Sports and outdoor recreation Books

Book SynopsisA fun, intelligent, and useful guide to understanding the nuanced language of soccer Every week, year-round, legions of devoted soccer fans across the country rise at the crack of dawn or quietly sneak out of work to watch their favorite teams play across the pond—complete with a soundtrack of two cheeky Englishmen spouting a stream of trite phrases and curious words that make maddeningly little sense. They’ll chat about flying teacups and cultured left feet, or point out a player who’s jinking through the corridor of uncertainty, hoping to bag one with aplomb. Confused? Many Brits are, too.In Football Clichés, London-based soccer writer Adam Hurrey amusingly translates the idioms of the sport, from the quaint to the ridiculous. Here you’ll find words for parts of the field and parts of the body; for ways to score a goal and ways to run, walk, or fake an injury. You’ll learn to read the shifting moods of fans at a soccer ma

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis compilation is a welcome addition to a long and growing list of such handbooks to focus on sport and society. * Richard Giulianotti, Loughborough University, idrottsforum.org *Table of ContentsAbout the Editor About the Contributors Foreword Jay Coakley Introduction 1. Sport, Society, and Scholarly Inquiry Lawrence A. Wenner Part I. Society and Values 2. Sport, Values, and Character Sigmund Loland 3. Sport, Ideology, and Power Ben Carrington 4. Sport, Policy, and Politics Michael P. Sam 5. Sport, Nationalism, and National Identities Alan Bairner and Peizi Han 6. Sport, Diplomacy, and Rapprochement Stuart Murray 7. Sport, Militarism, and Signification Michael L. Butterworth 8. Sport, Law, and Ethics Adam Epstein 9. Sport, Religion, and Beliefs Andrew Parker and Nick J. Watson Part II. Enterprise and Capital 10. Sport, Globalization, and Glocalization Adam S. Beissel and David L. Andrews 11. Sport, Spectacle, and Mega-Events John Horne 12. Sport, Olympic Ideals, and Realities Alan Tomlinson 13. Sport, Corruption, and Fraud Lisa A. Kihl and Catherine Ordway 14. Sport, Cities, and Communities Daniel S. Mason 15. Sport, the Environment, and Geopolitics Toby Miller 16. Sport, Leadership, and Social Responsibility Emily S. Sparvero and Laurence Chalip 17. Sport, Economics, and Finance Bill Gerrard 18. Sport, Marketing, and Consumer Culture T. Bettina Cornwell 19. Sport, Tourism, and Social Impacts Heather J. Gibson and Sheranne Fairley Part III. Participation and Cultures 20. Sport, Health, and Well-Being Parissa Safai 21. Sport, Aggressive Play, and Violence Kevin Young 22. Sport, Injury and Medical Intervention Dominic Malcolm and Emma Pullen 23. Sport, Science, and Technology Mary G. McDonald and Jennifer J. Sterling 24. Sport, Drugs, and Doping Paul Dimeo and April Henning 25. Sport, Alcohol, and Ritual Catherine Palmer 26, Sport, Coaching, and Performance Jim Denison and Zoë Avner 27. Sport, Emotion, and Engagement Paul A. Potrac, Brian T. Gearity, Adam J. Nichol, and Edward T. Hall 28. Sport, Child Maltreatment, and Sexual Violence Michael J. Hartill 29. Sport, Scandals, and Social Morality David Rowe and Catherine Palmer 30. Sport, Social Movements, and Athlete Activism Douglas Hartmann 31. Sport, Animals, and Humans Michael Atkinson and Kass Gibson Part IV. Lifespan and Careers 32. Sport, Children, and Socialization Ken Green, Sharon Wheeler, and Patrick Foss Johansen 33. Sport, Youth, and Elite Development Andy Smith 34. Sport, Education, and Opportunity Richard Bailey and Iva Glibo 35. Sport, Social Mobility, and Elite Athletes Ramón Spaaij and Suzanne Ryder 36. Sport, Labor, and Migration Gyozo Molnár 37. Sport, Athletic Careers, and Retirement Martin Roderick and Lauren M. Kamperman 38. Sport, Aging, and Adaptation Elizabeth C.J. Pike, Elspeth J. Mathie, and Daniel D. Buckley 39. Sport, Lifestyle, and Alternate Pathways Holly Thorpe and Guillaume Dumont Part V. Inclusion and Exclusion 40. Sport, Social Inclusion, and Development Emma Sherry and Katherine Raw 41. Sport, Social Exclusion, and Discrimination Ruth Jeanes and Ryan Lucas 42. Sport, Race, and Ethnicity Daryl Adair 43. Sport, Indigeneity, and Native Identities Tara Keegan and Jennifer Guiliano 44. Sport, Bodily Ideals, and Obesity Pirkko Markula 45. Sport, Disability, and Inclusion Ian Brittain and Matej Christiaens 46. Sport, Masculinities, and Heteronormativity Rory Magrath and Eric Anderson 47. Sport, Femininities, and Heteronormativity Cheryl Cooky 48. Sport, Transgender Athletes, and Non-Binary Experience Travers Part VI. Spectator Engagement and Media 49. Sport, Heroes, and Celebrities Barry Smart 50. Sport, Spectatorship, and Fandom Kevin Dixon 51. Sport, Fan Violence, and Hooliganism John Williams 52. Sport, Gambling, and Match-Fixing Minhyeok Tak 53. Sport, Journalism, and Social Reproduction David Rowe and Raymond Boyle 54. Sport, Television, and Structuration Andrew C. Billings and Nicholas R. Buzzelli 55. Sport, Film, and the Cultural Imaginary Seán Crosson 56. Sport, Advertising, and Promotional Culture Steven J. Jackson 57. Sport, Digital Media, and Social Media Jimmy Sanderson

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Book SynopsisContends that the ideas of Plato, Aristotle, and Plotinus shed important light on issues - such as the pursuit of excellence, the concept of play, and the power of accepting physical limitations while also improving one's body - that remain just as relevant in our sports-obsessed age as they were in ancient Greece.Trade Review"Contemporary Athletics and Ancient Greek Ideals is an original, fascinating, and well-argued book. It is written with great clarity. The ease with which Daniel Dombrowski is able to move between the elucidation of ancient Greek ideals and the context of twenty-first-century sports is very impressive." - Michael McNamee, Swansea University"

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Book SynopsisFrom jazz fantasy camp to running a movie studio; from a fight between an old guy and a fat guy to a fear of clowns, this book delivers two dozen essays that revolve around the themes and obsessions that have characterized Rotella's writing from the start: boxing, music, writers, and cities.Trade Review"Carlo Rotella is an old-fashioned journalist in the best sense of the term: he doesn't just visit the people and places he writes about, he inhabits them. His articles and essays are models of empathy and understanding. And because he is a man who appreciates craft - the craft of boxers, fencers, musicians, and clowns - his own work always strikes the right celebratory note, the one that ends with just the slightest inflection of melancholy - which, unparadoxically, is what makes his work a pleasure to read." (Arthur Krystal)"

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Book SynopsisFaster, higher, stronger, said Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the Modern Olympic Games. And since 1896, whenever each Olympiad has convened, that motto has been realized. This book argues that the pressure exerted upon athletes for faster, higher, stronger performances has dehumanized the athlete.

