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Scoring for Britain: International Football and International Politics, 1900-1939
ISBN: 9780714644547 / Angielski / Miękka / 306 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Political interference in sport, though commonly associated with Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and the Soviet Union, has been perceived as something alien to Britain, where both government and sporting bodies have sought to present images respecting the autonomy of sport. However, in the 20th century, the growing politicization of sport in other countries encouraged British governments to view sport as an instrument of policy suportive of British interests in the wider world. Association football, Britain's major sport, came to be seen as a means of projecting favourable images of Britain as a...
Political interference in sport, though commonly associated with Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and the Soviet Union, has been perceived as something ali...
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Around the World in 90 Minutes: (Plus Extra Time and Penalties)
ISBN: 9780747590835 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Billions of people watched the 2006 Football World Cup in Germany on TV screens all around the globe. The author, an acclaimed football writer, decided to get off his sofa and join them. His quest is to circle the globe in just four weeks and watch as the planet went World Cup crazy. This work is an account of his travels.
Billions of people watched the 2006 Football World Cup in Germany on TV screens all around the globe. The author, an acclaimed football writer, decide...
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Gas Masks for Goal Posts: Football in Britain During the Second World War
ISBN: 9780750940313 / Angielski / Miękka / 278 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "I was 12th man for England against Wales at Wembley. Within a few minutes, the Welsh half-back broke his collar bone. They had no reserves and I as the only spare player to hand. That's how I made my international debut - for Wales." - Stan Mortensen, Blackpool and England. When Britain declared war on Germany in September 1939, football came to an abrupt halt. Large crowds were banned, stadiums were given over to military use, most players joined up. Then it was realised that if victory was the national goal, soccer could help - and football went to war. For the next six years the game...
"I was 12th man for England against Wales at Wembley. Within a few minutes, the Welsh half-back broke his collar bone. They had no reserves and I as t...
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National Pastime: How Americans Play Baseball and the Rest of the World Plays Soccer
ISBN: 9780815782599 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the story of two great sports. One is "America's game," while the other is "the world's game." Baseball and soccer are both beloved cultural institutions. What draws fans to one game is often a mystery to fans of the other. Despite superficial differences, however, the business and culture of these sports share more in common than meets the eye. This is the first in-depth, cross-cultural comparison of these two great pastimes and the megabusinesses that they have become. In N "ational Pastime, " Stefan Szymanski and Andrew Zimbalist illustrate how the different traditions of each... This is the story of two great sports. One is "America's game," while the other is "the world's game." Baseball and soccer are both beloved cultura... |
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Golden and Blue Like My Heart : Masculinity, Youth, and Power Among Soccer Fans in Mexico City
ISBN: 9780816526376 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For fans of pro soccer in Mexico City, the four most popular teams represent distinct identities that embody such attributes as political power, nationalism, and working-class values. One of these teams, the Pumas, is associated with youthfulness, and its equally youthful fans take pride in the fact that their heroes have not yet been corrupted by corporate or political interests. This ethnographic study examines Puma fans' understanding of the ideal that the team represents, considers the practices they employ to express and sometimes contradict this ideal, and reveals how soccer fandom in...
For fans of pro soccer in Mexico City, the four most popular teams represent distinct identities that embody such attributes as political power, natio...
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Golden and Blue Like My Heart: Masculinity, Youth, and Power Among Soccer Fans in Mexico City
ISBN: 9780816526932 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For fans of pro soccer in Mexico City, the four most popular teams represent distinct identities that embody such attributes as political power, nationalism, and working-class values. One of these teams, the Pumas, is associated with youthfulness, and its equally youthful fans take pride in the fact that their heroes have not yet been corrupted by corporate or political interests. This ethnographic study examines Puma fans' understanding of the ideal that the team represents, considers the practices they employ to express and sometimes contradict this ideal, and reveals how soccer fandom in...
For fans of pro soccer in Mexico City, the four most popular teams represent distinct identities that embody such attributes as political power, natio...
