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Paperback. Focusing on the extent to which sport plays a part in the construction of Irishness, this book also makes a contribution to more general debates about the evolution of Ireland and the Irish as well as to international discussions about the relationship between sport and identity formation. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Univ College Dublin Pr
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904558330
ISBN
9781904558330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.39

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Human Kinetics
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780736078863
ISBN
9780736078863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.91
€ 68.15

Hardback. An account of the changing nature of sport in Britain since the end of World War II. The book examines: the changing patterns of participation; commercialization; the role of the media in promoting sport and its stars; and Britain's role in international sport and its attendant political problems. Series: Making Contemporary Britain. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLW3; JFC; JHM; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631171539
ISBN
9780631171539
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.62

Paperback. * Explores British sport as experienced by those who watched it, played it, wrote and talked about it. * Gives equal attention to the post--war years and to the more immediate present. * Includes discussion of women, ethnic minorities, and the disabled within the general text rather than treating them separately. Series: Making Contemporary Britain. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLW3; JFC; JHM; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631171546
ISBN
9780631171546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.75

Paperback. * New edition maintains the book s acclaimed level of research, analysis, and readability * Explores topics including urbanization, ethnicity, class, sport in educational institutions, women in sport, and sport s role in manifesting city, regional, and national pride. Series: The American History Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118537718
ISBN
9781118537718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.00

Paperback. Based on original Stasi and Communist Party archival sources, this bookuncovers why East Germany was for two decades runningone of themost successful nations in the Summer and Winter Olympics, exploring how the central elite sports system was beset by internal tensions and disputes." Series: Global Culture and Sport Series. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTB; JHB; JHBS; JPA; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349309801
ISBN
9781349309801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.80

Hardback. Based on original Stasi and Communist Party archival sources, this book uncovers why East Germany was for two decades running one of the most successful nations in the Summer and Winter Olympics, exploring how the central elite sports system was beset by internal tensions and disputes. Series: Global Culture and Sport Series. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; HBTB; JHBS; JPFC; WSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230227842
ISBN
9780230227842
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.56

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843837886
ISBN
9781843837886
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.38

Paperback. ". raises serious and urgent questions about the relationship between sport and the configurations of power in contemporary British society, and represents an overdue and welcome intervention in the field. " Stuart Hall ". richly detailed with masses of examples of what sport is and has been in our past. " City Limits. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745605074
ISBN
9780745605074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199688340
ISBN
9780199688340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.75

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752458397
ISBN
9780752458397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.35

paperback. This book explores the casting of China s earliest female Olympians as celebrities within the context of a national crisis, born of internal conflicts and external attack by Japan. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 348 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFSJ1; WSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774824828
ISBN
9780774824828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 36.86

Hardback. Explores the rise of female athletes in China in the early twentieth century. It shows how female athletes coped with the conflicting demands of nationalist causes, unwanted male attention, and modern fame, arguing that the athletic female form helped to create a new ideal of modern womanhood in China. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFSJ1; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774824811
ISBN
9780774824811
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.51

Hardcover. An extensive and fascinating history of the sporting lodge. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: HBTB; WSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 201 x 23. Weight in Grams: 976.
Publisher
Quiller Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846891687
ISBN
9781846891687
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.24

Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; WS. Category: (ES) Secondary; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403940742
ISBN
9781403940742
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.76

Paperback. The third edition of author Richard O. Davies' highly praised narrative of American sports, Sports in American Life: A History, features extensive revisions and updates to its presentation of an interpretative history of the relationship of sports to the larger themes of U.S. history. Num Pages: 504 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; WSBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 248 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1090.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118912379
ISBN
9781118912379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 608 pages, 16 page pcolour plate section and embedded black and white pictures. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 47. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Profile Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781846683817
ISBN
9781846683817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.02

Hardcover. Series: Wolverhampton Military Studies. Num Pages: 180 pages, 12 b/w images from oroiginal docs, 6 b/w tables. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBWS2; JWD; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Helion & Company United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910777947
ISBN
9781910777947
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.85

Paperback. Born into great wealth, Walker, now in her 80s, chose to step beyond the chaperoned world of privilege, becoming a pilot in the Air Transport Auxiliary, and going on to break the speed record for women pilots. This book gives an insight into the life of a very special woman. Num Pages: 256 pages, 32pp photographs. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Grub Street United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904010319
ISBN
9781904010319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.11

Paperback. Editor(s): Bond, Edward. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJK; HBLL; HRCX4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739107218
ISBN
9780739107218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.72

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