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Book SynopsisFrom Greek athletic competitions to the cult of body-building at Gold's Gym, this text examines literature, art, television, and movies to uncover a vast array of evidence that cultures across the ages have reflected at length, in celebration and censure, on the erotic nature of sports.

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Book SynopsisProvides strategies for incorporating sports into any US history curriculum. Drawing on their own classroom experiences, the authors suggest creative ways to use sports as a lens to examine a broad range of historical subjects, including Puritan culture, the rise of Jim Crow, the Cold War, the civil rights movement, and the women’s movement.Table of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: Using Sports History to Teach American History Brad Austin and Pamela Grundy Part One: Modernization and Globalization Organized, Team, Sport: Teaching a Powerful American Idea Marc Horger Teaching Sports Scandals Chris Elzey “Ambassadors in Short Pants”: Sport and the Cold Warriors Rita Liberti The Shifting Geography of Professional Sports Brad Austin The Globalization of American Sport Lars Dzikus and Adam Love Part Two: Gender and Sexuality Issues of Sexuality in Sport Sarah K. Fields The Shaping of “Women’s Sport” Pamela Grundy Teaching Sports and Women’s History through “The Babe” Susan E. Cayleff Black Women Face Obstacles and Opportunities Pamela Grundy and Rita Liberti Title IX: Contested Terrain Bobbi A. Knapp Part Three: Race and Ethnicity Jim Crow at Play Pamela Grundy Race and Rebellion in the Progressive Era Matthew Andrews Teaching Black College Athletics: Challenges and Opportunities Derrick E. White Sports, Civil Rights, and Black Power Lauren Morimoto Diverse Experiences of Latino/a Athletes and Their Role in U.S. Sport History Jorge Iber What’s in a Name? Teaching the History of American Indian Mascots Andrew Frank Part Four: Case Studies Colonial Sporting Cultures Brad Austin Baseball and American Exceptionalism Leslie Heaphy NASCAR 101: Moonshine, Fast Cars, and Southern Working-Class Agency Daniel Pierce The Political Olympics Derek Charles Catsam Lights, Camera, Action: Teaching American Sport through Film Ron Briley Resources and Suggestions Brad Austin and Pamela Grundy Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisThis is a succinct and comprehensive account of the contemporary sociology of sport. It starts by tracing the key âmomentsâ in the transition from pre-modern to modern sport, giving detailed accounts of the athletic competition in the ancient games at Olympia; the genesis of modern track-and-field athletics in nineteenth-century England; and the reconstruction by de Coubertin and unfolding of the Olympic movement through the twentieth century. The second section analyses features of sport in detail: The links between exercise, sport and health, including a look at growing rates of obesity and of the role of drug use in society and sport The hyper-commodification of football in the 1990s Representations of sport in the media Sports iconography, with sociological portraits of Muhammad Ali and David Beckham The re-emergence of violence in sport The third section critically analyses the various theoretical approaches adopted by sociologists, anTable of ContentsSeries Editor’s Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Part One: History and Sport Chapter 1: The Ancient Games Chapter 2: The Genesis of Modern Sport Chapter 3: The Modern Olympiads Part Two: Features of Contemporary Sport Chapter 4: Exercise, Sport and Health Chapter 5: Sport and Violence: A “De-Civilizing Spurt”? Chapter 6: The Colonialization and Mediation of Sport Part Three: Social Theory and Sport Chapter 7: Sociological Perspectives on Sport Chapter 8: Towards a Critical Sociology of Sport References Index

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Book SynopsisHenry Blofeld singles out the most exciting and entertaining cricketers of all time in his irrepressibly enthusiastic book.Trade ReviewIt confirms his encyclopaedic knowledge of the game from Alfred Mynn to Michael Vaughan * Daily Mail *

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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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Functional Anatomy for Sport and Exercise: A Quick A-to-Z Reference is the most user-friendly and accessible available reference to human musculoskeletal anatomy in its moving, active context. Fully updated and revised, the second edition features more illustrations to enhance student learning and an expanded hot topics section to highlight key areas of research in sport and exercise.An accessible format makes it easy for students to locate clear, concise explanations and descriptions of anatomical structures, human movement terms and key concepts. Covering all major anatomical areas, the book includes: an A-to-Z guide to anatomical terms and concepts, from the head to the foot clear and detailed colour illustrations cross-referenced entries throughout hot topics discussed in more detail in sports examples discussed in more detail full references and suggested further reading This book

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Book SynopsisThis book provides an overview of ninety key concepts which often trouble those who are new to researching within the social sciences. It covers theories of knowledge, methodologies and methods. Each entry offers a definition of a concept, shows how researchers have used that concept in their research and discusses difficulties that the concept presents. The book supports those undertaking their own social research projects by providing detailed critical commentary on key concepts in a particularly accessible way.In exploring these concepts, a wide range of research reports across many different fields are described. These include not only classic accounts, but also a broad selection of recent studies, some written by new researchers. The book will be useful for higher-education students carrying out projects within social science faculties at the end of their first degree or during a master''s programme, though it will also be helpful for those undertaking doctoral reseTable of ContentsList of key concepts Preface THE KEY CONCEPTS Short bites

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Book SynopsisIt is now widely acknowledged that play is central to our lives. As a phenomenon, play poses important questions of reality, subjectivity, competition, inclusion and exclusion. This international collection is the third in a series of books (including The Philosophy of Play and Philosophical Perspectives on Play) that aims to build paradigmatic bridges between scholars of philosophy and scholars of play. Divided into four sections (Play as Life, Play as Games, Play as Art and Play as Politics), this book sheds new light on the significance of play for both children and adults in a variety of cultural settings. Its chapters encompass a range of philosophical areas of enquiry such as metaphysics, aesthetics and ethics, and the spectrum of topics explored includes games, jokes, sport and our social relationship with the Internet. With contributions from established and emerging scholars from around the world, The Philosophy of Play as Life is fascinating reading for all those with an interest in playwork, the ethics and philosophy of sport, childhood studies or the philosophy of education. Trade Review"I am sure that many other scholars and practitioners of play may be enchanted by reading here and there in this much welcome and highly commendable, and recommendable, work of play and play of work. The Philosophy at Play conference organizers and book editors, Emily Ryall, Wendy Russell, and Malcolm Maclean deserve high praise in deed for their great efforts in reviving play." – Ejgil Jespersen, Jozef Pilsudski University of Physical Education, idrottsforum.orgTable of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: Play as Life 1. Bringing Play to Life and Life to Play: A Vitalist Line of Enquiry 2. Play as Portal to Awakening in the Blithesome Wanderings of Chuang Tzu 3. Life-as-play from East to West: A Comparative Analysis of Play in Aurobindo and Schlick 4. Playing in the Web: New Babylon and the Internet Part 2: Play as Games 5. Five Millennia of Player Practices 6. On the Relationship Between Philosophy and Game-Playing 7. Gags and Games: Wittgenstein and His Relation to Jokes Part 3: Play as Art 8. Staying with the In-Between: Arts Practice as a Form of Thinking about Play and Everyday Encounters in a Public Square 9. The Role of Competition in Musical Play 10. The Ambiguity of Reality: Towards an Awareness of the Significant Role of Play in Higher Arts 11. Art as Play: A Philosophical Comparison of Adults’ and Children’s Art 12. The Artwork as a Perpetual Re-enactment Part 4: Play as Politics 13. The Flow of Play Among Toddlers in Kindergarten 14. Between Utopia and Arcadia: How the Playground Epitomizes Visions of Play, Childhood and Societal Longings 15. Play Against Alienation? 16. Playing Your Self: Modern Rhetorics of Play and Subjectivity

