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Springer Verlag, Singapore Sports, Society, and Technology: Bodies,
Book SynopsisSports, Society, and Technology: Bodies, Practices, and Knowledge Production addresses the complex entanglements of science, technology, and sporting cultures. The collection explores themes around human and non-human actants, knowledge formations and processes, and the materiality and multiplicity of bodies through an engagement with the interdisciplinary fields of Sport Studies and Science and Technology Studies. Representing a range of methodological, theoretical, and disciplinary approaches, contributors interrogate the social, cultural, political, and historical intersections of an ever-expanding techno-scientific sporting landscape – from true bounce and brain trauma to exercise physiology, metrics, and esports, and from feminist technoscience, whey protein, and epigenetics to sickle cell screening and testosterone regulation.Table of Contents1. Introduction: Sports, Society, and Technology.Section I: Practices, Productions, and Knowledges.2. True Bounce: Stories of Dunlop and the Rise of Vulcanized Play.3. Manufacturing Invisibility in “the Field”: Distributed Ethics, Wearable Technologies, and the Case of Exercise Physiology.4. The Tangled Multiplicities of CTE: Scientific Uncertainty and the Infrastructures of Traumatic Brain Injury.5. The Agency of Numbers: The Role of Metrics in Influencing the Valuation of Athletes.6. The Numbers Game: Collegiate Esports and the Instrumentation of Movement Performance.Section II: Bodies/Matter.7. Possibilities of Feminist Technoscience Studies of Sport: Beyond the Cyborg Body.8. Enacting Bodies: The Multiplicity of Whey Protein and the Making of Corporealities.9. The (In)Active Body Multiple: An Examination of How Prenatal Exercise ‘Matters’.10. Ignorance and the Gender Binary: Resistance to Complex Epistemologies of Sex and Testosterone.11. Screening Saviors?: Biopolitics, College Sport, and Screening.
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Springer The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
Book SynopsisExploring the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.- The Audacity to Dream: A Journey of Making the World Proud of The Middle East Begins with a Single Bid.- The Distribution of FIFA Official Licensed Merchandise during Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup: The Case of the Sports Corner.- Beyond the Game: A Case Study on Branding a Higher Education Institution through a Mega Sport Event.- The Role of the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy in the Success of the 2022 World Cup.- Managing a River of People: The Case of Crowd Management at FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.- Connected Stadiums: Realizing Qatar's Vision of Creating a Legacy Program.- The Effects of Mega Events on Government Spending Multipliers: Evidence from the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup.- An Economic Analysis of Qatar's Decision to Host the FIFA World Cup 2022.- Qatar Museums: The Case of Promoting Tourism and Qatari Identity, Culture, and Heritage During FIFA World Cup 2022.- Qatar's Journey from World Cup Host to a Premier Tourist Destination.- FIFA World Cup 2022 and Qatar's Nation Branding.- From Desert Sands to Global Stands: The World Cup's Influence on Embracing 'Made in Qatar' Products.- The Community Service as a University Requirement during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.- FIFA Qatar 2022 Volunteer Program: Enhancing Engagement and Fostering Global Unity.- FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: Exploring Volunteer Recruitment in Mega Events.- Building Community Support for Mega Events: The Case of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.- Qatar 2022: FIFA's Adjustments for the First (Men's) World Cup in an Arab and Muslim Nation.- Interactions Between Civilizations Through Championships.- Qatari Press's Response to the French Media Campaign Against the 2022 World Cup: A Case Study of The Peninsula Newspaper.- Utilizing Mega Events to Communicate Culture and Correct Misconceptions about Country and Religion: A Lesson from Qatar.- Unveiling the Social Sustainability of Sport Tourism: Qatar's Journey as Host of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.- FIFA Qatar 2022: Can Blockchain-based Sustainability Assessment Tool Help Sack Greenwashing Accusations.- Beyond the Pitch: Logistics and Sustainability at the FIFA World Cup.- Unlocking the Sustainable Legacy: A Case Study of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.- Leveraging Legacy: Qatar's Path Forward Post-FIFA World Cup.
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Tutor Formación Procesos grupales y educativos en el tiempo libre
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Wanceulen Editorial Ética y rendimiento deportivo
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Wanceulen Editorial Educación física y ética
Book SynopsisEsta obra surge con la principal finalidad de aportar una mirada personal y reflexiva en torno...
