Lifestyle, sport & leisure
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Lifestyle, sport & leisure
Paperback. This book examines the economic, social and environmental impacts and issues associated with the development of sport tourism globally, including the lack of research and coordination between industry and government. The book suggests the need for a more balanced analysis of the impacts and issues associated with future sport tourism development. Editor(s): Ritchie, Brent; Adair, Daryl. Series: Aspects of Tourism. Num Pages: 316 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KNSG; KNSP; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781873150658
- ISBN
- 9781873150658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.87
€ 50.87
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
€ 138.15
€ 138.15
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
€ 138.95
€ 138.95
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138917521
- ISBN
- 9781138917521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.69
€ 66.69
paperback. Tackles two big questions about sport: "What is it?" and "Why does it attract so many people?" This work argues that sports participation is best described as a form of human play, and the attraction for participants and viewers alike derives from both its aesthetic richness and narrative structure. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780252074318
- ISBN
- 9780252074318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10
Paperback. 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: Global Culture and Sport Series. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; 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
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349338849
- ISBN
- 9781349338849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.72
€ 65.72
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. ". 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
€ 27.35
€ 27.35
Paperback. A collection that includes a range of topics dealing with sport, diversity and difference. It considers race, ethnicity and aboriginality in tandem. It features examples from different eras, places and spaces - wherein co-themes like post-colonialism, gender and media representation are embedded. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JHBS; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Fitness Information Technology, Inc, U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935412175
- ISBN
- 9781935412175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.93
€ 34.99
€ 25.93
Paperback. Sport is one of our consuming passions, and its literature is rich and extensive. This anthology brings together writing on Welsh sport by some of our acclaimed authors - novelists, short-story writers, journalists, historians and poets. Editor(s): Williams, Gareth. Num Pages: 502 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; DQ; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 32. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Parthian Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 502
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902638898
- ISBN
- 9781902638898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.65
€ 19.99
€ 18.65
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199688340
- ISBN
- 9780199688340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.89
€ 13.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. Series: Cultural Politics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816631841
- ISBN
- 9780816631841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
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€ 16.57
€ 17.99
€ 16.57
Hardback. Attempts to reflect the cutting-edge research in the area from several countries in terms of causes, experiences, and outcomes of sport-related pain and injury. Editor(s): Young, Kevin. Series: Research in the Sociology of Sport. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; MMS; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 669.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762308842
- ISBN
- 9780762308842
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.40
€ 130.40
Leather / fine. Num Pages: 244 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: WSXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- United States
- Edition
- Limited ed
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780924357473
- ISBN
- 9780924357473
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.78€ 62.10
€ 72.78
€ 62.10
Num Pages: 256 pages, 200 Colour Photographs. BIC Classification: WNGD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 288 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1596.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Universe Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780789324467
- ISBN
- 9780789324467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 50.85
€ 53.99
€ 50.85
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
€ 36.99€ 34.36
€ 36.99
€ 34.36
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
€ 107.97
€ 107.97
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€ 29.04
€ 33.99
€ 29.04
Hardcover. David Hancock's earlier books have been highly praised and when reviewing one of his previous volumes, the revered working terrier expert, the late Brian Plummer described it as 'a masterpiece'. Num Pages: 176 pages, 271 colour photographs. BIC Classification: WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 684. Their Form, Their Function and Their Future. 176 pages, 271 colour photographs. David Hancock's earlier books have been highly praised and when reviewing one of his previous volumes, the revered working terrier expert, the late Brian Plummer described it as 'a masterpiece'. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: WNGD. Dimension: 254 x 197 x 17. Weight: 678.
- Publisher
- Crowood Press
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847973030
- ISBN
- 9781847973030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.81
€ 26.99
€ 23.81
Hardcover. Written against the backdrop of the 2012 London Olympics, this book examines the idea of 'time' in sport, using time as a conceptual lens to explore movement, bodies, sports reporting, memory, disability, technology and the role of the past and the future in sport. Series: Palgrave Studies in the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Num Pages: 114 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBS; WSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 146 x 15. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Number of pages
- 114
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137275356
- ISBN
- 9781137275356
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.59
€ 62.59
Hardback. Every sports fan loves a stat, and Sportonomics uses them in a clever and creative way to explain why listening to David Bowie can mean the difference between winning and losing, and how wearing red can improve your chances of sporting success. Num Pages: 224 pages, ill. BIC Classification: WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 364. Fine in fine dustwrapper
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Welbeck Publishing Group
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- SKU
- KRA0011290
- ISBN
- 9781780972657
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Every sports fan loves a stat, and Sportonomics uses them in a clever and creative way to explain why listening to David Bowie can mean the difference between winning and losing, and how wearing red can improve your chances of sporting success. Num Pages: 224 pages, ill. BIC Classification: WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 364. Good, clean copy in dust wrapper
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Welbeck Publishing Group
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- SKU
- KSG0005266
- ISBN
- 9781780972657
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Editor(s): Humphrey, James H. Num Pages: 118 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 240 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 118
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604562057
- ISBN
- 9781604562057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 235.06€ 162.43
€ 235.06
€ 162.43