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Book SynopsisThe new fifth edition of Ecotourism focuses on an array of economic, social and ecological inconsistencies that continue to plague ecotourism in theory and practice, and examines the sector in reference to other related forms of tourism, impacts, conservation, sustainability, education and interpretation, policy and governance, and the ethical imperative of ecotourism as these apply to the worldâs greenest form of tourism.Building on the success of prior editions, the text has been revised throughout to incorporate recent research, including ecotourism taking place in under-represented world regions. It includes new case studies on important themes in research and practice as well as learning objectives in each chapter. David Fennell provides an authoritative and comprehensive review of the most important issues, including climate change and UN Sustainable Development Goals. Ecotourism continues to be embraced as the antithesis of mass tourism because of itsTable of ContentsPart I: The essence of ecotourism 1. The nature of ecotourism 2. The ecotourist Part II: Core criteria used to define ecotourism 3 Nature-based 4. Sustainability 1: local participation and benefits 5. Sustainability 2: parks and conservation 6. Learning 7. The moral imperative Part III: Topics and issues important to ecotourism 8. Socio-cultural and ecological impacts of ecotourism 9. Economic impacts and marketing of ecotourism 10. Development, governance and policy 11. Programme planning 12. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisDrawing on the leading voices of international researchers and practitioners, Outdoor Therapies provides readers with an overview of practices for the helping professions.Sharing outdoor approaches ranging from garden therapy to wilderness therapy and from equine-assisted therapy to surf therapy, Harper and Dobud have drawn common threads from therapeutic practices that integrate connection with nature and experiential activity to redefine the person-in-environment approach to human health and well-being. Readers will learn about the benefits and advantages of helping clients get the treatment, service, and care they need outside of conventional, office-based therapies. Providing readers with a range of approaches that can be utilized across a variety of practice settings and populations, this book is essential reading for students, practitioners, theorists, and researchers in counseling, social work, youth work, occupational therapy, and psychologTrade ReviewIt’s time to open the therapy room door, step outside, and use the great outdoors to help those who seek our counsel. This comprehensive text, written by experts around the world, shows you how. — Scott Miller, PhD, founder of the International Center for Clinical Excellence and coauthor of Better Results: Using Deliberate Practice to Improve your Therapeutic EffectivenessIn public health, the importance of human interactions with outdoor and nature-based settings is emerging as critically important to physical and mental well-being. Although focused on therapy, this book’s application and utility for health promotion practitioners and researchers is evident. I will absolutely be recommending this text to my students and colleagues involved in outdoor and nature-based interventions. — Patti-Jean Naylor, PhD, professor in the School of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education at the University of Victoria, and international expert on children’s physical activity, healthy eating and applying implementation scienceOutdoor therapies are fast evolving. We gradually realize that we do not have to confine ourselves to the therapy room; the outside world offers beautiful therapy opportunities. If you are interested in this growing field, this book will provide you with a great variety of topics and insights to enrich your thoughts and work. — Itai Ivtzan, PhD, associate professor at Naropa University and author of Awareness is Freedom: The Adventure of Psychology and SpiritualityThis book recognizes the relationship between humans and nature as fundamental to human experience, and perhaps most important for the practitioner and policy maker alike, this book brings together the many streams of nature-based interventions and shows how underneath the superficial appearance is a fundamental reality that is vital for the future of the planet. This integrated approach is needed to support the field and inform all stakeholders of the possibilities inherent within outdoor therapies. — Eric Brymer, PhD, associate professor and author of One Health: The Well-being Impacts of Human-Nature Relationships"It’s time to open the therapy room door, step outside, and use the great outdoors to help those who seek our counsel. This comprehensive text, written by experts around the world, shows you how". — Scott Miller, PhD, founder of the International Center for Clinical Excellence and coauthor of Better Results: Using Deliberate Practice to Improve your Therapeutic Effectiveness"In public health, the importance of human interactions with outdoor and nature-based settings is emerging as critically important to physical and mental well-being. Although focused on therapy, this book’s application and utility for health promotion practitioners and researchers is evident. I will absolutely be recommending this text to my students and colleagues involved in outdoor and nature-based interventions". — Patti-Jean Naylor, PhD, professor in the School of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education at the University of Victoria, and international expert on children’s physical activity, healthy eating, and applying implementation science"Outdoor therapies are fast evolving. We gradually realize that we do not have to confine ourselves to the therapy room; the outside world offers beautiful therapy opportunities. If you are interested in this growing field, this book will provide you with a great variety of topics and insights to enrich your thoughts and work". — Itai Ivtzan, PhD, associate professor at Naropa University and author of Awareness is Freedom: The Adventure of Psychology and Spirituality"This book recognizes the relationship between humans and nature as fundamental to human experience, and perhaps most important for the practitioner and policy maker alike, this book brings together the many streams of nature-based interventions and shows how underneath the superficial appearance is a fundamental reality that is vital for the future of the planet. This integrated approach is needed to support the field and inform all stakeholders of the possibilities inherent within outdoor therapies". — Eric Brymer, PhD, associate professor and author of One Health: The Well-being Impacts of Human-Nature RelationshipsTable of ContentsPart I: Foundations 1. An Introduction to Outdoor Therapies 2. Experiential Facilitation in the Outdoors 3. Ecopsychological Approaches to Therapy 4. Psychological First Aid for Outdoor Programs 5. Indigenous Land-Based Healing Pedagogies: From the Ground Up Part II: Practices 6. Wilderness Therapy 7. Adventure Therapy 8. Nature-Based Therapy 9. Equine and Animal Assisted Therapies 10. Garden and Horticultural Therapies 11. Nature, Sensory Integration, and Pediatric Occupational Therapy 12. Surf Therapy 13. Forest Therapy Part III: Critical Perspectives and Conclusions 14. Critical Perspectives on Outdoor Therapy Practices 15. Future Directions for Outdoor Therapies

