The Race Game: Sport and Politics in South Africa
ISBN: 9780714643540 / Angielski / Miękka / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this book Douglas Booth looks at the role of sport in the fostering of a new national identity in South Africa.
In this book Douglas Booth looks at the role of sport in the fostering of a new national identity in South Africa.
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257,30 zł |
Sporting Nationalisms: Identity, Ethnicity, Immigration and Assimilation
ISBN: 9780714644493 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume examines the ways in which sport shapes the experiences of various immigrant and minority groups and in particular, looks at the relationship between sport, ethnic identity and ethnic relations.
This volume examines the ways in which sport shapes the experiences of various immigrant and minority groups and in particular, looks at the relations...
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252,16 zł |
The Race Game: Sport and Politics in South Africa
ISBN: 9780714647999 / Angielski / Twarda / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this book Douglas Booth looks at the role of sport in the fostering of a new national identity in South Africa.
In this book Douglas Booth looks at the role of sport in the fostering of a new national identity in South Africa.
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1029,42 zł |
Sporting Nationalisms : Identity, Ethnicity, Immigration and Assimilation
ISBN: 9780714648965 / Angielski / Twarda / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume examines the ways in which sport shapes the experiences of various immigrant and minority groups and in particular, looks at the relationship between sport, ethnic identity and ethnic relations.
This volume examines the ways in which sport shapes the experiences of various immigrant and minority groups and in particular, looks at the relations...
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746,33 zł |
Coaching Kids for Dummies
ISBN: 9780764551970 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What could be easier or more fun than coaching youth sports? How complicated could it be--it's all fun and games, right? Unfortunately, coaching kids isn't that simple. If you've ever watched a youth league game, you know that all sorts of pressures, worries, concerns, and emotions come into play when your kid is out on the field. In fact, it's not unusual to witness at least one ugly incident at a game where a coach or parent has gotten out of control. The good news is, as a coach, you can guarantee that kids have fun, get the physical and psychological boost they need, and want to play on...
What could be easier or more fun than coaching youth sports? How complicated could it be--it's all fun and games, right? Unfortunately, coaching kids ...
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81,22 zł |
Joe McCarthy: Architect of the Yankee Dynasty
ISBN: 9780786419616 / Angielski / Miękka / 435 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Joe McCarthy was headed towards a career as a plumber - until the parish priest intervened, and convinced McCarthy's mother that he could make more of himself in baseball. She relented, and Joseph Vincent McCarthy embarked on a career that ranks him among the greatest managers ever. In 24 years his teams took nine pennants, seven World Series titles, and never finished lower than fourth. This biography of Joe McCarthy details the 90-year life of one of the greatest managers in baseball's history. Germantown, Pennsylvania, taking him to college, the minor leagues, managerial stints in...
Joe McCarthy was headed towards a career as a plumber - until the parish priest intervened, and convinced McCarthy's mother that he could make more of...
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249,43 zł |
Games Colleges Play: Scandal and Reform in Intercollegiate Athletics
ISBN: 9780801855047 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Featuring a new introduction by the author, the paperback edition of Games Colleges Play chronicles the history of intercollegiate athletics from 1910 to 1990--from the early, glory days of Knute Rockne and the Gipper to the modern era of big budgets, powerful coaches, and pampered players. John Thelin describes how sports programs--although seldom accorded official mention with teaching and research in the university mission statement--have become central to university life. As administrators search for a proper balance between athletics and academics, Thelin observes, this... Featuring a new introduction by the author, the paperback edition of Games Colleges Play chronicles the history of intercollegiate athletics... |
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161,88 zł |
God in the Stadium-Pa
ISBN: 9780813108537 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the worship of Michael Jordan to the downfall of O.J. Simpson, it has become clear that sports and sports heroes have assumed a role in American society far out of proportion to their traditional value. In this powerful critique of present-day American popular culture, Robert J. Higgs examines the complex and increasingly pervasive control that sports wield in shaping the national self-image. He provides a thoughtful history and analysis of how sports and religion have become intertwined and offers a stinging indictment of the sports-religion-media-education complex. Beginning... From the worship of Michael Jordan to the downfall of O.J. Simpson, it has become clear that sports and sports heroes have assumed a role in Americ... |
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138,97 zł |
Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport, 4 Volumes
ISBN: 9780974309118 / Angielski / Twarda / 1816 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport presents everything and anything you want to know about sports and the sporting life. At last, a single reference resource that captures the essence of the world of sport, and its incredible variety! Here is full coverage of all the social and human issues in sports that keep talk radio buzzing, the background and low-down for fans and students alike. Coverage begins with sport among prehistoric hunters and gatherers and extends to the global sports industry of the twenty-first century. With sports studies now a diverse, global field, the integrated...
The Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport presents everything and anything you want to know about sports and the sporting life. At last, a single refe...
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2573,55 zł |
The SAGE Dictionary of Sports Studies
ISBN: 9781412907354 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sports studies is one of the fastest growing fields in higher education today. The SAGE Dictionary of Sports Studies brings a timely, much-needed, and comprehensive tool for all students in this multi-disciplinary field. Each entry provides a basic definition, a guide to research themes, and a clear account of the relevance of the concept in understanding sport. Not only indispensable for quick clarification of terms, it will give students a springboard for more in-depth research and critical analysis. Key Features Offers cross referencing to assist critical thinking Includes a list of key...
Sports studies is one of the fastest growing fields in higher education today. The SAGE Dictionary of Sports Studies brings a timely, much-needed, and...
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123,48 zł |
Texas Golf Guide, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781556226823 / Angielski / Miękka / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Texas Golf Guide is a complete and comprehensive guide to golfing in Texas. Almost eight-hundred courses are detailed. Written by a respected golf columnist. The cover will sell the book!
Texas Golf Guide is a complete and comprehensive guide to golfing in Texas. Almost eight-hundred courses are detailed. Written by a respected golf col...
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82,37 zł |
Scottish Highland Games in America, The
ISBN: 9781565545601 / Angielski / Miękka / 266 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. -This is a work of great value to all who seek knowledge of Scottish-American events, and who wish to understand what surely must be one of the most interesting, colorful, and evident ethnic occurrences in the U.S.- -The author's enthusiasm for the Scottish Highland Games, and indeed her expertise, are reflected in this long-awaited work. All who are interested in the story of this enduring and popular festival will be grateful to Ann Donaldson for her conscientious research. It is a fine tribute to those... -This is a work of great value to all who seek knowledge of Scottish-American events, and who wish to understand what surely must be one of the mos... |
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100,41 zł |
The Meaning of Sport in Our Time - From Athens to London 2012: Ten Dimensions of Global Sports Management
ISBN: 9783656233855 / Angielski / Miękka / 100 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Scientific Study from the year 2012 in the subject Sport - Sport Economics, Sport Management, language: English, abstract: A ten-dimensional global sports study covering: 1.THE NATION AS THE DOMINANT FORCE: THE CULTURAL AMBIVALENCE INHERENT IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES AND IN GLOBAL SPORTS 2.THE SOCIO-HISTORICAL ASPECT 3.THE CULTURAL IMPERATIVE OF GLOBAL SPORTS 4.SOCCER FROM AN ECONOMIC AND A POLITICAL STANDPOINT 5.SOCCER FROM A SOCIOPSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE 6.CULTURAL STRATEGY, TACTICS AND STYLES OF SOCCER 7.THE WESTERN CULTURAL BIAS WITH REGARD TO THE CULITVATION OF HUMAN BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT AND...
Scientific Study from the year 2012 in the subject Sport - Sport Economics, Sport Management, language: English, abstract: A ten-dimensional global sp...
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300,79 zł |
The Total Sports Experience for Kids: A Parent's Guide for Success in Youth Sports
ISBN: 9781888698060 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book explores the true meaning of achievement in sports: having fun, developing athletic and social skills, and nurturing a healthy, positive sense of self-esteem. Drs. Fine and Sachs offer practical, research-based advice that is bound to enrich the sports experience as well as life outside of sports for both children and adults."
