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Hardback. This book examines the environmental credentials of Olympic Host cities and the opportunities afforded by hosting the Games towards the ecological modernization of the host nation by using perspectives offered by environmental sociology. It also sets out projections for the environmental legacy of London 2012. Series: Global Culture and Sport Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 figures, 6 black & white tables. BIC Classification: RNT; WSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230228610
- ISBN
- 9780230228610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.12
€ 67.12
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813528205
- ISBN
- 9780813528205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 43.30
€ 47.99
€ 43.30
Paperback. The Olympics' Strangest Moments recounts the bizarre, controversial, heroic and plain unlucky from the first modern games in 1896 to the return of the games to their birthplace in Athens in 2004. Series: Strangest Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, ill. BIC Classification: WSBB; WSBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 268. Extraordinary But True Stories from the History of the Olympic Games. Series: Strangest Series. 280 pages, ill. The Olympics' Strangest Moments recounts the bizarre, controversial, heroic and plain unlucky from the first modern games in 1896 to the return of the games to their birthplace in Athens in 2004. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: WSBB; WSBX. Dimension: 199 x 135 x 20. Weight: 268.
- Publisher
- Portico
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907554476
- ISBN
- 9781907554476
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.20
€ 13.20
Paperback. A guide to the definitive sporting mega-event Olympics and the wider phenomenon it represents - Olympism. It addresses the key questions in modern Olympism, including: What does studying Olympism entail? How do historical accounts create and challenge Olympic myths? And how can the principles and practices of Olympism be sustained in the future? Editor(s): Parry, Jim; Girginov, Vassil. Num Pages: 464 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 15 black & white tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; WSBB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 174 x 28. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415445368
- ISBN
- 9780415445368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.15
€ 82.15
Paperback. Politics has always been an integral part of the Olympics. This title discusses the intended and actual meaning of the modern Olympic Games, from 1896 to 2000. It demonstrates that the modern games were revived to propagate a political message and continue to serve political purposes. Series: Illinois History of Sports. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; WSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252070464
- ISBN
- 9780252070464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.21
€ 24.99
€ 23.21
Paperback. For the first time in detail, the story of the formation of the Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. Num Pages: 96 pages, 38. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; WSBT; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 165 x 9. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445615349
- ISBN
- 9781445615349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.63
€ 28.63
Paperback. Ultimate test Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WSBV; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750936682
- ISBN
- 9780750936682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.82
€ 25.99
€ 22.82
Hardcover. A comprehensive, state-of-the-art reference collection, bringing together an authoritative and international line-up of scholars to examine key social and political issues related to the Olympics. An essential, 'one-stop' volume for a wide range of academics, students and researchers. Editor(s): Lenskyj, Helen Jefferson; Wagg, Stephen. Num Pages: 608 pages, 9 black & white tables, 1 figures. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JHBS; WSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1048.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230246539
- ISBN
- 9780230246539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.83
€ 197.83
Paperback. When 46-year-old crane driver and former comedy stunt-diver Maurice Flitcroft chanced his way into the Open - having never before played a round of golf in his life - he ran up a record-worst score of 121. The sport's ruling classes went nuclear, and banned him for life. But he entered tournaments again and again. Num Pages: 384 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; WSB; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Yellow Jersey Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224083171
- ISBN
- 9780224083171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 150 black & white halftones, 154 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; WSBT; WSBX; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 996.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Edition
- 4 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589796683
- ISBN
- 9781589796683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.08
€ 32.99
€ 32.08
Hardcover. A fully illustrated history of Ireland's most famous sporting institution. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; WSBG; WSBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Gill
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780717170715
- ISBN
- 9780717170715
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 8.04
€ 8.04
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Gill
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848891487
- ISBN
- 9781848891487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.42
€ 16.99
€ 13.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, B&W photos, charts. BIC Classification: 1DST; WSBM; WSBT; WSBX; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 250 x 26. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- BenBella Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781942952541
- ISBN
- 9781942952541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.27
€ 24.99
€ 21.27
Paperback. Series: Sport and Society. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: WSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252081842
- ISBN
- 9780252081842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99
€ 20.99
Hardback. Series: Sport and Society. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: WSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252040351
- ISBN
- 9780252040351
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.11
€ 119.11
Hardcover. The Saints Miscellany collects together all the vital information you never knew you needed to know about Southampton FC, from irresistible anecdotes to the most mindblowing stats and facts. A brilliantly researched collection of trivia, essential for any fan who holds the riches of red-and-white history close to their heart. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESH; WSBT; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 123 x 19. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Pitch Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905411146
- ISBN
- 9781905411146
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.73
€ 13.99
€ 12.73
Hardback. What are the origins of all the modern day contact sports, from grid iron football to Aussie Rules, rugby, and soccer? In this book, Christopher Rowley reveals how ball games arose and took shape into what we know today as football, soccer, rugby, and others. Num Pages: 260 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: WSBX; WSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442246188
- ISBN
- 9781442246188
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.49
€ 65.49
Hardback. Delves the club Sheffield Wednesday's history and brings to the fore many events and some trivia gems - who can claim to have known that one Football League game the club played in was scheduled to last just 11 minutes, a game with Everton was once turned round despite trailing 5-0 at half time and that Wednesday were once known as 'the Blades'. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; WSBT; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752459554
- ISBN
- 9780752459554
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.49
€ 13.99
€ 13.49
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
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardcover. The history of the South Philadelphia Hebrew Association's basketball team and the legends it spawned Num Pages: 344 pages, 37 halftones, 75 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JFSR1; WSBT; WSJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592136339
- ISBN
- 9781592136339
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.00
€ 35.00