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Book SynopsisResearching Live Music offers an important contribution to the emergent field of live music studies.Featuring paradigmatic case studies, this book is split into four parts, first addressing perspectives associated with production, then promotion and consumption, and finally policy. The contributors to the book draw on a range of methodological and theoretical positions to provide a critical resource that casts new light on live music processes and shows how live music events have become central to raising and discussing broader social and cultural issues. Their case studies expand our knowledge of how live music events work and extend beyond the familiar contexts of the United States and United Kingdom to include examples drawn from Argentina, Australia, France, Jamaica, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, and Poland.Researching Live Music is the first comprehensive review of the different ways in which live music can be studied as an interdiTable of ContentsList of illustrationsList of contributorsAcknowledgments Live Music Studies in PerspectiveChris Anderton and Sergio Pisfil PART I: Promotion Festivals, Free and Unfree: Alex Cooley and the American Rock Festival Steve Waksman As Long As They Go Home Safe: The Voice of the Independent Music Festival Promoter Danny Hagan Under the Cover of Darkness: Situating "Covers Gigs" within Live Music Ecologies Pat O’Grady Showcase Festivals as a Gateway to Foreign Markets Patryk Galuszka Disruption and Continuity: Covid-19, Live Music, and Cyclic Sociality Chris Anderton PART II: Production Live Sound Matters Christopher James Dahlie, Jos Mulder, Sergio Pisfil, and Nick Reeder Mobile Spectacle: Es Devlin’s Pandemonium Tour Design Glyn Davis Fulfilling the Hospitality Rider: Working Practices and Issues in a Tour’s Supply Chain Gabrielle Kielich Vocaloid Liveness? Hatsune Miku and the Live Production of the Japanese Virtual Idol Concerts Kimi Kärki Part III: Consumption Making Music Public: What Would a Sociology of Live Music Promotion Look Like? Loïc Riom Dead Stars Live: Exploring Holograms, Liveness, and Authenticity Kenny Forbes Live … as You’ve Always Heard It Before: Classic Rock, Technology, and the Re-positioning of Authenticity in Live Music Performance Andy Bennett Approaching the Live from a Distance: The Unofficial Led Zeppelin Archive Stephen Loy Part IV: Policy Music Cities, or Cities of Music? Christina Ballico and Dave Carter State of Play: Tensions and Interventions in Live Music Policy Adam Behr "Por Más Músicas Mujeres en Vivo!": The Live Music Female Quota Law and Its Implications for Argentine Music Festivals Sarah Lahasky Beyond Live Shows: Regulation and Innovation in the French Live Music Video Economy Gérôme Guibert, Michaël Spanu, and Catherine RudentIndex

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Book SynopsisSport, Outdoor Life and the Nordic World explores the Nordic model of sport and outdoor life with respect to such issues as sport facilities, mountain guiding, women and ethnic minorities, urban planning, anti-doping, health, elite sport coaching and leadership, and the globalization of sport.The aims of the volume are twofold. First, it advances knowledge of Nordic sport and outdoor life, as important fields of social activity in their own rights. Second, it enhances the understanding of the âNordic modelâ of society, and the ways in which this is constructed, explored and challenged within and through sport and outdoor life activities. In doing so, the contributors explore a range of key themes, notably: how modern Nordic sport and outdoor life activities emerged and are organized through specific social policies; how they may challenge or harbour forms of social exclusion, particularly in regard to gender or minority populations; how they are affected by, and respond to, deviant practices such as doping; how they may contribute to alleviating social problems; and how they confront major structural challenges and changes, such as the impacts of globalization and the continuing dominance of neoliberal economic policies.Interdisciplinary in approach, Sport, Outdoor Life and the Nordic World is essential reading for those studying Nordic sports and societies, and will also appeal to students, academics and wider readers with interests in sport studies, sociology, social policy, cultural studies, anthropology and public health. The chapters were originally published as a special issue of Sport in Society. Table of Contents1. Sport, outdoor life and the Nordic world: an introduction Nils Asle Bergsgard, Solfrid Bratland-Sanda, Richard Giulianotti and Jan Ove Tangen 2. National structures for building and managing sport facilities: a comparative analysis of the Nordic countries Nils Asle Bergsgard, Katja Borodulin, Josef Fahlen, Jens Høyer-Kruse and Evald Bundgård Iversen 3. Sport and civil society in the Nordic region Richard Giulianotti, Hannu Itkonen, Arto Nevala and Anna-Katriina Salmikangas 4. The organizing and regulation of mountain guiding in Scandinavia 1820–2016, with a glance at the Alps Cleng Andersen Eikje, André Horgen and Johan Arnegård 5. Outdoor life, nature experience, and sports in Norway: tensions and dilemmas in the preservation and use of urban forest Kirsti Pedersen Gurholt and Trygve B. Broch 6. The Nordic model and multiculturalism: the case of Sámi sport Eivind Å. Skille 7. Exploring the minority–majority gap in sport participation: different patterns for boys and girls? Åse Strandbu, Anders Bakken and Mira Aaboen Sletten 8. The gendering of media sport in the Nordic countries Jorid Hovden and Gerd von der Lippe 9. Scandinavian exceptionalism in anti-doping within sport: rooted in ideologies of social welfare and paternalism? Jan Ove Tangen and Verner Møller 10. The use of physical activity, sport and outdoor life as tools of psychosocial intervention: the Nordic perspective Solfrid Bratland-Sanda, Eva Andersson, James Best, Simon Høegmark and Kirsten Kaya Roessler 11. Deconstructing high performance Nordic sport: the case study of women’s handball (the ‘team as method’) Liv B. Hemmestad and Robyn L. Jones 12. The success culture of Nordic football: the cases of the national men’s teams of Norway in the 1990s and Iceland in the 2010s Frode Telseth and Vidar Halldorsson 13. Glocal culture, sporting decline? Globalization and football in Scandinavia Torbjörn Andersson and Hans Hognestad

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Book SynopsisA good sport scientist and coach must understand both the underlying mechanisms and the practical application of training principles. Strength and Conditioning in Sports: From Science to Practice is unique in that it covers both of these areas in a comprehensive manner. This textbook connects the mechanism with practical application.Selecting the appropriate training process is paramount to success in competitive sport. A major component of this textbook is the detailed explanations of developing that process from creating an annual plan, selection of the appropriate periodization model and how to program that model.In application, connecting physiology to performance can be enhanced by using appropriate athlete monitoring techniques. Although there can be overlap, monitoring can be divided into two components: fatigue management and program efficacy. One of the features of this text is the in-depth description of how the monitoring process should take place andTable of Contents Neuromuscular Physiology Bioenergetics Neuroendocrine Factors Nutrition and Metabolic Factors Ergogenic Aids Physical and Physiological Reponses and Adaptations General Concepts and Training Principles for Athlete Development Exercise Selection Athlete Monitoring Developing the Training Process