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Coaching Kids to Play Soccer: Everything You Need to Know to Coach Kids from 6 to 16
ISBN: 9781416546726 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. COACHES AND PARENTS OF SOCCER PLAYERS OF ALL LEVELS, THIS IS THE BOOK FOR YOU Revised and updated with new information, drills, diagrams, and photos, this friendly, easy-to-use, fully illustrated guide shows coaches how to run a successful soccer team -- no matter how much experience they have or what level of soccer they coach. From building a roster to making sure everyone has a ride home at the end of the game and everything in between: - SETTING UP THE FIRST PRACTICE
- TEACHING THE BASICS - DEVELOPING SKILL THROUGH DRILLS AND EXERCISES - LEARNING THE RULES -... COACHES AND PARENTS OF SOCCER PLAYERS OF ALL LEVELS, THIS IS THE BOOK FOR YOU Revised and updated with new information, drills, diagrams, and ph...
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Fever Pitch
ISBN: 9781573226882 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A brilliant memoir from the beloved, bestselling author of Funny Girl, High Fidelity and About A Boy.
In America, it is soccer. But in Great Britain, it is the real football. No pads, no prayers, no prisoners. And that's before the players even take the field. Nick Hornby has been a football fan since the moment he was conceived. Call it predestiny. Or call it preschool. Fever Pitch is his tribute to a lifelong obsession. Part autobiography, part comedy, part incisive analysis of insanity, Hornby's award-winning memoir captures the fever pitch of... A brilliant memoir from the beloved, bestselling author of Funny Girl, High Fidelity and About A Boy.
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El Peleon del Futbol
ISBN: 9780935938340 / Hiszpański / Twarda / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. La primera serie de "Las Aventuras en SportsLand" se enfoca en los peleoneros. Esta serie consiste en ocho (8) libros con imagenes para ninos (beisbol, baloncesto, futbol americano, golf, jockey, futbol, tenis y voleibol). Estos libros son divertidos, atractivos y educativos. El objetivo de estos libros de deportes ilustrados es ensenar buena conducta, el valor de la familia y valores morales a los mas jovenes a traves de los deportes, mientras utilizan su imaginacion y se divierten. Esta historia de futbol presenta a Kicki, una jugadora de futbol quien hace su mejor esfuerzo y se divierte...
La primera serie de "Las Aventuras en SportsLand" se enfoca en los peleoneros. Esta serie consiste en ocho (8) libros con imagenes para ninos (beisbol...
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Football
ISBN: 9780745617695 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This text provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of football. Writing in an accessible yet critical style, Giulianotti analyses the social and historical dimensions of the world's most popular game. The author locates football culture within the broader context of contemporary societies and social trends. As the game enters the new millennium, football's global dimensions become increasingly apparent. Players, playing styles and supporter identities all travel beyond nations and continents more and more frequently. Yet major inequalities remain within football's brave new world:...
This text provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of football. Writing in an accessible yet critical style, Giulianotti analyses the social...
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Martin O'Neill : The Biography
ISBN: 9780753512418 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Martin O'Neill is one of the most brilliant, successful and intriguing of the new manager/coaches to emerge from British football. This biography provides an account of his first few months in charge at Aston Villa and deals with various aspects of his lif
Martin O'Neill is one of the most brilliant, successful and intriguing of the new manager/coaches to emerge from British football. This biography prov...
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The Professor : Arsene Wenger
ISBN: 9780753513446 / Angielski / Miękka / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Idealistic, passionate and scientific, Arsene Wenger led the modernisation of English football. A star-maker who identifies and nurtures talent, he also opened the door for foreign coaches like Houllier, Eriksson, Ranieri and Mourinho. This book tracks the
Idealistic, passionate and scientific, Arsene Wenger led the modernisation of English football. A star-maker who identifies and nurtures talent, he al...
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International Perspectives on the Design of Technology-supported Learning Environments
ISBN: 9780805818536 / Angielski / Miękka / 408 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In recent years, the use of technology for the purposes of improving and enriching traditional instructional practices has received a great deal of attention. However, few works have explicitly examined cognitive, psychological, and educational principles on which technology-supported learning environments are based. This volume attempts to cover the need for a thorough theoretical analysis and discussion of the principles of system design that underlie the construction of technology-enhanced learning environments. It presents examples of technology-supported learning environments that cover...
