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Hardback. Draws together international scholars on issues that emerge from ancient Olympic contests, and over one hundred years of modern Olympic history, with varied perspectives, while encompassing an assessment of literature and debates on the Olympics. This book serves as a resource for students and researchers interested in significance of the Games. Editor(s): Young, Kevin; Wamsley, Kevin B.; Young, Kevin. Series: Research in the Sociology of Sport. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; WSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762311811
- ISBN
- 9780762311811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.33€ 128.52
€ 143.33
€ 128.52
Hardback. Traceable as far back as the work of the path-breaking Chicago School of Sociology in the 1920s and 1930s, subculture and counterculture have long been conceptual staples of the discipline. This collection includes 16 readings on aspects of sub-community life in sport that showcases the breadth and depth of sport subcultural research. Editor(s): Young, Kevin; Atkinson, Michael. Series: Research in the Sociology of Sport. Num Pages: 390 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Edition
- 4th ed.
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762312931
- ISBN
- 9780762312931
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.23
€ 169.23
Hardback. Offers a fresh cultural history of sport and imperialism. focusing on nineteenth-century British big-game hunting and exploration narratives from the western interior of Rupert's Land. Series: Nature, History, Society. Num Pages: 176 pages, 22 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; HBTB; WSXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774813549
- ISBN
- 9780774813549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.85
€ 113.85
Paperback. Offers a fresh cultural history of sport and imperialism. focusing on nineteenth-century British big-game hunting and exploration narratives from the western interior of Rupert's Land. Series: Nature, History, Society. Num Pages: 176 pages, approx. 22 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; WSXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774813556
- ISBN
- 9780774813556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.54
€ 40.99
€ 36.54
Paperback. Brings to the light the conflicting meanings attached to skiing by diverse groups in British Columbia. Num Pages: 240 pages, , black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JHB; RGBS; WSWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774821971
- ISBN
- 9780774821971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.99
€ 37.99
€ 33.99
Hardback. Aboriginal Peoples and Sport in Canada is the first work to focus sustained and serious attention on the wider implications of Aboriginal peoples' involvement in sport. Editor(s): Forsyth, Janice; Giles, Audrey R. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JHMC; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774824200
- ISBN
- 9780774824200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.49
€ 107.49
Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 59, 51 black & white halftones, 5 maps, 3 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WSZR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801454028
- ISBN
- 9780801454028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.80
€ 38.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 94 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: WSZR; WSZV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801479953
- ISBN
- 9780801479953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.62
€ 17.99
€ 17.62
Paperback. Based on ten years of research-including extensive interviews with Major Taylor's 91-year old daughter-this is the dramatic story of a young black man who, against prodigious odds, rose to fame and stardom in the tempestuous world of international professional bicycle racing a century ago. Num Pages: 336 pages, 33, 33 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFSL3; WSQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780801853036
- ISBN
- 9780801853036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.52
€ 34.99
€ 29.52
Paperback. A personal odyssey that peers over the cliff of change and into the pit of obsession. Num Pages: 348 pages, 110 photographs. BIC Classification: WSPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803210967
- ISBN
- 9780803210967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.90
€ 25.99
€ 23.90
Hardback. The Columbia and its tributaries are rivers of conflict. Mike Barenti entered the heart of this conflict when he slid a whitewater kayak into the headwaters of central Idaho's Salmon River and started paddling toward the Pacific Ocean. This is a narrative of man and nature, one-on-one, but also of man and nature writ large. Series: Outdoor Lives. Num Pages: 244 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1KBBWD; WSSN5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803213821
- ISBN
- 9780803213821
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.28
€ 26.99
€ 25.28
Paperback. Looks into the circumstances behind many star athletes' precipitous fall from grace. This book shows how, in many instances, the very factors that elevate athletes to superstardom contribute to their downfall. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5334 x 3404 x 19. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803216440
- ISBN
- 9780803216440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.92
€ 23.99
€ 21.92
Paperback. A biography of Branch Rickey, the man who signed Jackie Robinson, and invented baseball's farm system. Num Pages: 728 pages, 18 images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 976.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 728
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803224537
- ISBN
- 9780803224537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.32
€ 37.99
€ 34.32
Hardback. Details the life of Joe Cronin, from playing shortstop to becoming a team manager and finally to his ascension to American League president during the league's most turbulent era. Num Pages: 432 pages, 35 photographs. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803225305
- ISBN
- 9780803225305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 43.87
€ 43.99
€ 43.87
Paperback. An anthology of famed sportswriter John Lardner, including forty-nine of his most influential pieces Editor(s): Schulian, John. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803230477
- ISBN
- 9780803230477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.83
€ 21.99
€ 20.83
Hardback. Up close look at Pebble Beach Golf Links/Carmel, CA in the year leading up to the 2010 U.S. Open. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WSJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803233577
- ISBN
- 9780803233577
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.77
€ 38.77
Paperback. A collection of personal stories about running and an examination of the culture surrounding the sport Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803234260
- ISBN
- 9780803234260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.72
€ 19.99
€ 19.72
Paperback. A true story about Omaha Central's first all-black high school basketball team in a time of racial unrest. Num Pages: 35 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNN; WSJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803234345
- ISBN
- 9780803234345
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.07
€ 23.99
€ 22.07
Hardback. Takes us to some of the most notable golf clubs in America and introduces us to a delightful cast of characters Num Pages: 176 pages, 8 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; WSBV; WSJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 4522 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803236424
- ISBN
- 9780803236424
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.98
€ 18.99
€ 17.98
Paperback. Biography of Art Rooney - an iconic figure in the history of the NFL Num Pages: 704 pages, 42 illustrations, 1 genealogy, 1map. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5690 x 3683 x 46. Weight in Grams: 971.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803237674
- ISBN
- 9780803237674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.08
€ 37.99
€ 34.08
Paperback. One of the most preposterous series of events in boxing history. Num Pages: 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWM; 3JJG; HBT; WSTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803240049
- ISBN
- 9780803240049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.51
€ 17.99
€ 17.51
Hardback. Although soccer had long been the world's game when the author first encountered it in 1982, here it was just a poor cousin to American football, to be found on obscure UHF channels and in foreign magazines. Offering the perspective of fan, player, and journalist, this book chronicles his obsession with the sport and its phenomenal evolution. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 26. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803240476
- ISBN
- 9780803240476
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 28.03
€ 29.99
€ 28.03
Paperback. From the bewildering array of baseball books, Ron Kaplan has chosen 501 of the best, making it easier for fans to find just the books to suit them (or to know what they're missing). Num Pages: 420 pages. BIC Classification: GBCR; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 0th edition
- SKU
- V9780803240735
- ISBN
- 9780803240735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.41
€ 26.99
€ 25.41
Paperback. Commemorates the 1947 New York Yankees championship team - the players, on the field and off, and the events surrounding their remarkable season. Editor(s): Spatz, Lyle. Series: Memorable Teams in Baseball History. Num Pages: 368 pages, 63 photographs, 39 stat tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; WSBT; WSBX; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 5182 x 20. Weight in Grams: 717.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803240940
- ISBN
- 9780803240940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.89
€ 32.99
€ 29.89