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Book SynopsisThis book is a concept we use to explain the invasive and pervasive role of sport in global society and in each country around the world. From the origins of modern sports to today, sports have become more and more commercial, global, and universally understood as important parts of economies, cultures, and political debates. The 2018 thawing of relations on the Korean Peninsula, and between North Korea and the USA, can be attributed in part to the inclusive practices of the Winter Olympics; yet the Russian doping scandal and the ramifications from that suggest that a new Cold War in sport has emerged which is played out in social media as well as in diplomatic circles. Beyond the elite levels, however, sport is key to social identification and cultural capital building, and for social integration. Regardless of how we view sport, it is clear that it is a powerful social technology with the ability to transform society and influence political and economic debates. The Table of ContentsIntroduction - The twenty-first-century SportsWorld: global markets and global impact 1. Contested epistemology: theory and method of international sport studies 2. Revisiting Gustave Le Bon’s crowd theory in light of present-day critique 3. The new sporting Cold War: implications of the Russian doping allegations for international relations and sport 4. Origin, diffusion and development of polo: an East to West cultural flow 5. Political economy and judo: the globalization of a traditional Japanese sport 6. Leveraging participation in Olympic sports: a call for experiential qualitative case study research 7. Boosting ice hockey in China: political economy, mega-events and community 8. An analysis of Glasgow’s decision to bid for the 2014 Commonwealth Games 9. Platform politics: sport events and the affordances of digital and social media 10. NBC’s televised media portrayal of female athletes in the 2016 Rio Summer Olympic Games: a critical feminist view 11. A destination development by building a brand image and sport event tourism: a case of Sport City USA 12. Sport for development with ‘at risk’ girls in St. Lucia

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Book SynopsisThis first book in the Journalism Insights series examines the major practical and ethical challenges confronting contemporary sports journalists which have emerged from, or been exacerbated by, the use of digital and social media.Combining both quantitative and qualitative research and contributions from industry experts in sports reporting across Europe, America and Australia, the collection offers a valuable look at the digital sports reporting industry today. Issues discussed in the text include the ethical questions created by social media abuse received by sports journalists, the impact of social media on narratives about gender and race, and the silencing' of journalists over the issue of trans athletes, as well as the impact on traditional' aspects of sports journalism, such as the match report. The book features first-hand accounts from leading sports reporters and scholars about how these changes have affected the industry and sTable of ContentsContentsIntroduction: Sports Journalism 3.0, Beyond Transition by Roger DomeneghettiPart I: Ethical considerations in the digital era Benefit or Burden?: Social media and moral complexities confronting sports journalists by Tom Bradshaw Digital and Data-Driven Sports Journalism: New Challenges and Perspectives by Jana Wiske and Thomas Horky (Un)bunch of amateurs: Locating the fifth estate in the sports blogosphere by Simon McEnnis Part II: Representations and Narratives of Identity Exploring new media and sport through a gendered lens: enabling possibilities and/or reproducing inequities for women? By Michelle O’Shea and Hazel Maxwell Transgender athletes in women's sport: anti-social media and the 'silencing' of sports journalism by Daragh Minogue and Becky Thompson The 'Beautiful Game' in a World of Hate: Sports journalism, football and social media by Daniel Kilvington and John Price Part III: Practical considerations Using Twitter to Strengthen Audience Engagement in Sports TV Programmes: An Infotainment Overview by David Puertas-Graell and Pere Masip The end of the Scoop Scoreboard: Boundary work and breaking news in sports journalism by Brian Moritz and Michael Mirer The final whistle?: The future of the football match report in the digital age by David Randles Conclusion: Navigating the Future by Roger Domeneghetti

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Book SynopsisSport is frequently considered to be an aspect of popular culture that is, or should be, untainted by the political. However, there is a broad consensus among academics that sport is often at the heart of the political and the political is often central to sport. From the 1936 Olympic Games in Nazi Germany to the civil unrest that preceded the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, sport and politics have remained symbiotic bedfellows. The Routledge Handbook of Sport and Politics goes further than any other book in surveying the complex, embedded relationships between sport and politics. With sections addressing ideologies, nation and statehood, corporate politics, political activism, social justice, and the politics of sports events, it introduces the conceptual foundations that underpin our understanding of the sport-politics nexus and examines emergent issues in this field of study. Including in-depth case studies from North America, South America, Europe, the Middle EaTable of ContentsPart 1: Sport and The Study of Politics Part 2: Sport, Politics and Ideologies Part 3: Sport, Nation and Statehood Part 4: Sport, Corporate Politics and the Global Community Part 5: Sport, Political Activism and Social Justice Part 6: Politics and Sporting Events

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Book SynopsisAn entertaining, eye-opening guide to what math and physics can reveal about sports.Trade Review"...Barrow’s writing is accessible and entertaining, just the thing for mathematically minded sports fans." -- Publishers Weekly

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Book SynopsisUsing a host of international examples Butcher examines what the advocates of 'new tourism' see as being wrong with mass tourism, looks critically at the claims made for the new alternatives and makes a case for guilt-free holidays.Trade Review'A welcome and thorough critique of the contemporary debate about tourism.' - Tourism'A swashbuckling defence of modern mass tourism ... by taking as committed and lively a stance in favour of mass tourism as its critics, Butcher has helped balance the debate.' - Tourism Review InternationalTable of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1. Mass Tourism Chapter 2. What's new? - Traveller, tourist and the moral debate Chapter 3. The hosts: fragile places, fragile people? Chapter 4. The tourists: too much freedom? Chapter 5. The cultural sensibilities of the New Moral Tourist Chapter 6. Travelling for a change: global culture and the ethical tourist Chapter 7. The moralisation of tourism, the Third World and development, Postscript: Re-presenting tourism

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Book SynopsisShould we trust scientific research? Do 'the facts' really speak for themselves?Philosophy and the Sciences of Exercise, Health and Sport critically reflects on the nature and aims of scientific enquiry in these disciplines. The book addresses the underlying assumptions and development of both the very idea of science itself and what shape scientific enquiries ought to take in the fields of exercise, health and sport.Written by a range of prestigious and internationally respected philosophers, scientists and social scientists, each chapter addresses a key issue in research methodology. Questions raised by the authors include: * Do natural and social scientists need to understand philosophy of science?* Are statistics are misused in sport and exercise science research?* Is sport science research gender-biased?* How do external and commercial interests skew professional guidelines in health and sport research?* Can scientists make claims without attempting to falsify as well as to confirm their theses?

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Book SynopsisBehind the spectacle of entertainment, sport is a subject with political issues at every level. These issues range from the social, with divisions created along gender and class lines, to the use of sport to pursue diplomatic and statecraft goals. In addition, some sports are positioned and promoted as national events both in public opinion and in the media.This book seeks to explore some aspects of the notion of power in sport in south Asia and among south Asians abroad. The first two chapters deal with the internal societal dimensions of the politics of sport; the next three relate to the politics inside the sporting world in the subcontinent and its bridge with the broader arena of the society through the media, while the last five relate to the use of sports in statecraft, consensus building and international politics.This book was based on two special issues of the International Journal of the History of Sport.Table of Contents1. Introduction: Fields of Power Subhas Ranjan Chakraborty, Shantanu Chakraborti and Kingshuk Chatterjee 2. Physical Education, Sport and the Intersection and Articulation of ‘Modernities’: The Hanuman Vyayam Prasarak Mandal Joseph S. Alter 3. The Hindu Ascetic as Fitness Instructor: Reviving Faith in Yoga Chandrima Chakraborty 4. The Centrality of Cricket in Indo-Australian Relations: India, Australia and the 'Cricket Imaginary' Brian Stoddart 5. Feel Good, Goodwill and India's Friendship Tour of Pakistan, 2004: Cricket, Politics and Diplomacy in Twenty-First-Century India Kausik Bandyopadhyay 6. The Golden Years of Indian Hockey: 'We Climb the Victory Stand' Boria Majumdar 7. 'The Wood Magic': Cricket in India – A Postcolonial Benediction Somshankar Ray 8. The Culture and Politics of Local Sporting Heroes in Late Colonial Bengal and Princely Orissa: The Case of Santimoy Pati Projit B. Mukharji 9. Fair's Unfair: Simulations of Consumption and Career in Indian Advertising Anisha Datta 10. The Great Indian Willow Trick: Cricket, Nationalism and India's TV News Revolution, 1998 – 2005 Nalin Mehta 11. Reading Cricket Fiction in the Times of Hindu Nationalism and Farmer Suicides: Fallacies of Textual Interpretation Nissim Mannathukkaren 12. Virtually There: Cricket, Community, and Commerce on the Internet Sanjay Joshi

