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Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230389571
- ISBN
- 9780230389571
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.11
€ 145.11
This book responds to the needs of urban youth by describing youth development principles in physical activity programs. These programs are built on urban kids' assets and promise rather than their deficits. Included are ways of transferring skills from specific programs to everyday settings. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: WSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230612365
- ISBN
- 9780230612365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.25€ 45.17
€ 51.25
€ 45.17
Hardcover. This collection offers an introduction to the figurational sociology of sport and leisure. The distinctive features of the approach are clearly explained and contributors show how figurational sociology is applied in the analysis of concrete problems. Editor(s): Rojek, Chris; Dunning, Eric. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333512258
- ISBN
- 9780333512258
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.19
€ 123.19
Hardcover. Offers a framework with which to understand the struggles by which multiple entities such as the International Olympic Committee, the Beijing Organizing Committee (BOCOG), corporate sponsors, and the Chinese Communist Party itself are seeking to influence and control the narratives through which these Games will be understood. Editor(s): Price, Monroe E.; Dayan, Daniel. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JMC; JFD; JP; WSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- U OF M DIGT CULT BOOKS
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472070329
- ISBN
- 9780472070329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.31€ 68.19
€ 74.31
€ 68.19
Num Pages: 173 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; WSQ; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 144 x 12. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- Spi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813925325
- ISBN
- 9780813925325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.46
€ 29.99
€ 25.46
Forced to fight other Jews in bare-knuckle bouts for the perverse entertainment of SS officers, Harry quickly learned that his own survival depended on his ability to fight and win. Presenting a story of endurance, desperation, and love, this title provides the first-hand testimony of the author's father, Harry Haft, a holocaust victim. Series: Religion, Theology and the Holocaust. Num Pages: 208 pages, 12 black-&-white illustrations, 2 forewords. BIC Classification: BGS; HBJD; HBTZ1; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608233
- ISBN
- 9780815608233
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.40
€ 29.99
€ 25.40
Comprises the highlights of Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame guide Taylor Streit's fifty years of fly-fishing. From New Mexico to Argentina, this work follows Streit, and his sidekick "superfly," from hooking the tail of a great marlin to getting hooked, barefoot, to the living room carpet. Num Pages: 184 pages, 60 colour photographs. BIC Classification: BGS; WSXF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826332721
- ISBN
- 9780826332721
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.33
€ 21.99
€ 20.33
Examines the sport of rodeo, from a brief history of the ranch-based competition to the rodeos of today and what each event demands. This work addresses the treatment of the animals, pointing out that without the bulls or horses there wouldn't be a rodeo. It explains the workings and workers seen in the arena and behind the scenes. Num Pages: 176 pages, 93 halftones. BIC Classification: ASZX; WSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 263 x 22. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826338228
- ISBN
- 9780826338228
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.33
€ 21.99
€ 20.33
On March 4, 1928, 199 men lined up in Los Angeles, California, to participate in a 3,400-mile transcontinental footrace to New York City. The Bunion Derby, as the press dubbed the event, was the brainchild of sports promoter Charles C Pyle. He promised a $25,000 grand prize and claimed the competition would immortalize US Highway Route 66. Num Pages: 264 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBT; WSB; WSKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826343017
- ISBN
- 9780826343017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.33
€ 21.99
€ 20.33
Modern fly-fishing is only the latest chapter in a two-millennia saga of technological creativity and passionate observation of the natural world. This book explores the earlier chapters in that saga and unearths a host of provocative theories, techniques, and insights that helped shape the modern fly-fisher. Num Pages: 272 pages, 96 halftones. BIC Classification: WSXF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826346889
- ISBN
- 9780826346889
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.32
€ 20.99
€ 19.32
In a book that targets middle and high school players, Taylor explains the science behind the most popular sport in the world, soccer. Series: Barbara Guth Worlds of Wonder Science Series for Young Readers. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: PD; WSJA. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826354648
- ISBN
- 9780826354648
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.51
€ 38.99
€ 33.51
Paperback. Mountain climbing is a relatively new sport in human history. Until the eighteenth century, mountains were considered inhospitable, even evil. This work explores our changing attitudes toward mountains and the natural world. It also illuminates the spectrum of human attitudes toward mountains and the environment. Editor(s): McCarthy, Jeffrey Mathes. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874177466
- ISBN
- 9780874177466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.29
€ 26.99
€ 23.29
"Adapted for young readers from "Our White Boy, "the memoir of the first white athlete to cross the color barrier in Texas baseball" Num Pages: 108 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: WSJT. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 210 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 121
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896727878
- ISBN
- 9780896727878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.38
€ 27.99
€ 24.38
Series: Sport in the American West. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896728776
- ISBN
- 9780896728776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.54
€ 43.99
€ 36.54
""Examines the history of Latino/a athletes in American sports, including baseball, boxing, football, basketball, and horse racing. Also evaluates the role of sports in Spanish-speaking culture in the US." Editor(s): Iber, Jorge. Series: Sport in the American West. Num Pages: 320 pages, 24 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL4; JHBS; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896729070
- ISBN
- 9780896729070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.28€ 74.28
€ 81.28
€ 74.28
Hardcover. Managing the Football World Cup explores areas often overlooked by project management and business studies researchers. Therefore considering the global impact of the Football World Cup it is time for a detailed examination of the planning, organization, management, implementation and related commercial features of this mega-sport event. Editor(s): Frawley, Stephen; Adair, Daryl. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJK; KJMD; WSBM; WSJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137373663
- ISBN
- 9781137373663
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.18
€ 133.18
Hardcover. The London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics were seen as a success and the hosts were praised for the promotion of equality, tolerance and unity as well as inspiring a legacy to continue these values. This volume contains a collection of sociological case studies which critically assess the diverse impacts of London 2012 and its key controversies. Editor(s): Dixon, Kevin; Gibbons, Tom. Num Pages: 120 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFG; JFSJ1; JHBS; WSB; WSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 219 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137405074
- ISBN
- 9781137405074
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.40
€ 63.40
Hardcover. This volume offers both an insight into the current state of research on domestic animals in leisure and a lens through which to begin to chart the future of research in this field. All of the contributions to the collection are underpinned by ongoing debates about human-animal relationships and the rights and welfare of the latter. Editor(s): Carr, Neil. Series: Leisure Studies in a Global Era. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JHBS; WSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137415530
- ISBN
- 9781137415530
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.66
€ 64.66
Hardcover. This volume offers a wide-reaching overview of current academic research on women's participation in combat sports within a range of different national and trans-national contexts, detailing many of the struggles and opportunities experienced by women at various levels of engagement within sports such as boxing, wrestling, and mixed martial arts. Editor(s): Channon, Alex; Matthews, Christopher R. Series: Global Culture and Sport Series. Num Pages: 338 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ; JHBS; WST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137439352
- ISBN
- 9781137439352
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.36
€ 144.36
Hardcover. Is it possible for football matches or players to help forge a collective European identity? Pyta and Haverman seek to answer this question through a detailed analysis of how football is remembered across the continent. European Football and Collective Memory is the first book to deal with collective memory of football on a continental scale. Editor(s): Pyta, Wolfram; Havemann, Nils. Series: Football Research in an Enlarged Europe. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JHBS; WSBG; WSJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137450142
- ISBN
- 9781137450142
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.01
€ 64.01