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Disability Sport and Society
Book SynopsisDisability sport is a relatively recent phenomenon, yet it is also one that, particularly in the context of social inclusion, is attracting increasing political and academic interest. The purpose of this important new text the first of its kind is to introduce the reader to key concepts in disability and disability sport and to examine the complex relationships between modern sport, disability and other aspects of wider society. Drawing upon original data from interviews, surveys and policy documents, the book examines how disability sport has developed and is currently organised, and explores key themes, issues and concepts including: disability theory and policy the emergence and development of disability sport disability sport development in local authorities mainstreaming disability sport disability, physical education and school sport elite disability sport and the Paralympic Games disTrade Review'Thomas and Smith have delivered a much-needed critical examination of the opportunities and challenges facing the modern Paralympic and disability sport movement. In the run-up to London 2012 this is a book that should be read by all students, academics, administrators and policy-makers with an interest in disability sport.' - Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson "There is a real need for this book. It provides a unique and valuable sociological analysis of disability sport." Karen P DePauw, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Table of Contents1. Disability theory and policy 2. The emergence and development of disability sport 3. Local authorities and disability sport development 4. Mainstreaming disability sport: a case study of four sports 5. Disability, physical education and school sport 6. Elite disability sport: the Paralympic Games 7. Disability sport and the media
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Taylor & Francis The Olympics
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Playing on the Periphery
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Taylor & Francis American Sports An Anthropological Approach Sport in the Global Society
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Evaluation in Sport and Leisure
Book SynopsisThis book presents a critical assessment of evaluation theory and practice in sport and leisure. It considers established and emerging forms of evaluation; examines typologies, issues, contexts and processes; and asks how evaluation practice can be improved in the future.The book seeks to uncover some of the tensions and dilemmas that are present in choosing and applying evaluation strategies. It considers the relationship between evaluation, context and evaluator to discern how and why a particular strategy is employed. It also highlights how power relationships affect and effect the evaluation process itself as well as those involved in conducting evaluations. The book encourages the reader to challenge accepted methodologies in evaluation, whilst acknowledging the central importance of evaluation and evidence for our understanding of the social impact and value of sport and leisure.This book is important reading for any student, researcher, practitioner or policy ma
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Taylor & Francis The 2023 FIFA Womens World Cup
Book SynopsisThis book offers a critical examination of the 2023 FÃdÃration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Womenâs World Cup, being held in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Drawing on perspectives from sociology, history, political science, and management, it sheds new light on the development of womenâs soccer and on womenâs sport more broadly.This book examines the politics of the build-up to the tournament, including the bidding process, as well as how the tournament has been represented in the media, the governance structures of the tournament itself, and policy proposals designed to leave an enduring legacy for women and girls in sport. The 2023 FIFA Womenâs World Cup is the first Womenâs World Cup to be held in the Southern Hemisphere and the first to be held with an expanded 32-team format. This book shows why the 2023 FIFA Womenâs World Cup represents a unique opportunity to enhance our understanding of womenâs football, gender-oriented sport development initiati
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Taylor & Francis Social Class Physical Education and Community Sport
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Taylor & Francis Inc Sport in a Changing World
Book SynopsisThis book shows how the dynamic interplay of a powerful "golden triangle" of sports, media, and business interests with social, cultural, economic, and political forces shapes sport in a changing world. This edition is a condensed and updated version of the first edition, with an emphasis on current social issues in sport. It also has more global content. The golden triangle concept is more developed and applied more extensively. Other key themes of the first edition—power, status, and inequality—are also more developed. New "Stop and Think Questions" have been added to challenge students to think about the meaning of what they have read. The book is now divided into five sections. The new sections highlight sociology and the sociology of sport; inequality and diversity; globalization and social deviance; major social contexts of sport, including the high school, college, and professional levels; and power, political economy, and global sports.Table of ContentsPart I. Sociology and the Sociology of Sport 1. A Sport Sociologist’s Perspective of Sport Part II. Social Organization of Sport 2. Social Stratification, Class, and Mobility in Sport 3. Diversity and Inequalities in Sport Part III. Building, Spreading, and Disrupting Sport in the Golden Triangle 4. Globalization, Mass Media, and Sports Culture 5. Sport, Social Deviance, and Social Problems Part IV. Social Contexts of Sport 6. Youth and High School Sports 7. College Athletics 8. Professional Sports Part V. Power, Political Economy, and Global Sports 9. Politics, Economics, and Sport in a Changing World
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Cambridge University Press Games Learning and Society Learning and Meaning in the Digital Age Learning in Doing Social Cognitive and Computational Perspectives
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Republicans Buy Sneakers Too How the Left Is
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The University of Chicago Press Midnight Basketball Race Sports and Neoliberal
Book SynopsisMidnight basketball may not have been invented in Chicago, but the City of Big Shoulders home of Michael Jordan and the Bulls is where it first came to national prominence. And it's also where Douglas Hartmann first began to think seriously about the audacious notion that organizing young men to run around in the wee hours of the night all trying to throw a leather ball through a metal hoop could constitute meaningful social policy. Organized in the 1980s and '90s by dozens of American cities, late-night basketball leagues were designed for social intervention, risk reduction, and crime prevention targeted at African American youth and young men. In Midnight Basketball, Hartmann traces the history of the program and the policy transformations of the period, while exploring the racial ideologies, cultural tensions, and institutional realities that shaped the entire field of sports-based social policy. Drawing on extensive fieldwork, the book also brings to life the actual, on-the-ground
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The University of Chicago Press Seductive Journey American Tourists in France
Book SynopsisFor centuries the pleasures of France have been legendary, casting a magic spell on innumerable travellers. This text explains why so many Americans have visited France and tells in detail what they did when they got there.
