wyszukanych pozycji: 8
A Whole New Ball Game: An Interpretation of American Sports
ISBN: 9780807842201 / Angielski / Miękka / 1988 / 243 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Sports in America, particularly big-time collegiate and professional sports, have never been more popular. Modern sports events bring us breathtaking demonstrations of grace and power and provide the focal point for the leisure time of hundreds of thousands of Americans. But the world of sports is also increasingly a scene of moral corruption and physical abuse. In A Whole New Ball Game, Allen Guttmann examines the American fascination with sport and what that fascination reveals about our culture.
Like the transformation of American society in the twentieth century, the... Sports in America, particularly big-time collegiate and professional sports, have never been more popular. Modern sports events bring us breathtaking ...
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232,79 zł |
Women's Sports: A History
ISBN: 9780231069571 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 339 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) This study traces the development of women's sports from antiquity to the present. Beginning with a discussion of women's sports in ancient civilizations, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, it narrates the history of women in sports, focusing on the role of women's athletics in a cultural and social context. It then relates how modern sports developed.
This study traces the development of women's sports from antiquity to the present. Beginning with a discussion of women's sports in ancient civilizati...
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231,47 zł |
The Erotic in Sports
ISBN: 9780231105569 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. From Greek athletic competitions to the cult of body-building at Gold's Gym, this text examines literature, art, television, and movies to uncover a vast array of evidence that cultures across the ages have reflected at length, in celebration and censure, on the erotic nature of sports.
From Greek athletic competitions to the cult of body-building at Gold's Gym, this text examines literature, art, television, and movies to uncover a v...
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340,47 zł |
The Olympics: A History of the Modern Games
ISBN: 9780252070464 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. In a thoroughly revised and updated study, the author of Women's Sports and Games and Empires traces the history of the modern Olympics from 1896 to 2000, contrasting the ideal of the game with the often politicized reality. Simultaneous. (Sports & Recreation).
In a thoroughly revised and updated study, the author of Women's Sports and Games and Empires traces the history of the modern Olympics from 1896 to 2...
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93,85 zł |
The Games Must Go on: Avery Brundage and the Olympic Movement
ISBN: 9780231054447 / Angielski / Twarda / 1984 / 317 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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584,45 zł |
Sports Spectators
ISBN: 9780231064019 / Angielski / Miękka / 1986 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) In his previous books Allen Guttmann has provided incisive perspectives on Avery Brundage's role in the Olympic movement and on the nature of modern sports. Now, in his latest book, the accomplished historian of sport turns his attention from the playing field to the grandstand. Sports Spectators, the first historical study of the subject from antiquity to today, is at once erudite and entertaining; comprehensive and succint. Guttmann first examines the history of sports spectators, starting with Ancient Greece and Rome. He then moves on to the Renaissance and traces three early...
In his previous books Allen Guttmann has provided incisive perspectives on Avery Brundage's role in the Olympic movement and on the nature of modern s...
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225,39 zł |
Games and Empires: Modern Sports and Cultural Imperialism
ISBN: 9780231100427 / Angielski / Twarda / 1994 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) An exploration of the ways in which modern sports have spread from their Western roots to all corners of the globe. Could this be another form of cultural imperialism?
An exploration of the ways in which modern sports have spread from their Western roots to all corners of the globe. Could this be another form of cult...
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261,90 zł |
From Ritual to Record: The Nature of Modern Sports
ISBN: 9780231133418 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 210 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Originally published in 1978, From Ritual to Record was one of the first books to recognize the importance of sports as a lens on the fundamental structure of societies. In this reissue, Guttmann emphasizes the many ways that modern sports, dramatically different from the sports of previous eras, have profoundly shaped contemporary life.
Originally published in 1978, From Ritual to Record was one of the first books to recognize the importance of sports as a lens on the fundament...
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153,76 zł |