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Paperback. In this volume the editers have brought together scholars from the humanities and social sciences to analyse representations of Latinidad in a diversity of genres - media culture, music, film, theatre, art and sports - that are emerging across the US, in relation to different groups. Editor(s): Habell-Pallan, Michelle; Romero, Mary. Num Pages: 280 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; JFC; JFSL4; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814736258
ISBN
9780814736258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Firearms have long been at the core of our national narratives. This title documents and analyzes the history of firearms in America, exploring various aspects of gun manufacture, ownership, and use - and importantly, the cultural and political implications which this history reveals. Editor(s): Dizard, Jan E.; Muth, Robert M.; Andrews, Stephen P. Num Pages: 517 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DQ; HBT; JFC; WSXS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
517
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814718797
ISBN
9780814718797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

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

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

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

Hardback. This book is a no-nonsense look at the business, economics, and culture of college sports. Num Pages: 208 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFX; KC; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 712. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804769693
ISBN
9780804769693
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.30

Paperback. The Wages of Wins is a proper analysis of the data generated by professional sports; it tells many tales that are inconsistent with the myths put forward by the media, industry, and consumers of professional sport. Num Pages: 312 pages, 58 tables, 4 figures. BIC Classification: WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804758444
ISBN
9780804758444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.86

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

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

Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 43 photographs, 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; BM; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803290860
ISBN
9780803290860
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.44

Hardback. Follows Mary Decker and Zola Budd through their lives and careers, telling the story behind the controversy of their collision at the 1984 Olympics. Olympic Collision relives one of the most famous incidents in Olympic history, its legacy, and what has happened to both athletes since. Num Pages: 352 pages, 14 photographs. BIC Classification: BGS; WSBB; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 31. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803290846
ISBN
9780803290846
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.91

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 32 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803286900
ISBN
9780803286900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.28

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 27 photographs, 2 graphs, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; WQH; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803286832
ISBN
9780803286832
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.39

Paperback. Discusses the history and importance in everyday life of ball games (especially lacrosse), running, archery, swimming, snow snake, hoop-and-pole, and games of chance. This title describes the apex of Indian sports during the first three decades of the twentieth century and chronicles the decline since. Num Pages: 334 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: JFSL9; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 483.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803286092
ISBN
9780803286092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Hardback. Offers an ode to an unforgettable season that began with the first major players' strike in the history of North American sports and ended with a record-setting World Series played by two of the game's greatest and most colourful dynasties. Num Pages: 392 pages, 12 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; WSBX; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 717.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803285583
ISBN
9780803285583
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.39

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 22 photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; 3JMC; 5S; BGSA; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803285309
ISBN
9780803285309
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.58

Paperback. Offers a description of a man who struggled for social justice and personal liberation. Num Pages: 255 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; WSJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803283145
ISBN
9780803283145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.79

Hardback. By examining how the Olympic movement developed in Puerto Rico, Antonio Sotomayor illuminates the profound role sports play in the political and cultural processes of an identity that developed within a political tradition of autonomy rather than traditional political independence. Num Pages: 360 pages, 14 photographs, 2 illustrations, 2 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJP; HBTQ; WSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803278813
ISBN
9780803278813
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.38

Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25 photographs, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; 3JM; WSJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 689.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803278790
ISBN
9780803278790
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.36

Hardback. ""Playing Through" features informed and insightful pieces on pro golf from the early 1980s to the present from one of the game's most respected writers"-- Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803278653
ISBN
9780803278653
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.20

Hardback. Examines how the ongoing struggle over the Washington Redskins team name raises important questions about how white Americans perceive American Indians, about the cultural power of consumer brands, and about continuing obstacles to inclusion and equality. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL9; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803278646
ISBN
9780803278646
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.43

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