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University of Chicago Press Leisure Settings Bourgeois Culture Medicine the
Book SynopsisExploring the links between class identity and vacationing, the text looks at the popularity of France's health resorts in the 19th century. It shows how spas were promoted as an ordered equivalent to the busy lives of the bourgeoisie, and this premier vacation made and was made by the bourgeoisie.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1: Baths and Curing in the Old Regime 2: Producing Leisure: Economics, Class Formation, and the Sejour for Sale 3: Respectability Emplaced 4: Medicine and the Rhythming of Bourgeois Rest 5: Social Benefits of Spa Consumption Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index
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MO - University of Illinois Press Rooting for the Home Team
Book SynopsisExamines how various American communities create and maintain a sense of collective identity through sports.Trade ReviewCo-winner, North American Society for Sport History Book Award, Anthology, 2014. "This collection points to some of the ways to rewrite sport's meanings and shows how and why doing so matters, academically, emotionally, and as part of the politics of the everyday beyond the commodified, commercialized and financial worlds of late capitalist sport-as-culture-industry."--Sport in History "This fine anthology shows the confluence of sport, identity, and community in a variety of settings. Outstanding essays by skilled writers."--Ronald A. Smith, author of Pay for Play: A History of Big-Time College Athletic Reform"These accessible, illustrative essays—written by scholars of sport studies, American studies, and history—are stories about teams and times, voice and victories, pride and privilege. In sum, the book emphasizes the functional aspects of sports—the fact that through sports people feel connected to one another. Recommended."--Choice"The book offers unexpected insight into how sports communities are used to shore up a mythologized American past."--Journal of Sport HistoryTable of ContentsContributors: Amy Bass, Susan Cahn, Mark Dyreson, Michael Ezra, Elliott J. Gorn, Christopher Lamberti, Allison Lauterbach, Catherine M. Lewis, Shelley Lucas, Daniel A. Nathan, Michael Oriard, Carlo Rotella, Jaime Schultz, Mike Tanier, David K. Wiggins, and David W. Zang.
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Little Brown and Company Raise a Fist Take a Knee Race and the Illusion
Book SynopsisBased on dozens of shocking interviews with some of the most influential names in sports, this is the urgent and revelatory examination of racial inequality in professional athletics America has been waiting for.Commentators, coaches, and fans alike have long touted the diverse rosters of leagues like the NFL and MLB as sterling examples of a post-racial America. Yet decades after Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists in a display of Black power and pride, and years after Colin Kaepernick shocked the world by kneeling for the national anthem, the role Black athletes and coaches are expected to perform—both on and off the field—still can be determined as much by stereotype and old-fashion ideology as ability and performance.Whether it’s the pre-game moments of resistance, the lack of diversity among coaching and managerial staff, or the consistent undervaluation of Black quarterbacks, racial politics impact every aspect of every
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Random House USA Inc Fathers Daughters Sports Featuring Jim Craig
Book SynopsisAn inspiring anthology of sports short stories for any father, daughter or parentThank heavens for Title IX. That dusty piece of 1970s legislation not only made an entire generation of American women fitter and stronger and more self-confident, but it also gave fathers throughout the country a greater opportunity to bond with their daughters. The evidence fills the covers of this collection of essays by a stellar roster of sports journalists, champion athletes, and celebrated writers. In the Introduction, basketball star Rebecca Lobo recalls how her dad’s advice continued to ring in her ears long after she last played hoops with him on the gravel driveway of their Massachusetts home. Sportswriting legend Dan Shaughnessy celebrates his daughters’ eye-opening softball exploits. Chris Evert recounts how her tennis coach father, Jimmy, taught her coolness under fire. Bill Simmons proudly bequeaths his love of the NBA to his preschool-aged daughter. Doris
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Penguin Putnam Inc The Barcelona Complex
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Random House Publishing Group Stugotzs Personal Record Book
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Human Kinetics Publishers Sport and Public Policy
