This text is written especially for sport management students to examine the wider social and cultural environment and to fully explain the key issues and practical implications for everyday sport management.
This text is written especially for sport management students to examine the wider social and cultural environment and to fully explain the key issues...
As the world's greatest sporting event, the Olympic Games has always commanded intrigue, analysis and comment in equal measure. This book looks to celebrate the significance of the Olympics, their historical impact, controversies that presently surround them and their possible future direction. It begins with a detailed, if controversial, analysis of the scale of the modern Summer Olympics and considers whether in fact the Games have simply become too big? Thereafter considerable coverage is afforded the often contentious bidding process, required of successful host cities wishing to attract...
As the world's greatest sporting event, the Olympic Games has always commanded intrigue, analysis and comment in equal measure. This book looks to cel...
Sport has played a central role in modern Ireland s history. Perhaps nowhere else has sport so infused the political, social and cultural development and identity of a nation. During this so-called Decade of Centenaries in Ireland (2014 to 2024) recently there has been an exponential growth in interest and academic research on Ireland s sporting heritage. This collection of chapters, contributed by some of Ireland s most preeminent sport and social historians, showcases the richness and complexity of Ireland s sporting legacy. Articles on topics as diverse as the role of native Gaelic...
Sport has played a central role in modern Ireland s history. Perhaps nowhere else has sport so infused the political, social and cultural developme...
