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paperback. The National Basketball Association is a place where white fans and black players enact virtually every racial issue and tension in US culture. This book explores how, in a predominantly black sport, white fans think about and talk about black heroes, black scapegoats, and black bodies. BIC Classification: WSJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803293540
- ISBN
- 9780803293540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.42
€ 17.99
€ 17.42
Hardback. Using the story of George Preston Marshall's ownership of the Washington Redskins, and in particular his holdout against the integration of black players, Fight for Old DC chronicles the pivotal years when the NFL began its ascent to the top of the US's sporting interest. Num Pages: 264 pages, 24 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; 3JJ; WSBT; WSBX; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803299351
- ISBN
- 9780803299351
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.51
€ 31.99
€ 28.51
Paperback. The story of black professional baseball provides a remarkable perspective on several major themes in modern African American history: the initial black response to segregation, the struggle to establish successful separate enterprises, and the movement toward integration. This book presents the history of a great African American achievement. Num Pages: 512 pages, 31 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSBT; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812220278
- ISBN
- 9780812220278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.34
€ 41.99
€ 37.34
Paperback. Almost A Dynasty details the rise and fall of the World Champion 1980 Phillies. Based on personal interviews, newspaper accounts, and the keen insight of a veteran baseball writer, the book convincingly explains how a losing team was finally able to win its first world championship. Num Pages: 392 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSBT; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812222456
- ISBN
- 9780812222456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.91
€ 33.91
Paperback. In American football, seven out of ten players are black, but few are fully aware of the struggle to achieve equal rights. This text examines how sports laid a foundation for social change by integrating black and white athletes in the National Football League. Num Pages: 240 pages, 17 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFFJ; JFSL3; WSJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 188 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814774960
- ISBN
- 9780814774960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. Offers a detailed ethnographic portrait of an African American boys' high school basketball team in an urban area in the South Num Pages: 266 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB; JHBS; WSJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814795965
- ISBN
- 9780814795965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. Investigates the mystique of the ballpark Num Pages: 288 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; WSBV; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814799772
- ISBN
- 9780814799772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.51
€ 31.99
€ 28.51
Hardback. Editor(s): Peterson, Armand. Num Pages: 384 pages, 56 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816653379
- ISBN
- 9780816653379
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.35
€ 28.35
Paperback. Series: Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book. Num Pages: 268 pages, 34 b&w illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: BM; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816670093
- ISBN
- 9780816670093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.69
€ 19.99
€ 19.69
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; 3JJG; WSBT; WSBX; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780821422434
- ISBN
- 9780821422434
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.27
€ 47.27
Paperback. In parks and cafes, homes and stadium stands, Cubans talk baseball. This work contends that when they are analyzing and debating plays, teams, and athletes, Cubans are exchanging ideas not just about baseball but also about Cuba and cubanidad, or what it means to be Cuban. It explores the interconnections between baseball and Cuban identity. Num Pages: 239 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JHBS; WSJT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822342762
- ISBN
- 9780822342762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.39
€ 27.99
€ 26.39
Hardcover. At Northern Illinois University, football is king. With fans still savoring NIU's victory over Fresno State in the 2010 Humanitarian Bowl, the Huskies have never been more popular. This title focuses on Huskie history and presents interviews with dozens of players, coaches, and reporters on the local sports beat. Num Pages: 300 pages, 62 colour plates, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1202.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875804552
- ISBN
- 9780875804552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.79
€ 35.79
Hardback. Series: Sporting. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781439913062
- ISBN
- 9781439913062
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.65
€ 92.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBS; WSBT; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9781479868308
- ISBN
- 9781479868308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.31
€ 27.99
€ 26.31
Hardcover. Every aspect of golf course management is covered. Learn how to improve your planning abilities, build leadership and communication skills, maximize employee performance, select and train new employees, and conduct employee performance evaluations. Using the principle and principles in this book will help you effectively manage any golf facility. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJMV2; WSJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781575040387
- ISBN
- 9781575040387
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.19
€ 82.19
Hardcover. Melvin Juette has said that becoming paralyzed in a gang-related shooting was 'both the worst and best thing that happened' to him. The incident, he believes, surely spared the then sixteen-year-old African American from prison and/or an early death. It transformed him in other ways, too. This title re-constructs the defining moments of his life. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: BGSA; JFFG; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5346 x 3564 x 458. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781592134748
- ISBN
- 9781592134748
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.84
€ 72.84
Paperback. Series: Keystone Book. Num Pages: 280 pages, 35 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JFSL1; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271027425
- ISBN
- 9780271027425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.77
€ 32.99
€ 25.77
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Universe Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780789324856
- ISBN
- 9780789324856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.29
€ 32.29
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813536019
- ISBN
- 9780813536019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.12
€ 38.99
€ 35.12
Hardback. Introduced by the Japanese colonial government at the turn of the century, baseball was expected to 'civilize' and modernize Taiwan's Han Chinese and Austronesian Aborigine populations. This work traces the game's social, ethnic, political, and cultural significance since its introduction on the island more than one hundred years ago. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. Num Pages: 290 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 1 map, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; WSBT; WSBX; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520262799
- ISBN
- 9780520262799
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.70€ 64.99
€ 83.70
€ 64.99