Book SynopsisSport and Public Policy: Social, Political, and Economic Perspectives is the only text that examines some of the most compelling policy issues affecting the sports world from an interdisciplinary perspective—including economics, history, urban planning, not-for-profit administration, public health communications, political science, and philosophy. Table of ContentsPart I. The Structure of Professional Sports Chapter 1.Cooperation Amidst Competition: The Nature of Sport Leagues Nathaniel Sampson and Gerard C.S. Mildner Why League Cooperation Is Necessary Downside of Cooperation Organized Baseball: Evolution of a Cartel Antitrust Law Interpretations and Baseball Antitrust and Other Leagues: Are All Sports Equal? Effect of Public Policy on the Balance of Power Future Trends Conclusion Chapter 2. Beyond the Major Leagues: Lessons from the Organization of International Sports Gerard C.S. Mildner Organization of Soccer, the World Sport Women’s Soccer: The Trial of a Single-Entity League Rugby: The Contest over Professionalism, Nations, and Clubs Cricket: The Broadcaster’s Leagues Lessons for American Sports Future Trends Conclusion Chapter 3. Why Professional Athletes Make So Much Money Zenon X. Zygmont The NHL’s Missing Season Wage Determination in Professional Sports Free Agency Evaluating Player Productivity Is it Possible to Pay too Much? Future TrendsConclusion Part II. Professional Sports, Cities, and Public Finance Chapter 4. Economic Impact of Sport Stadiums, Teams and Events Charles A. Santo Public Cost of Big-Time Sports Economic Magnitude of Sports in Perspective Promoting Sport Investment Through Economic Impact Analysis Sources of Exaggeration in Economic Impact Analysis Ex Post Facto Empirical Evaluations Policy Implications on Predicted Economic Impacts Conclusion Chapter 5. Cities, Stadiums, and Subsidies: Why Cities Spend So Much on Sports Charles A. Santo Evolution of Major League Sport Facility Development Political Economy of Sport Facility Development Importance of Consumption Benefits Future Trends Conclusion Chapter 6. Community Ownership of Professional Sport Teams and the Role of Social Entrepreneurship Dorothy Norris-Tirrell and Susan Tomlinson Schmidt Identifying Community Ownership Alternatives Using the Nonprofit-Charitable Purpose Structure: The Memphis Redbirds Baseball Foundation Future Trends Conclusion Part III. Amateur Athletics, Participation, and Public Health Chapter 7.Influences of Urban Form on Physical Activity Jennifer Dill and Lynn Weigand Importance and Decline of Physical Activity in the United States How Urban Growth Has Made Us Less Active Public Policies to Increase Physical Activity Do These Strategies Work? Future Trends Conclusion Chapter 8. MLB’s Mixed Messages: African American Participation in Baseball David C. Ogden Myth and Semiotics Analyzing MLB’s Messages Moving from Political Speech to Myth Challenging Myth Policy Implications for Myth Making Future Trends Conclusion Chapter 9.Contradictions and Conflicts: Ethical Dilemmas Inherent in Big-Time College Sports Richard Southall, Mark S. Nagel, John Amis,and Crystal Southall College Sports Today National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Corporatization in College Sports Institutional Logics Case Study: 2006 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Broadcasts Future Trends Conclusion Chapter 10. Sport, Doping, and Public Policy Bryan E. Denham Mediated Doping Representations and the Formation of Public Policy Sporting Competition and the Formation of Regulatory Bodies Media Representations, Government Hearings, and Public Policy in the 21st Century Future Trends Conclusion Part IV. Sports and Globalization Chapter 11. Political Economy of the Olympic Games Gregory Andranovich, Matthew J. Burbank, and Charles H. Heying Globalization, the New Economy, and Political Economy Political Economy and the Olympic Games Los Angeles: The Market Matters Most Atlanta: The State Matters Most Mexico City: Civil Society Matters Most Future Trends Conclusion Chapter 12. American Baseball and the Global Labor Market: Resistance and Hegemony in the Caribbean Charles A. Santo Globalization of American Professional Baseball Shared History and Parallel Development of Caribbean Baseball Dominican Dependency, Underdevelopment, and Exploitation Cuban Nationalism and Resistance Movement Along the Spectrum Future Trends Conclusion Chapter 13. Expanding Global Consumer Market for American Sports: The World Baseball Classic Mark S. Nagel, Matt T. Brown, Dan A. Rascher, and Chad D. McEvoy Baseball’s Worldwide Development The Consumption of MLB in the United States The Creation of the World Baseball Classic World Baseball Classic Revenue Sources Future TrendsConclusion