This book explores the true meaning of achievement in sports: having fun, developing athletic and social skills, and nurturing a healthy, positive sen...
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56,29 zł |
Unique Games and Sports Around the World: A Reference Guide
ISBN: 9780313361012 / Angielski / Miękka / 424 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One way to interest students about a culture and to help them understand it is to introduce them to the culture through one of its games. Games and sports are central to human cultures all around the world and they reflect various cultural preferences. This unique ready-reference collection describes and provides the rules for over 300 diverse games and sports from many different countries worldwide. Students and teachers can use this resource to discover the place of games in various cultures and to try playing the games from the cultures they are studying. Emphasis is placed... One way to interest students about a culture and to help them understand it is to introduce them to the culture through one of its games. Games and... |
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194,96 zł |
Crashing the Old Boys' Network: The Tragedies and Triumphs of Girls and Women in Sports
ISBN: 9780275955120 / Angielski / Twarda / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Crashing the Old Boys' Network is the first book to examine the intense, and sometimes hostile, debate about Title IX and its application to girls and women in all areas of athletics. The facts and figures are highlighted by spirited commentary from Billie Jean King, Donna Lopiano, Pat Summitt, Chris Berman, and many others. By using the commentary of well-known personalities and experts in a variety of relevant disciplines, this book uncovers the roots of this controversy at all levels of athletics. While many believe Title IX and gender equity to be applicable only to... Crashing the Old Boys' Network is the first book to examine the intense, and sometimes hostile, debate about Title IX and its application to... |
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Can You Name That Team?: A Guide to Professional Baseball, Football, Soccer, Hockey, and Basketball Teams and Leagues
ISBN: 9780810845527 / Angielski / Miękka / 239 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Now in Paper The only single source collection of over 950 teams in 36 major professional leagues_baseball, football, soccer, basketball, and hockey_this book also contains the first genealogy ever compiled on all these leagues, giving each team franchise and its past and present names. Section 1 is an alphabetical listing by the designation (city, state, province, or region) used by the team. This main entry section explains how the team got its name. Section 2_the 'family tree'_contains a separate listing of the teams in each of the 36 leagues, who they were, and who they became. Section 3...
Now in Paper The only single source collection of over 950 teams in 36 major professional leagues_baseball, football, soccer, basketball, and hockey_...
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505,33 zł |
America's Game(s): A Critical Anthropology of Sport
ISBN: 9780415494571 / Angielski / Miękka / 202 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book considers how to locate America in the sporting world and how 'American Sport' should reflect the vast networks of expertise, finance, and performance moving out from American athletic body as well as the influx of talent coming from abroad.
This book considers how to locate America in the sporting world and how 'American Sport' should reflect the vast networks of expertise, finance, and p...
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267,59 zł |
The Pan American Games / Los Juegos Panamericanos: A Statistical History, 1951-1999, Bilingual Edition / Una Historia Estadistica, 1951-1999, Edicion
ISBN: 9780786443369 / Angielski / Miękka / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Lists the results of the Pan American Games from their commencement to the games in 1999. This book lists of the medals by country, medals by sport, sports by years contested, countries of the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO), presidents of PASO, and a chronology of the Pan American Games.
Lists the results of the Pan American Games from their commencement to the games in 1999. This book lists of the medals by country, medals by sport, s...
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310,29 zł |
Warrior Girls: Protecting Our Daughters Against the Injury Epidemic in Women's Sports
ISBN: 9780743297561 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Now available in paperback, the urgent argument for "saving the futures of female athletes" (USA TODAY). - Controversial and compelling: The Warrior Girls excerpts in The New York Times Magazine and The Washington Post received an overwhelming response. Warrior Girls has spurred a relevant debate that continues on websites devoted to sports, parenting, and women's health. - The ignored injury epidemic: Well over one million girls play high school soccer, basketball, lacrosse, and volleyball. But women's collegiate soccer players suffer concussions at the same rate as college football...
Now available in paperback, the urgent argument for "saving the futures of female athletes" (USA TODAY). - Controversial and compelling: The Warri...
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95,41 zł |