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Book SynopsisMathematics and Science for Sport and Exercise introduces students to the basic mathematical and scientific principles underpinning sport and exercise science. It is an invaluable course companion for students who have little prior experience of maths or science, and an ideal revision aid for higher level undergraduate students.The book explains the basic scientific principles that help us to understand sport, exercise and human movement, using a wide range of well-illustrated practical examples. Written by three leading sport scientists with many years experience teaching introductory courses, the book guides beginning students through those difficult to grasp areas of basic maths and science, and identifies the common problems and misconceptions that students often experience. It includes coverage of key areas such as: science of physical states â gas, liquid and solid science of biomechanics, motion and energy mathematical formulae, calculus, and differential equations statistics scientific report writing key concepts such as pressure, torque and velocity self-test features and highlighted key points throughout each chapter. Fully referenced, with guides to further reading, this book is an essential companion for all students on foundation or undergraduate level courses in sport and exercise science, kinesiology, and the human movement sciences.Table of Contents1.Introduction Part1 Physical states 2.Gases 3.Liquids 4.Solids Part 2 Force, pressure, energy and electricity 5.Force and pressure 6.Energy 7.ElectricityPart 3 Scientific transferable skills 8.Data analysis 9.Numerical Calculations 10.Report writing Appendix 1: Health questionnaire Appendix 2: Examples of consent forms Appendix 3: Thermal equivalents of oxygen Appendix 4: Scientific journals in sport and exercise Appendix 5:Measurement concepts

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Book SynopsisIntroduces students to the basic mathematical and scientific principles underpinning sport and exercise science. This book explains the basic scientific principles that help us to understand sport, exercise and human movement, using a range of illustrated practical examples.Table of Contents1.Introduction Part1 Physical states 2.Gases 3.Liquids 4.Solids Part 2 Force, pressure, energy and electricity 5.Force and pressure 6.Energy 7.ElectricityPart 3 Scientific transferable skills 8.Data analysis 9.Numerical Calculations 10.Report writing Appendix 1: Health questionnaire Appendix 2: Examples of consent forms Appendix 3: Thermal equivalents of oxygen Appendix 4: Scientific journals in sport and exercise Appendix 5:Measurement concepts

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Book SynopsisTrade Review'Kelley's book, Sports Fundraising, provides a concise and well-organized explanation of principles, models, techniques, and challenges in sport fundraising. Interesting skill building activities are woven throughout.I am particularly impressed with the section dedicated to the future of sports fundraising involving data-driven methodologies and curriculum development. I would highly recommend this book to sport management students as well as field-based professionals who are interested in sharpening their skills in fundraising.' Darlene A. Kluka, Barry University, USA'In his book Sports Fundraising, Dr. David Kelley provides practical advice that will aid schools in compliance with sound principles and applicable requirements for equity. He also provides insights into the best practices for success. It is a great help to all athletic administrators who desire to grow their support base.' Bob Gardner, Executive Director, NFHS-National Federation of State High School Associations'Dr. Kelley's Sports Fundraising is an essential read for any athletic director. Fundraising is an integral component of an athletic director's daily life. It is important for aspiring athletic administrator to have a solid foundation in the strategy and methods of effective fundraising and revenue enhancement platforms. Dr. Kelley's book touches on the essentials of revenue enhancement for interscholastic athletics. Today's interscholastic athletics is an untapped market and it is imperative that Dr. Kelly's research is continued to educate and inspire future athletic administrators. Interscholastic athletics has become increasingly expensive for schools to fund and it is more important now than ever that athletic administrators find resources outside school district funds to support programming for student athletes. Nothing is more relevant in communities across our country than interscholastic athletics and Dr. Kelly's research and insight is imperative to its continued success.'Scott Garvis C.M.A.A., Newton High School, USA, Director of Athletics & Activities'As an Advancement professional, I read Dr. David Kelley’s book, Sports Fundraising, while travelling out of town visiting prospective donors. I thought Dr. Kelley did a very good job educating the reader about the need for fundraising from the youth to collegiate level. I find the book to be an excellent resource explaining the fundamental principles and techniques of fundraising in a concise and understandable way. I was very impressed with and happy to see the final chapter in the book dealing with the latest data driven, analytical approaches being used in cutting-edge fundraising strategies. I would recommend this book as a must read for any new development professional and a good reference book for the more seasoned professionals.' Ralph A. Nardini, Vice President of Development, St Xavier High School, USA Table of ContentsPreface Chapter I: Sports Fundraising: Challenges and Prerequisites Chapter II: Fundraising Organization Chapter III: Personal Skill Set Development in Fundraising Chapter IV: Dynamic Fundraising Essentials and Principles Chapter V: Intercollegiate Relationship Cultivation & Stewardship in Fundraising Chapter VI: Youth & Interscholastic Relationship Cultivation & Stewardship Chapter VII: Leveraging points of sale and profit-making for Fundraising success Chapter VIII: Working with diverse constituencies: Cultivation strategies & essential resources Chapter IX: Youth/Interscholastic grantsmanship opportunities & approaches for success Chapter X: The Future of Sports Fundraising: Data-driven methodologies and curriculum development in Higher Education

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Book SynopsisThis edited collection brings together the latest research into the range of sports known as football.With contributions by a large number of the leading international researchers in the field, the book aims to bridge the gap between theory and practice in football, and to raise the awareness of the value of a scientific approach to the various football codes.The book contains nearly seventy papers, examining aspects ranging from match analysis and medical aspects of football to metabolism and nutrition, psychology and behaviour, and management and organization. Containing a wealth of research data, and a huge range of examples of how science can be applied; this book represents an invaluable reference for coaches, trainers, managers, medical staff, and all those involved in supporting performers in the many football codes.Table of ContentsPart 1: Biomechanics of Football Part 2: Fitness Test Profiles of Footballers Part 3: Match Analysis Part 4: Medical Aspects of Football Part 5: Metabolism and Nutrition Part 6: Paediatric Science and Football Part 7: Psychology and Motor Behaviour in Football Part 8: Football Training Part 9: Women and Football