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McClelland & Stewart Inc. The Battle of Alberta The Historic Rivalry
Book SynopsisAn up-close look at the rivalry between the Calgary Flames and the Edmonton Oilers, told from the perspective of those that were there. Sports writer and on-air personality Mark Spector pays tribute to the province's hockey heyday with a unique blend of humour and homage. I hated every single guy on the Oilers, 'cause they all hated me. --Tim Hunter, the Calgary Flames In the 1980s, the province of Alberta was home to the two best hockey teams in the NHL. Aptly dubbed Death Valley due to the sheer talent and ability of its players, the province not only begat rivalry with other NHL teams, but also sparked fierce competition within its own borders. Thus began The Battle of Alberta, the historic struggle between the Edmonton Oilers and the Calgary Flames. In The Battle of Alberta, veteran sports journalist Mark Spector presents homage to Albertan hockey, and the tw
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The University Press of Kentucky We Will Win The Day
Book SynopsisExamines the history of black activist athletes.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Democracy in Action White Allies The Press and the People Deep Down in Dixie The Ban and the Banner African American Athletes and Activism The Revolt of the Black Athlete Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index About the Author
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Rutgers University Press SportsWorld An American Dreamland
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Robert Lipsyte is one of the most significant sports journalists of my lifetime. SportsWorld features the insight, prescience, social conscience, and willingness to break from the pack that set Lipsyte apart." -- Bob Costas"Robert Lipsyte is our best guide to the dramatic, wondrous, and ultimately all-absorbing culture of American sports. Brilliantly written and sharply articulated, this classic text is an insightful and important journey into the heart of American sports and by extension, American society." -- Gay Talese * bestselling author and journalist *"Bob Lipsyte's underappreciated masterpiece. Ahead of its time in every way. Nothing less than the most important sports book ever written." -- Dave Zirin * Sports Editor, The Nation *“An incisive, intelligent, beautifully written book.” * Newsday *“Mr. Lipsyte is a brilliant writer. He can turn a phrase as effortlessly as Earl the Pearl spinning, faking left, then right, to sink a fallaway jumper. He is as erudite in his references . . . as Bill Bradley. He is a phrase maker and a wit.” -- Anatole Broyard * The New York Times * “You will never look at a sports event in quite the same way again.” -- Paul D. Zimmerman * Newsweek *"It is in that other thing, the simple and wonderful act of playing, that Lipsyte, despite his withering analysis of the country’s sports obsession, finds hope: 'Yet for all the cynicism and oppression and betrayal, the rhythms of sport, the sensations, and the emotions, are often the most intense and pleasurable ever experienced.'" * New Yorker *"Tomgram: Robert Lipsyte, Trump's War on Black Jocks" by Robert Lipsyte, mention of book * TomDispatch *"I'd like to believe that all of us, even overserved, media-saturated fans, are more willing to follow Lipsyte's example in believing that 'sports matters event if there is something the matter with sports.'" * Bookforum *"A very readable book!" * Idrottsforum *"What We Can Learn From Sports Fandom’s Moral Drift," by Robert Lipsyte * The Nation *Table of ContentsContents Introduction to the 2017 Edition Introduction to the Original Edition Chapter 1. Welcome to SportsWorld Chapter 2. Please Rise for Our National Pastime Chapter 3. Sport of the Sixties: Instant Replay ... Replay ... Replay ... Chapter 4. The Heavyweight Crown Prince of the World Chapter 5. Sport of the Seventies: Sly, Midnight Moves Chapter 6. The Rack Page Chapter 7. The Body Biz Chapter 8. Designated Heroes, Ranking Gods, All-Star Holy Persons Chapter 9. The Last American Dream Index
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British Museum Press Perfect Bodies
Book SynopsisBy presenting rigorous situated histories of changing training regimen in different cultures, this collection of papers collectively challenge orthodox notions of the perfect body and its pursuit. The introductory essay by the editor compares and contrasts the different methods and ideals.
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MP-OSU Oregon State Universi Canyon Mountain Cloud Absence and Longing in
Book SynopsisPart memoir, part scholarly exploration of the psychological and societal dimensions of ""place-creation"", Canyon, Mountain, Cloud details the author's experience working and living in several American parks and protected areas.
