Lifestyle, sport & leisure
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Lifestyle, sport & leisure
Hardcover. An exploration of how the Olympics are organised in response to risk. This book looks at the tension between the riskiness of mega-events, attributable to their scale and complexities, and the societal, political and organisational pressures that exist for safety, security and management of risk - leading to changes in how the Games are governed. Series: Executive Politics and Governance. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPH; JPP; WSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230300064
- ISBN
- 9780230300064
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.10
€ 161.10
Hardcover. This book explores the significance of sport in the understanding of past and current societal dynamics in the Arab world. It examines sport in relation to cultural, political and economic changes in the Arab World, including nation-state building, the formation of national identity and international relations in post-colonial context. Series: Communications & Culture. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; JHBS; JP; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230307926
- ISBN
- 9780230307926
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Paperback. Why does the story of the Titanic retain such a hold on the popular imagination, one hundred years after it sank on the night of 15 April 1912? In this new centenary edition, Howells explores the myths around the Titanic legend, showing what they reveal about the culture of their time, as well as the role that myth still plays in our lives today. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QSAN; 3JJC; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Second Edition, Revised
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230313804
- ISBN
- 9780230313804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.54
€ 41.54
Hardcover. Exploring the landscape of the gaming market, this volume offers a theoretical and empirical basis from which a discussion on the role of government in regulation, taxation, and production of gambling services can take place. It presents the key issues in the gaming debate. It is suitable for scholars and policymakers. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCL; KNSP; WDP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230500501
- ISBN
- 9780230500501
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.77
€ 66.77
Hardcover. The book explores the relationship between embodiment and the production of the key structures which frame agency to map out potential for social change. It uses modalities of ageing embodiment in the context of sport participation in later life, specifically Master athletics, including barriers, opportunities and physiological dimensions. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBS; JHMC; WSKC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 383.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517592
- ISBN
- 9780230517592
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.48
€ 66.48
Hardcover. Dutch Sailmaker and sailor Jan Struys' (c.1629-c.1694) account of his various overseas travels became a bestseller after its first publication in Amsterdam in 1676, and was later translated into English, French, German and Russian. This new book depicts the story of its author's life as well as the first singular analysis of the Struys text. Num Pages: 321 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JD; WTLC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230553187
- ISBN
- 9780230553187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.49
€ 67.49
Paperback. Interested in the nexus between sport, gender, and language, Sport, Rhetoric, and Gender: Historical Perspectives and Media Representations contains twenty-one wide-ranging chapters examining sport vis-a-vis the language surrounding and incorporated by it in the world arena. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619708
- ISBN
- 9780230619708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.06
€ 73.06
Paperback. A reissue of the 1974 Columbia U. Press edition of the letters of Florentine humanist Poggius (1380-1459) to his friend de Niccolis regarding the rediscovery of lost classical texts. Translated (from the Latin) with notes by Phyllis Walter Goodhart Gordon. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portla Translator(s): Gordan, Phyllis Goodhart. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 393 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DSBD; WCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 393
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231096331
- ISBN
- 9780231096331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.13
€ 53.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 824 pages, 5 b&w photos, 72 line drawings, 3 maps. BIC Classification: WSQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 170 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1142.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Edition
- 7th
- Number of pages
- 824
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262516945
- ISBN
- 9780262516945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 41.92
€ 48.99
€ 41.92
Hardback. BIC Classification: WZ. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Da Capo Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306423499
- ISBN
- 9780306423499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
Hardback. BIC Classification: WZ. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Da Capo Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306431630
- ISBN
- 9780306431630
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Hardback. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306432644
- ISBN
- 9780306432644
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.35
€ 67.35
Hardback. BIC Classification: WZ. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Da Capo Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306434648
- ISBN
- 9780306434648
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Hardback. BIC Classification: WZ. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Da Capo Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306434655
- ISBN
- 9780306434655
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Hardback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: WBH. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 35. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306435683
- ISBN
- 9780306435683
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.41
€ 66.41
Hardback. BIC Classification: WZ. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Da Capo Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306437656
- ISBN
- 9780306437656
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Hardback. BIC Classification: WZ. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Da Capo Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306439629
- ISBN
- 9780306439629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.12
€ 68.12
Hardback. BIC Classification: WZ. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Da Capo Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306439674
- ISBN
- 9780306439674
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardback. BIC Classification: WZ. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Da Capo Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306441325
- ISBN
- 9780306441325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.73
€ 67.73
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: WZ. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Da Capo Books
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306443282
- ISBN
- 9780306443282
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.41
€ 66.41