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Book SynopsisFor Level 1 Hairdressing students on NVQ, SVQ and VRQ courses.A genuinely new and innovative way for students to study hairdressing, this new textbook is supported with extensive multimedia material and activities at no extra cost. Some books include a few videos and basic materials, but this title comes with over 100 free online resources and activity screens with which to improve learning. Online questions are also included as well as links to other resources such as images, animations and videos. The elearning resources are included in every chapter to complement the textbook content and will help students from the start of their qualification until they pass their final exams.Trade Review'The books are very visual and the images used are very clear and concise. Information is well written and will be easy for the students to comprehend.' Tammy Ogden, Boston CollegeTable of ContentsIntroduction. Health and Safety. Working Relationships. Assist with Salon Reception Duties. Prepare for Hair Services and Maintain Work Areas. Shampoo and Condition Hair. Blow Dry Hair. Assist with Colouring Services. Glossary

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Book SynopsisLive Architecture explores the physical form of popular music performance space from 1960 to the present day.This book quantifies the factors that determine what makes a venue successful focusing on both famous and less well-known examples from the smallest barroom music space to the largest stadium-filling rock set. It draws on the authorâs extensive research expertise in the field of temporary and portable architecture, in the development of general contemporary architectural design, and personal experience of music performance.Including a range of case studies, the book analyses some of the most significant popular music venues, events and landmarks in the world. The detail of how a venue is created, how it is constructed, and the acoustic and visual environmental factors that impact on its success are examined here.Highly illustrated throughout with design drawings, plans and full colour photographs, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the architecture of live popular music.Table of Contents1. Foreword 2. Introduction 3. Adopted Spaces 3.1. 100 Club, London, UK, 1942 3.2. Birdland, New York, USA, 1949–1999 3.3. Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, USA, Hart Freeland Roberts, 1994 4. Adapted Spaces 4.1. HighLine Ballroom, New York, USA, Bluarch, 2007 4.2. VIP, Saint-Nazaire, France, LIN, 2007 4.3. O2 Arena, London, UK, Populous, 2007 4.4. O2 Arena, Dublin, Populous, Ireland, 2008 4.5. Knitting Factory, Brooklyn NY, USA, HeCho Inc., 2009 5. Dedicated Spaces 5.1. Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, USA, Welton Becket Assoc., 1974 5.2. The Cavern Club, Liverpool, UK, David Backhouse Architects, 1984 5.3. Colosseum, Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas, USA, Scéno Plus, 2003 5.4. The Joint by Rogue, Las Vegas, USA, Scéno Plus, 2007 5.5. Liverpool Echo Arena, UK, Wilkinson Eyre, 2007 5.6. Sun Valley Music Pavilion, Idaho, USA, FTL, 2008 5.7. De Vorstin, Hilversum, Netherlands, Cie Arkitekten, 2010 6. Mobile Spaces 6.1. Valhalla, Rudi Enos, 2000 6.2. Rolling Stones Stage Set, ‘A Bigger Bang’, StuFish, 2005 6.3. Martina McBride Stage Sets, Studio 10A 2006–10 6.4. U2 360˚ Stage Set, Mark Fisher, StuFish, 2009–11 6.5. Glastonbury Festival, Pilton, Somerset, UK, 1971–2010

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Book SynopsisThe sports film has become one of commercial cinema's most recognizable genres. From classic boxing films such as Raging Bull (1980) to soccer-themed box-office successes like Bend it Like Beckham (2002), the sports film stands at the interface of two of our most important cultural forms. This book examines the social, historical and ideological significance of representations of sport in film internationally, an essential guide for all students and enthusiasts of sport, film, media and culture.Sport and Film traces the history of the sports film, from the beginnings of cinema in the 1890s, its consolidation as a distinct fiction genre in the mid 1920s in Hollywood films such as Harold Lloydâs The Freshman (1925), to its contemporary manifestation in Oscar-winning films such as Million Dollar Baby (2004) and The Fighter (2010). Drawing on an extensive range of films as source material, the book explores key issues in the study of spTrade Review"Sport and Film is an important addition to the literature which, though not primarily historical in orientation, will be of considerable interest to sports historians." – Marcus Free, The International Journal of the History of Sport, Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, Ireland"Seán Crosson can be deservedly said to have moved the ‘frontiers of sport’ and should inspire students to engage with both sport in film and film in sport." – John Bale, Sport in History, Keele University, UKTable of ContentsIntroduction: Why Sport and Film? Chapter 1: Reading the Sports Film Chapter 2: Early Cinema and the Emergence of the Sports Film Chapter 3: The Sports Film Genre Chapter 4: ‘Truths that tell a lie’: Race, Social Class and the American Dream in the Sports Film Chapter 5: Gender and the Sports Film Chapter 6: The Sports Film, National Culture and Identity Conclusion: 9/11 and the Contemporary Mainstream Sports Film

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Book SynopsisTourism Marketing: In the Age of the Consumer offers a fresh and contemporary approach as an introductory textbook on tourism marketing. Six major themes along with the traditional core marketing principles are blended together: Age of the consumer: This book places the customer at the heart of tourism marketing and not the sector's promotional apparatus. Experiences: It highlights the growing consumer interest in the enjoyment of experiences and experiential marketing. New media: Social media and e-marketing are given emphasis throughout. Coverage of new media is present in all chapters. Global marketplace: Every chapter adopts a global outlook and offers international perspectives. Environment and social responsibility: An emphasis is placed on the sustainability of tourism, including the concepts of ethical tourism and social responsibility. Trade Review "This is a much-needed new textbook focusing on consumers as drivers of tourism marketing. This is critical especially for the post-COVID era when tourism needs to facilitate the co-creation of transformational experiences and at the same time support the competitiveness and sustainability of destinations around the globe. Professor Morrison uses his vast international experience in crafting a truly useful and accessible book that is full of great examples and features. Readers will enjoy the engaging style of writing and the contemporary marketing edge. The consumer-oriented approach is refreshing, as is the emphasis on e-marketing. Everyone with a serious interest in tourism marketing should study this book very carefully". Professor Dimitrios Buhalis, Bournemouth University Business School and Visiting Professor Hong Kong Polytechnic University "This is a first of its kind when it comes to books on tourism marketing. From identifying and embracing new trends, such as social media marketing, to case studies positioned as best practice guides; Alastair Morrison has provided the industry with new ways of teaching tourism marketing. If you want to understand how to attract the modern-day tourist, this book is a must have!" Ciné van Zyl, Professor in Tourism, University of South Africa. "This book is a most welcome addition to the literature on tourism marketing. An excellent resource combining theoretical background, business world examples and case studies focusing on tourist consumers. It comes at a very good time whereby fast-paced demand and technological developments challenge all tourism suppliers. This book is academically sound, while providing much needed guidance for destination and business marketers. Its comprehensive and practical approach makes it an essential resource for scholars and industry practitioners." Marios Sotiriadis, Professor, Ningbo University, China Table of ContentsPART I: THE CONSUMER. 1. The consumer is first in tourism marketing. 2. Consumer behaviour in tourism. 3. Market and marketing research. 4. Customer relationship management. 5. Consumer use of social media. PART II: THE STRATEGY. 6. Social responsibility and ethical tourism. 7. Market segmentation. 8. Positioning, image and branding. 9. Marketing plan and marketing mix. PART III: THE IMPLEMENTATION. 10. Marketing communications. 11. Technology and e-marketing. 12. Tourism distribution channels. PART IV: THE TOURISM PRODUCT. 13. Product development and innovation. 14. Events and their development and marketing. 15. Regional development, marketing and partnerships. Part V: THE EVALUATION OF TOURISM MARKETING. 16. Marketing performance measurement

