustrates how and why sport has become a central part of the political, economic, and social life of the region and the repercussions of its role. This highly readable volume is composed of articles on a wide variety of sports-basketball, baseball, volleyball, cricket, soccer, and equestrian events-in countries and regions throughout Latin America, including Mexico, the Caribbean, Costa Rica, Peru, Brazil, Cuba, Nicaragua, and the Dominican...
Sport in Latin America and the Caribbean is the most comprehensive overview to date of the development of modern sports in Latin America. This new boo...
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215,46 zł |
Chesapeake Sails: A History of Yachting on the Bay
ISBN: 9780870335143 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many books document the workboats of the Chesapeake, but for decades bay waters have been home to another kind of craft: sailboats designed and built strictly for the fun of racing or cruising. This book traces the popularity of sailing yachts in the Chesapeake Bay. Here, the term yacht does not suggest a large or luxurious vessel; rather, it describes a pleasure boat of any size. The author depicts these sailing yachts not only by the details of their design and construction, but also through the eyes and actions of their skippers and crews, effectively alternating factual history with the...
Many books document the workboats of the Chesapeake, but for decades bay waters have been home to another kind of craft: sailboats designed and built ...
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163,70 zł |
Sport and American Mentality, 1880-1910
ISBN: 9780870493959 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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187,25 zł |
Nike Is a Goddess: The History of Women in Sports
ISBN: 9780871137616 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Recent years have seen a huge explosion in the popularity and commercial viability of women's sports -- with new professional leagues for women to play in, new magazines to cover them, and recognition for female athletes that is overtaking that of men. Nike Is a Goddess tells the dramatic story of the rise of women's sports over the last century in a series of original narratives focusing on the great female athletes whose success has changed the game and paved the way for the women and girls of today. Recent years have seen a huge explosion in the popularity and commercial viability of women's sports -- with new professional leagues for women to ... |
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73,36 zł |
Minnesota Sports Alamanac: 125 Glorious Years
ISBN: 9780873515580 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. To be hoisted on your teammates' shoulders after a championship win? To nail the perfect serve? To conquer the wilderness with a pack of dogs in the fore? To crush the Packers? To dust off your pompoms and skip onto the field? To take home the trivia trophy from your local sports bar? Whatever your athletic aspiration, Minnesota Sports Almanac is the book for you. Spanning 125 years of feats and follies, this groundbreaking sports bible has it all:
--Colorful profiles of famous and infamous players and teams in virtually every sport --Crowd-pleasing trivia featuring... To be hoisted on your teammates' shoulders after a championship win? To nail the perfect serve? To conquer the wilderness with a pack of dogs in the f...
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129,24 zł |
Kid on the Sandlot: Congress and Professional Sports, 1910-1992
ISBN: 9780879726768 / Angielski / Miękka / 190 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As the role and influence of professional sports has increased in American life, so has the relationship between the U.S. Congress and the professional sports world. Since WW II, Congress has held dozens of investigations and debated hundreds of bills on subjects such as organized baseball s antitrust exemption, the NFL s television blackout policy, the role of organized crime in professional boxing, the league mergers in professional football and basketball, and franchise relocations.
Lowe provides concise, interpretive narrative of Congress s involvement in professional sports.... As the role and influence of professional sports has increased in American life, so has the relationship between the U.S. Congress and the professiona...
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68,83 zł |
Chester W. Nimitz: Admiral of the Hills
ISBN: 9780890153642 / Angielski / Miękka / 314 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From his boyhood days in the Hill Country of Central Texas to the apogee of his career as Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific, Chester W. Nimitz reflected the best qualities of his German-European heritage and the frontier society of his native land. These two Texas authors bring out the influences that profoundly shaped the man Nimitz from his boyhood days, through his years as a cadet and finally to the development of the officer that subordinates would come to love and respect.
From his boyhood days in the Hill Country of Central Texas to the apogee of his career as Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific, Chester W. Nimitz reflect...
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107,67 zł |
100 Athletes Who Shaped Sports History
ISBN: 9780912517537 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The top 100 international male and female athletes from over 20 different sports--through recorded history. Chronologically organized, the book begins with Milo of Crotona, the greatest of Olympian athletes. The 100th place belongs to Tiger Woods, today's dominant presence in pro golf. Each athlete is wonderfully profiled with an engaging one-page biography, along with an illustration or photograph and locator map.
The top 100 international male and female athletes from over 20 different sports--through recorded history. Chronologically organized, the book begins...