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MP-MTB University of Manitoba Press Undressed Toronto From the Swimming Hole to Sunnyside How a City Learned to Love the Beach 18501935
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Sport in Industrial America 18501920
Book SynopsisSport in Industrial America, 1850-1920 presents the second edition of Stephen A. Riess's well-loved synthesis of the development of sport during one of the most transformational times in the nation's history. New edition maintains the book's acclaimed level of research, analysis, and readability Explores topics including urbanization, ethnicity, class, sport in educational institutions, women in sport, and sport's role in manifesting city, regional, and national pride. Includes an entirely new chapter on the globalization of American sport Includes a new bank of photographs and images. Features a newly revised and updated Bibliographical Essay Trade Review“Sport in Industrial America could serve well as a textbook for sport studies or a supplement for courses in US history for the period the book covers. Summing Up: Recommended. General readers, upper-division undergraduate students, graduate students, and research faculty.” (Choice, 1 September 2013)Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 CHAPTER ONE: Urbanization, the Technological Revolution, and the Rise of Sport 13 Urban Reform and the Ideology of Sport 16 Sport and Urban Space 22 Sport and the Promotion of Public Pride 28 The Technological Revolution and the Rise of Sport 30 Sport and the Communications Revolution 30 Sport and the Transportation Revolution 35 Lights, Camera, Action 38 Technological Innovations and Sports Equipment 39 Conclusion 44 CHAPTER TWO: Sport and Class 45 Sport and the American Elite 47 The Elite Sports Club 50 Thoroughbred Racing and the Jockey Clubs 51 The Athletic Club 53 Women and the Elite Sports Clubs 56 The Country Club 57 Sport and the Middle Class 59 Middle-Class Sports Clubs 63 Middle-Class Women 67 Working-Class Sport 70 The Working-Class Saloon 75 Track-and-Field 77 Blue-Collar Baseball 79 Industrial Sport 81 Working-Class Women’s Sport 84 Conclusion 85 CHAPTER THREE: Sport, Ethnicity, and Race 87 The Old Immigrants 88 British Americans 88 Irish Americans 90 German Americans 99 The New Immigrants 103 Jewish Americans 105 Native Americans 112 African Americans 114 Asian Americans 122 Conclusion 123 CHAPTER FOUR: Sport and the Educational Process 125 Sport and Higher Education 126 Men’s Intercollegiate Athletics 126 Football: The Big Game 129 The Football Crisis of 1905–1906 and the Rise of the NCAA 137 Women’s Collegiate Athletics 141 Secondary School Sport 144 Adult-Directed Youth Sport 147 Conclusion 152 CHAPTER FIVE: Baseball and the Rise of Professional Sport 153 Thoroughbred Racing 159 The Racetracks 159 Reformers Close the Tracks 162 Professional Baseball 166 The Rise of the National League 168 Baseball in the Early Twentieth Century 175 The Ballparks 181 The Ballplayers 186 The Game in the Dead Ball Era 186 The Black Sox Scandal 189 Conclusion 192 CHAPTER SIX: American Sport in the International Arena 195 The Cultural Diffusion of Sport 196 Sports and the Borderlands 198 The Baseball Tours 201 Hawaii 205 China 206 Japan 208 The Philippines and American Imperialism 212 American Sport in the Caribbean 215 Cuba 215 The United States and the Olympic Games 219 The 1900 and 1904 Olympics and the Intercalated Games of 1906 221 The London Olympics of 1908 227 The 1912 Olympics at Stockholm 228 The Inter-Allied Games and the 1920 Olympics 230 Conclusion 231 Bibliographical Essay 234 Index 273 Photographs follow pages 44 and 194
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Mariner Books Sprawlball
Book SynopsisFrom the leading expert in the exploding field of basketball analytics, a stunning infographic decoding of the modern NBA: who shoots where, how well, and why. Says Nate Silver: If you want to understand how the modern NBA came to be, you'll need to read this book. The field of basketball analytics has leaped into overdrive thanks to Kirk Goldsberry, whose spatial and visual analyses of players, teams, and positions have helped us all understand who really is the most valuable player at any position. SprawlBall combines stunning visuals, in-depth analysis, behind-the-scenes stories, and gee-whiz facts to chart a modern revolution. Since the introduction of the three-point line, the game has changed drastically, with players like Steph Curry and James Harden leading the charge. In chapters like The Geography of the NBA, The Interior Minister (LeBron James), The Evolution of Steph Curry, and The Investor (James Harden), Goldsberry explains why today's on-court p
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Johns Hopkins University Press From Playgrounds to PlayStation
Book SynopsisAlong the way, he shows readers how technology enables the forms, equipment, and devices of play to evolve constantly, both reflecting consumer choices and driving innovators and manufacturers to promote toys that involve entirely new kinds of play-from LEGOs and skateboards to beading kits and videogames.Trade ReviewAn engaging social history of play... Pursell's text helps inform readers how capitalist structures focus as much on leisure as they do work or politics to cement their structures in US culture. Choice [From Playgrounds to PlayStation] is a fascinating read, and the mixture of facts, anecdotes, quotes, and other sources of research makes it quite an impressive work. PsycCRITIQUES Pursell's account is masterful in its ability to draw a wide range of cultural sources, sometimes from unexpected quarters, into a unified yet nuanced historical narrative. Journal of American History A most engaging read...one that no scholar or layperson interested in the parallel development and interplay of technology and leisure activities can ignore without missing out on a significant contribution. Australasian Journal of American Studies ... The real strength of this book is his striking detail in analyzing the technologies that have shaped play, especially his frequent and imaginative use of sources like patent records and advertising, too often neglected in histories of play and leisure. Journal of the History of Childhood and YouthTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Toys for Girls and Boys2. The Safe and Rational Playground3. From Pleasure Gardens to Fun Factories4. The Hobbyist5. Games and Sports6. Extreme and (Sometimes) Impolite Sports7. Electronic GamesConclusionNotesSuggestions for Further ReadingIndex