In recent years, the use of technology for the purposes of improving and enriching traditional instructional practices has received a great deal of at...
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Science and Football VI: The Proceedings of the Sixth World Congress on Science and Football
ISBN: 9780415429092 / Angielski / Twarda / 494 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Science and Football VI showcases the very latest scientific research into the variety of sports known as football. These include the games of association football, the rugby codes (union and league), and the national codes (American, Australian and Gaelic). The book aims to bridge the gap between theory and practice in football studies, and presents important new work in key areas such as: Biomechanics Sports medicine Paediatric exercise science Match analysis Environmental physiology Physiology of training Fitness... Science and Football VI showcases the very latest scientific research into the variety of sports known as football. These include the game... |
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Exile in the Promised Land
ISBN: 9781438993614 / Angielski / Miękka / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Exile In The Promised Land" is a personal story of a ten thousand mile journey around England, following Stoke City. As unwelcome gatecrashers at the Premier League party, they defy ridicule and ultimately secure survival. It is a unique insight into a unique season for everyone associated with Stoke City. Having spent twenty three years in the cash starved lower tiers of The Football League, an entire generation experience top-flight football for the first time. "Exile In The Promised Land" captures the essence of what it is to be a football fan unexpectedly thrown into the excesses of The...
"Exile In The Promised Land" is a personal story of a ten thousand mile journey around England, following Stoke City. As unwelcome gatecrashers at the...
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Cantona: The Rebel Who Would Be King
ISBN: 9780330511858 / Angielski / Miękka / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many have tried to persuade Eric Cantona to write his autobiography. He never will. Philippe Auclair has interviewed every key player in Cantona's life to produce a biography that reveals, for the first time, the heart and inner thoughts of this most extraordinary character. Cantona played for six different French clubs, making his international debut at twenty-one, beforegoing to England in 1992 and making an immediate impact with Leeds United. He transformed the team but became even more talismanic when he moved to Manchester United, where to this day Manchester United fans refer to him as...
Many have tried to persuade Eric Cantona to write his autobiography. He never will. Philippe Auclair has interviewed every key player in Cantona's lif...
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Live Through the Dream: The Epic Journey Depicting Hull City's First Ever Season in the Top Flight of English Football
ISBN: 9781449027551 / Angielski / Miękka / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Tell Him He's Pele: The Greatest Collection of Humorous Football Quotations Ever!
ISBN: 9780091935979 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Footballers may not be known for their profound insights, but it seems no one in the game is above a mixed metaphor or confused cliche. From Harry Redknapp to Martin O'Neill, Patrice Evra to Jason McAteer, see the funny side of the beautiful game with this hilarious collection of verbal own goals. Packed full of hilarious quotes, quips, and misfires from the biggest names in football, "When the Seagulls Follow the Trawler" is a must for everyone with a sense of humor. Quips include, "I've never been so certain about anything in my life. I want to be a coach. Or a manager. I'm not sure which,"...
Footballers may not be known for their profound insights, but it seems no one in the game is above a mixed metaphor or confused cliche. From Harry Red...
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Arab Soccer in a Jewish State: The Integrative Enclave
ISBN: 9780521131353 / Angielski / Miękka / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Over the last two decades soccer has become a major institution within the popular culture of the Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel. They have attained disproportionate success in this field. Given their marginalisation from many areas of Israeli society as well as the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, such a prominent Arab presence highlights the tension between their Israeli citizenship and their belonging to the Palestinian people. Bringing together sociological, anthropological and historical approaches, Sorek examines how soccer can potentially be utilised by ethnic and national...
Over the last two decades soccer has become a major institution within the popular culture of the Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel. They have attai...
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The New Business of Football: Accountability and Finance in Football
ISBN: 9780333723081 / Twarda / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This dynamic study of the business of football considers its income and cost drivers, its capital structure and its accounting policies through UK examples and international comparison. Also addressed are the conflicts arising out of the incorporation of football and the dichotomy between sport and business, leading to a suggested contemporary framework for accountability and business behaviour.
This dynamic study of the business of football considers its income and cost drivers, its capital structure and its accounting policies through UK exa...
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