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34,48 zł |
Sports & Recreation Fads
ISBN: 9780918393920 / Angielski / Miękka / 414 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. True to the spirit of the all-American athlete and our society's seemingly endless pursuit of and passion for leisure activities is Sports & Recreation Fads. This readable and fascinating reference book highlights some of the most notable as well as some long-forgotten pastimes and personalities. Sporting and recreation events have thrived in the United States for more than two centuries. Just about every sport and recreation embraced from Colonial America to the present has had its faddish aspects. The fascinating introduction provides a basic understanding of the importance of fads in the...
True to the spirit of the all-American athlete and our society's seemingly endless pursuit of and passion for leisure activities is Sports & Recreatio...
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163,70 zł |
Sports History: A Practical Guide
ISBN: 9781403940742 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sports History is designed to help students new to this area of study by providing them with guidance on the ideas, theories and methods that they need in order to excel as sports historians. Using examples from many sports and academic traditions, and featuring a glossary and many practical exercises and activities, this essential introduction will help students become more sophisticated and professional in their engagement with sports history.
Sports History is designed to help students new to this area of study by providing them with guidance on the ideas, theories and methods that they nee...
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230,28 zł |
When Running Made History
ISBN: 9780815611004 / Angielski / Miękka / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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107,67 zł |
May the Best Man Win: Sport, Masculinity, and Nationalism in Great Britain and the Empire, 1880-1935
ISBN: 9781403965523 / Angielski / Twarda / 179 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As Britain's great power status came to be increasingly challenged in the decades before the First World War, one by-product of the resultant uncertainty was the weakening of the Victorian, middle-class consensus of what constituted ideal manhood. Britain's empire was not only the source of wealth and power, but it simultaneously provided alternative models of masculinity and nationhood. Consequently, the empire and the commonwealth played an important role in defining imperial gender relations in both Britain and in the colonies and dominions. May the Best Man Win investigates the continual...
As Britain's great power status came to be increasingly challenged in the decades before the First World War, one by-product of the resultant uncertai...
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195,42 zł |
A History of Mountaineering in the Alps
ISBN: 9781406709254 / Angielski / Miękka / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republ...
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178,78 zł |
How to Swim
ISBN: 9781406710410 / Angielski / Miękka / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republ...
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149,78 zł |
Sport and Physical Education in the Middle Ages
ISBN: 9781412085977 / Angielski / Miękka / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Sport and Physical Education in the Middle Ages, Dr. Zeigler (ed. & au.) divides the then-world's "far West" into Early Middle Ages (including Feudal Society) and Later Middle Ages (including the Renaissance). Nine qualified scholars provide 14 different historical analyses. In a final section, Zeigler provides a "vertical analysis" of the social forces influencing the times. The theology of The Church prevailed generally during this era, but there was discordance present also among the existing variations of theism, deism, pluralism, and humanism, a state that has persisted to the...
In Sport and Physical Education in the Middle Ages, Dr. Zeigler (ed. & au.) divides the then-world's "far West" into Early Middle Ages (including Feud...
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97,53 zł |
Crazy about Sports: Volume I: Great Memories of Special Players, Teams and Events
ISBN: 9781425901424 / Angielski / Miękka / 332 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Crazy About Sports is a collection of sports stories about many colorful players, famous teams and special events during the early and mid stages of sports development in this country ranging from the late 1800''s to late 1900''s. If you like sports, you are sure to enjoy reading this unique collection of stories by James Earl Hester, Jr.
Crazy About Sports is a collection of sports stories about many colorful players, famous teams and special events during the early and mid stages of s...
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92,39 zł |
Crazy about Sports: Volume III: Great Memories of Special Players, Teams and Events
ISBN: 9781425953232 / Angielski / Miękka / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Crazy About Sports is a collection of sports stories about many colorful players, famous teams and special events during the early and mid stages of sports development in this country ranging from the late 1800''s to late 1900''s. If you like sports, you are sure to enjoy reading this unique collection of stories by James Earl Hester, Jr.
Crazy About Sports is a collection of sports stories about many colorful players, famous teams and special events during the early and mid stages of s...
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92,39 zł |
Texas Sports Writers: The Wild and Wacky Years
ISBN: 9781556227974 / Angielski / Miękka / 257 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bob St. John recalls the antics of himself and others, such as Randy Galloway, Frank Luksa, Gary Cartwright, Dan Cook, and Blackie Sherrod, in this memoir of those madcap days of Texas sportswriting.
Bob St. John recalls the antics of himself and others, such as Randy Galloway, Frank Luksa, Gary Cartwright, Dan Cook, and Blackie Sherrod, in this me...
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81,77 zł |