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Hardcover. Most sociological work on football fandom has focused on the experience of men, and it usually talks about alcohol, fighting and general hooliganism. This book shows that there are some unique facets of female experience and fascinating negotiations of identity within the male-dominated world of men's professional football. Num Pages: 146 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFSJ1; JHBS; WSJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137398192
ISBN
9781137398192
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.16

Hardcover. This edited volume addresses key debates around African football, identity construction, fan cultures, and both African and global media narratives. Using the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa as a lens, it explores how football in Africa is intimately bound up with deeper social, cultural and political currents. Series: Global Culture and Sport Series. Num Pages: 327 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JHBS; KNSP; WSJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137392220
ISBN
9781137392220
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.84

Hardcover. The economics of the NCAA Division I men's basketball league are peculiar because it fails to hire the best college-aged players and does little to enhance competitive balance within the league. The league's policy decisions and its ability to remain economically viable, despite its short-sighted governance decisions, are discussed. Num Pages: 177 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KNSP; WSBM; WSJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137384553
ISBN
9781137384553
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.18

Hardcover. Focusing on a number of contemporary research themes and placing them within the context of palpable changes that have occurred within football in recent years, this timely collection brings together essays about football, crime and fan behaviour from leading experts in the fields of criminology, law, sociology, psychology and cultural studies. Editor(s): Hopkins, Matthew; Treadwell, James. Num Pages: 328 pages, 17 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHBS; JKV; WSJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 221 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137347961
ISBN
9781137347961
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.43

Hardcover. How can the diffusion and development of women's cricket as a global sport be explained? Women's Cricket and Global Processes considers the emergence and growth of women's cricket around the world and seeks to provide a sociological explanation for how and why the women's game has developed the way it has. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBS; WSJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137323514
ISBN
9781137323514
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.37

Hardcover. This book investigates the use of football to create, shape and promote Spanish, Catalan and Basque national identities and explores the utilization of soccer to foster patriotic feelings, exposing the often dark vested interests behind the propagation of national narratives through soccer. Series: Global Culture and Sport Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFD; JHBS; WSBT; WSJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230355408
ISBN
9780230355408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. EPUB Series: Global Culture and Sport Series. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBS; KNSP; WSJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230274440
ISBN
9780230274440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.12

Hardcover. Star-Spangled Soccer traces the development of soccer in the USA. It is the first book that tells the story of how the sport rose to extreme highs and suffered almost catastrophic lows as it fought to position itself on the American sports landscape, beginning with the announcement from FIFA in 1988 that America would host the 1994 World Cup. Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJS; KNSP; WSJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230239739
ISBN
9780230239739
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.49

Paperback. After a playoff loss, Houston head coach, Jeff Van Gundy alleged that Yao Ming, his Chinese star center, was the victim of phantom calls. This book shows how this incident can be seen as a pivotal moment in the globalization of the NBA. It also explains how allegations of phantom calls challenge the fiction that America is a post-racial society. Num Pages: 100 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; WSJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 177 x 118 x 6. Weight in Grams: 98.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Prickly Paradigm Press, LLC United States
Number of pages
100
Condition
New
SKU
V9780976147534
ISBN
9780976147534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.72

Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white plates, colour plates. BIC Classification: BGS; WSBX; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589975354
ISBN
9781589975354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.08

paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCG; HRCV; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 127.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9781414391991
ISBN
9781414391991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.59

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 253 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; BGX; WSD; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers United States
Number of pages
253
Condition
New
SKU
V9781414337272
ISBN
9781414337272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.13

hardcover. Num Pages: 260 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCV; JFSJ2; VSP; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781414326818
ISBN
9781414326818
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.38

paperback. Traces the falling star of the author's once-promising pitching career, illuminating along the way his personal struggles and quest for maturity. Num Pages: 278 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bison Books United States
Edition
Rev ed
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803276260
ISBN
9780803276260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.10

paperback. A biography of Eddie Collins, one of baseball's most consistently good batters, its best bunter and hit-and-run man, one of its craftiest base runners and finest defensive second basemen. It tells how, during his career, he was repeatedly referred to as the game's smartest player, both on and off the field. Num Pages: photos, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
McFarland & Company United States
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780786432875
ISBN
9780786432875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.07

Paperback. As a player, manager and football pundit, Gordon Strachan is one of the most popular names in football today. This is his story and his take on the game he loves. Num Pages: 416 pages, Section: 16, Colour. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
416
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KLN0016860
ISBN
9780751537482
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. * A hilarious book of football anecdotes from one of Britain's best-loved actors and comedians Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: WHX; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 190. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear and some yellowing to the edges.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTG0011371
ISBN
9780751537352
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The West Indies Cricket Team, formed in 1884, made its first overseas tour to Canada and United States. The first match was played against the Montreal Cricket Club, 16-17 August 1886. This book speaks to the Canadian and American beginning of the West Indian cricket culture that emerged a century later as a powerful performance force of the game. Num Pages: 140 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KJW; 3JH; HBTB; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 10. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Canoe Press Jamaica
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9789768125866
ISBN
9789768125866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 49.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 237 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; WSBX; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc United States
Number of pages
237
Condition
New
SKU
V9780786472680
ISBN
9780786472680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.04

Paperback. This biography traces the early life of George Edward Waddell in western Pennsylvania, the fits and starts of his first years in professional baseball, his big years with the A's, and his subsequent fade into obscurity and his early death. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JJC; BGS; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
McFarland & Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9780786407866
ISBN
9780786407866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.44

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