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Sagamore Publishing Pastimes: The Context of Contemporary Leisure
Book SynopsisThis sixth edition reflects almost 40 years of scholarship as well as professional and personal practice in recreation, parks, and tourism. The text has become one of the most widely adopted titles in university courses worldwide. In this new edition of the book, the phenomenon of leisure is presented through new research findings and contemporary societal dilemmas to suggest that leisure is one of the most interesting, relevant, and exciting subjects of study today. The book reflects a wide range of material from the disciplines of leisure studies, sociology, psychology, economics, political science, anthropology, geography, the humanities, and media and cultural studies. Indeed, more than a textbook, this is very much a point of view. Leisure is presented as a human phenomenon that is individual and collective, vital and frivolous, historical and contemporary, factual and subjective, and good and bad. As a learning tool, this sixth edition teaches more. It contains updated and new illustrations of concepts through field-based cases, biographical features, exploratory activities, and research studies. In the first part, leisure is defined as a condition of humanity. Its meanings are traced through the humanities and history, as well as in todays connotations. The benefits of leisure are presented, ranging from freedom to pleasure to risk to spirituality, and leisures benefit to healthful well-being is demonstrated. As well, part one of the text presents theories for explaining leisure behavior. Part Two discusses leisure as a cultural mirror -- its societal context. Chapters include leisure and anthropology, geography, technology, popular culture, and taboo recreation. Finally, in Part Three, the functional side of leisure is explored in terms of its instrumental relationship to work, money, time, and equity. Leisure systems of public, private, and commercial sponsorship are described to confirm leisures utility. Instructor resources and a website for student resources available.
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Penguin Putnam Inc The Ball is Round: A Global History of Soccer
Book SynopsisThe definitive book about soccer, from the author of The Games: A Global History of the Olympics. There may be no cultural practice more global than soccer. Rites of birth and marriage are infinitely diverse, but the rules of soccer are universal. No world religion can match its geographical scope. The single greatest simultaneous human collective experience is the World Cup final. In this extraordinary tour de force, David Goldblatt tells the full story of soccer's rise from chaotic folk ritual to the world's most popular sport-now poised to fully establish itself in the USA. Already celebrated internationally, The Ball Is Round illuminates soccer's role in the political and social histories of modern societies, but never loses sight of the beauty, joy, and excitement of the game itself.
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Triumph Books Two Minute Warning: How Concussions, Crime, and
Book SynopsisA look into the growing threats to the popularity of the NFL and what the league can do to avoid collapse The National Football League, despite its massive success and unprecedented earning power, is at its most pivotal moment since the AFL–NFL merger four decades ago. With public awareness of the issues plaguing the NFL—from domestic violence, drug use, and health of the players to oversaturation—there is a possibility that football as we know it could vanish in the very near future. In Two Minute Warning, author Mike Freeman, who has covered the league for almost three decades, looks at all the factors that could cause the league, as we know it, to collapse in on itself. Freeman has interviewed top NFL athletes, coaches, and executives as well as economists and scientists to paint this complete portrait of the league today—and lay out the steps it can take to move into the future.
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Triumph Books How Football Explains America
Book SynopsisESPN's Sal Paolantonio explores just how crucial football is to understanding the American psyche Using some of the most prominent voices in pro sports and cultural and media criticism, How Football Explains America is a fascinating, first-of-its-kind journey through the making of America's most complex, intriguing, and popular game. It tackles varying American themes—from Manifest Destiny to "fourth and one"—as it answers the age-old question, “Why does America love football so much?” An unabashedly celebratory explanation of America's love affair with the game and the men who make it possible, this work sheds light on how the pioneers and cowboys helped create a game that resembled their march across the continent. It explores why rugby and soccer don't excite the American male like football does and how the game's rules are continually changing to enhance the dramatic action and create a better narrative. It also investigates the eternal appeal of the heroic quarterback position, the sport's rich military lineage, and how the burgeoning medium of television identified and exploited the NFL's great characters. It is a must read for anyone interested in more fully understanding not only the game but also the nation in which it thrives. Updated throughout and with a new introduction, this edition brings How Football Explains America to paperback for the first time.
