Sporting events & management
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Sporting events & management
Hardback. This book examines how women athletes were represented in international media coverage during the 2004 Olympic Games. Through feminist theorizing and qualitative textual analysis, the contributors discuss sexualization, nationalism, success, failure and the [in]visibility of women athletes in newspaper reporting in Asia, Europe and the USA. Editor(s): Markula, Pirkko. Series: Global Culture and Sport Series. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSJ1; WSBB; WSBG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230222847
- ISBN
- 9780230222847
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.84
€ 67.84
Hardcover. An exploration of how the Olympics are organised in response to risk. This book looks at the tension between the riskiness of mega-events, attributable to their scale and complexities, and the societal, political and organisational pressures that exist for safety, security and management of risk - leading to changes in how the Games are governed. Series: Executive Politics and Governance. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPH; JPP; WSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230300064
- ISBN
- 9780230300064
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.56
€ 162.56
- Publisher
- United Kingdom
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780911618
- ISBN
- 9781780911618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.74
€ 21.99
€ 17.74
Paperback. Examines the production, content, and potential effects of NBC's Olympic telecasts. This book outlines the inner workings of the NBC Olympic machine; and offers a survey analyses, which interrogates the extent to which NBC's storytelling process affects viewer beliefs about identity issues. Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Sport. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 black & white tables, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: APT; WSBB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415772518
- ISBN
- 9780415772518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.79
€ 71.79
Hardback. This volume explores sporting mega-events, their social, political, and cultural characters, the value systems that they inscribe and draw on, the claims they make on us and the claims the organisers make for them, the spatial and ethical relationships they create, and the responses of civil societies to them. Editor(s): Hayes, Graeme; Karamichas, John. Series: Global Culture and Sport Series. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFSG; JHBS; RN; WSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230244177
- ISBN
- 9780230244177
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.47
€ 68.47
Hardback. Sports, and in particular the Olympic Games, are enjoying a rapid increase in interest among social scientists worldwide, who see them as important "public events." This volume offers the first analysis of the Winter Olympic Games, primarily based on the Lillehammer Games of 1994. Editor(s): Klausen, Arne Martin. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14 ills. BIC Classification: 1DNN; 3JJPR; JFC; JHM; WSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571817068
- ISBN
- 9781571817068
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.07
€ 164.07
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
€ 29.67
€ 29.67
Hardback. This book examines the London 2012 opening and closing ceremonies and the handover to Rio 2016 as articulations of national and cosmopolitan belonging. The ceremonial performances supported imaginative travel and created a tornadoros: an ideal form of 'human' that manipulates audiovisual narratives of culture and identity for global audiences. Series: Palgrave Studies in the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Num Pages: 178 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JHBS; KNSG; WSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 178
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137336316
- ISBN
- 9781137336316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.18
€ 78.18
Paperback. In the past 100 years Old Trafford has hosted World Cup and European Championship matches, FA Cup Finals and a Champions League Final and has witnessed countless United wins, draws and defeats. Yet it endures, above all, as a monument to the vision of the club's founder and first patron John Henry Davies. Num Pages: 476 pages. Dimension: 212 x 211 x 11. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Empire Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901746600
- ISBN
- 9781901746600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; WSBX; WSTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- ECW Press,Canada
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781770413252
- ISBN
- 9781770413252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.51
€ 31.99
€ 27.51
Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: WSBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1016.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Triumph Books
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572438927
- ISBN
- 9781572438927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.85
€ 31.99
€ 30.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; JFSL3; WSBB; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816639458
- ISBN
- 9780816639458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99
€ 20.99
Hardcover. Norwich City On This Day revisits all the most magical and memorable moments from the club's rollercoaster history, mixing in a maelstrom of quirky anecdotes and legendary characters to produce an irresistibly dippable Canaries diary. From City's formation in 1902 to the Premier League era, there's an entry for every day of the year. Num Pages: 192 pages, includes approx 15 contemporary and historic black and white images. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; 3JB; 4KHT; WSBT; WSJA. Category: (ES) Secondary. Dimension: 200 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Pitch Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905411528
- ISBN
- 9781905411528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.68
€ 13.99
€ 12.68
Hardcover. Norwich City Miscellany collects together all the vital information you never knew you needed to know about the club, from irresistible anecdotes to the most mindblowing stats and facts. A brilliantly researched collection of trivia, essential for any Canaries fan who holds the riches of yellow-and-green history close to their heart. Num Pages: 160 pages, includes contemporary and historic black and white images. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; WSBT; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 123 x 20. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Pitch Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905411702
- ISBN
- 9781905411702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.73
€ 13.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. Tells the inside story of the 1970s Wales rugby team. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 3JJPL; WSBT; WSJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845967314
- ISBN
- 9781845967314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.80
€ 14.99
€ 11.80
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
€ 47.76
€ 47.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; 3JJG; WSBT; WSBX; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821422441
- ISBN
- 9780821422441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.05
€ 26.99
€ 25.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; WSBT; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Triumph Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600789120
- ISBN
- 9781600789120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.33
€ 17.33
Hardcover. Stadium construction has altered the physical landscape of many major metropolitan areas throughout North America. This work examines the political institutions, commercial entities, civic leadership, and media organizations that influenced new stadium construction. Series: Sports and Entertainment. Num Pages: 368 pages, notes, bibliography, index, 1 table. BIC Classification: AMGC; WSBV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631323
- ISBN
- 9780815631323
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.52
€ 52.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; WDK; WSBT; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 109 x 177 x 11. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752498805
- ISBN
- 9780752498805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.37
€ 13.99
€ 13.37