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Triumph Books Unwritten: Bat Flips, the Fun Police, and
Book SynopsisDon't bunt in a blowout. Don't pimp your home runs. Act like you've been here before. In Unwritten: Bat Flips, the Fun Police, and Baseball's New Future, national baseball writer Danny Knobler dives deep beyond the brushbacks and brawls to examine shifting attitudes towards Major League Baseball's once-sacred player codes. What emerges in the process is a much larger story, one of a more youthful, more exuberant, more diverse game in the midst of a fascinating culture clash. Featuring countless interviews with some of baseball's biggest names, including current and former major-league players, coaches, scouts, and journalists, Unwritten is a revealing, thoroughly of-the-moment portrait of a sport grappling with the loaded question of what it means to play the game the right way. Fans will not want to miss these varied, inside perspectives on America's pastime marching into the future.
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Triumph Books The New Ballgame: The Not-So-Hidden Forces
Book SynopsisWatching a game of baseball today means witnessing phenomena that would have been novel, if not completely unheard of, not so long ago. Starting pitchers sling 100 mile-per-hour heat for just four or five innings before departing; third basemen often station themselves much closer to second (to say nothing of the shortstop's whereabouts); home runs and strikeouts dominate at-bats; all while the length of contest tips toward the four-hour mark. There's no getting around it: the game looks different now. And as Major League Baseball scrambles with rule changes, equipment modifications, labor negotiations, and more, fans are left grasping for the true essence of this beloved pastime among the moving pieces. In The New Ballgame, Russell Carleton (The Shift) deftly identifies and examines the many levers and inflection points that have shaped the game into what we see on the field today. Through a singular blend of statistical analysis, history, and cognitive science, readers will trace the rapid evolution of the modern game while contemplating the sport in an entirely new way. Blending incisive research with affable storytelling, Russell Carleton delivers a kaleidoscopic view on modern baseball in this welcome, revelatory work.
£24.26
Triumph Books Game Misconduct: Hockey's Toxic Culture and How
Book SynopsisThose who have been lured by the sound of skate blades slicing into fresh ice, by the incomparable speed, split-second decisions, and everything-or-nothing attitude of the game know that hockey can seem like its own world. It's all-consuming and exhilarating, boasting its own language and complex morality code. Yet in another light, that tight community can turn insular; the values of teamwork and humility can manifest as collective silence in the face of abuse and discrimination, issues which have been brought to the forefront of the sport as many share their stories for the first time. In Game Misconduct, reporters Evan Moore and Jashvina Shah reveal hockey's toxic undercurrent which has permeated the sport throughout the junior, college, and professional levels. They address the topic with a level of passion that comes from being rabid hockey fans themselves, and from experiencing its exclusivity first-hand. With a sensitive yet incisive approach, this necessary book lays bare the issues of racism, homophobia, xenophobia, bullying, sexism, and violence on and off the ice. Readers will learn about notable players and activists fighting for transformation as well as those beyond the spotlight who are nonetheless deeply affected by hockey's culture of inaction. Both a reckoning and a roadmap, Game Misconduct is an essential read for modern hockey fans, showing the truth of the sport's past and present while offering the tools to fight for a better future.
£16.10
Triumph Books Tough Guys
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Triumph Books (IL) Surviving Soccer
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Triumph Books (IL) Black Aces
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Triumph Books (IL) Forward Progress
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£22.32
Amplify Publishing Protect the Joy A Positive Collaborative Approach
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£23.38
University of Arkansas Press Gridiron Gourmet: Gender and Food at the Football
Book SynopsisOn football weekends in the United States, thousands of fans gather in the parking lots outside of stadiums, where they park their trucks, let down the gates, and begin a pregame ritual of drinking and grilling. Tailgating, which began in the early 1900s as a quaint picnic lunch outside of the stadium, has evolved into a massive public social event with complex menus, extravagant creative fare, and state-of-art grilling equipment. Unlike traditional notions of the home kitchen, the blacktop is a highly masculine culinary environment in which men and the food they cook are often the star attractions.Gridiron Gourmet examines tailgating as shown in television, film, advertising, and cookbooks, and takes a close look at the experiences of those tailgaters who are as serious about their brisket as they are about cheering on their favorite team, demonstrating how and why the gendered performances on the football field are often matched by the intensity of the masculine displays in front of grills, smokers, and deep fryers.
£40.80
Belt Publishing Rethinking Fandom: How to Beat the
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