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Book SynopsisFew activities bring together physicality, emotions, politics, money, and morality as dramatically as sport. In Brazil's stadiums or parks in China, on Cuba's baseball diamonds or rugby fields in Fiji, human beings test their physical limits, invest emotional energy, bet money, perform witchcraft, and ingest substances, making sport a microcosm of what life is about. The Anthropology of Sport explores not only what anthropological thinking tells us about sports, but also what sports tell us about the ways in which the sporting body is shaped by and shapes the social, cultural, political, and historical contexts in which we live. Core themes discussed in this book include the body, modernity, nationalism, the state, citizenship, transnationalism, globalization, and gender and sexuality.Trade Review"The three authors of The Anthropology of Sport have written their up-to-date survey of anthropology and sport in the style of an introductory textbook. The trio covers a basic range of topics in eight chapters, each of which could function as the essential reading for a lecture . . . Major thinkers and concepts are introduced in a deliberated, easy-to-understand manner." * Pacific Affairs *"Brownell, Besnier, and Carter’s work is a new text in a yet undefined field – it may be the start of something new. If interested in the global nature of sport today, The Anthropology of Sport is a necessary read." * Foucault News *"Besnier, Brownell and Carter . . . follow a distinct anthropological line of thinking, advocating a wide application of the term 'sport' that takes into account its various local, daily and emic conceptions in the context of globalization." * Paideuma *"This is a well‐written and accessible text. . . . The book can stimulate new research in a highly fertile but understudied area of anthropology." * American Ethnologist *"A foundational text. . . . The writing is clear, the style consistent, and the presentation informative and absorbing." * Journal of Anthropological Research *"Deeply insightful. . . . This volume can function as an important point of reference and source of inspiration for myriad anthropological research projects to come." * Social Anthropology *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1 • Sport, Anthropology, and History 2 • Sport, Colonialism, and Imperialism 3 • Sport, Health, and the Environment 4 • Sport, Social Class, Race, and Ethnicity 5 • Sport and Sex, Gender, and Sexuality 6 • Sport, Cultural Performance, and Mega-events 7 • Sport, Nation, and Nationalism 8 • Sport in the World System Epilogue: Sport for Anthropology Notes Selected Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisAn account of the changing nature of sport in Britain since the end of World War II. The book examines: the changing patterns of participation; commercialization; the role of the media in promoting sport and its stars; and Britain's role in international sport and its attendant political problems.Trade Review"Any book by Holt or Mason is recommended reading, but one by Holt and Mason is mandatory as this book has proved ... I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, I learnt much and congratulate Holt and Mason on a fine publication." British Journal of Teaching Physical Education Table of ContentsPreface. 1. Playing and Watching. 2. Reconstruction, 1945-1952. 3. Amateurism. 4. The Professionals. 5. Media and Celebrity. 6. Civic and National Identity. 7. Governments and Sport. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.

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Book Synopsis* Explores British sport as experienced by those who watched it, played it, wrote and talked about it. * Gives equal attention to the post--war years and to the more immediate present. * Includes discussion of women, ethnic minorities, and the disabled within the general text rather than treating them separately.Trade Review"Any book by Holt or Mason is recommended reading, but one by Holt and Mason is mandatory as this book has proved ... I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, I learnt much and congratulate Holt and Mason on a fine publication." British Journal of Teaching Physical Education Table of ContentsPreface. 1. Playing and Watching. 2. Reconstruction, 1945-1952. 3. Amateurism. 4. The Professionals. 5. Media and Celebrity. 6. Civic and National Identity. 7. Governments and Sport. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe essays in this reader examine philosophical issues such as sportsmanship, violence, cheating, drug use, racism, sexism, and gender equity. Examines ethical issues in sports, such as sportsmanship, violence, cheating, drug use, racism, sexism, and gender equity. Includes essays by psychologists, sociologists, coaches, and sports writers. Gives the reader an understanding of the moral significance of sport, and how sports affect society. Trade Review‘Sports Ethics is a cleverly compiled anthology that clearly addresses the main issues facing sport today. Previously published classical arguments by highly respected sport philosophers are augmented by ten new articles written specifically for this anthology. This is topical, well organized and insightful – an excellent addition to the literature.’ John M. Charles, The College of William and Mary ‘The selections in this volume give a powerful statement of the common practices in sport which negate the values that sport is supposed to instill: justice, respect, responsibility, and honesty. In addition, Dean Smith's foreword offers a thoughtful, pragmatic point of view which often is lost in theoretical work.’ Sharon Kay Stoll, University of IdahoTable of ContentsNotes on Contributors ix Foreword by Dean Smith xv Preface xvi Acknowledgments xviii Introduction – The Moral Significance of Sport 1Jan Boxill Part I: Sport and Education 1. Sports, Relativism, and Moral Education 16Robert L. Simon 2. Why Everyone Deserves a Sporting Chance: Education, Justice, and School Sports 29Janice Moulton 3. Moral Development and Sport: Character and Cognitive Developmentalism Contrasted 40Carwyn Jones and Michael McNamee 4. Philosopher in the Playground: Notes on the Meaning of Sport 53Peter Heinegg 5. Foul Play: Sports Metaphors as Public Doublespeak 56Francine Hardaway Part II: Sport and Sportsmanship 6. Sportsmanship as a Moral Category 63James W. Keating 7. Three Approaches Toward an Understanding of Sportsmanship 72Peter J. Arnold 8. Deception, Sportsmanship, and Ethics 81Kathleen M. Pearson 9. On Sportsmanship and “Running up the Score” 84Nicholas Dixon 10. Sportmanship and Blowouts: Baseball and Beyond 95Randolph M. Feezell Part III: Sport and Competition 11. The Ethics of Competition 107Jan Boxill 12. On Winning and Athletic Superiority 116Nicholas Dixon 13. In Defense of Winning 130R. Scott Kretchmar 14. Winding Down, Looking Ahead 136Dean Smith 15. Personal Best 144W. M. Brown 16. Fair Play as Respect for the Game 153Robert Butcher and Angela Schneider Part IV: Sport and Drugs 17. Good Competition and Drug-Enhanced Performance 175Robert L. Simon 18. Enhancing Performance in Sports: What is Morally Permissible? 182Laura Morgan 19. Sports and Drugs: Are Current Bans Justified? 189Michael Lavin Part V: Sport and Violence 20. What is Sports Violence? 199Michael Smith 21. Values and Violence in Sports Today: The Moral Reasoning Athletes Use in Their Games and in their Lives 217Brenda Jo Bredemeier, David L. Shields, Jack C. Horn 22. Violence and SportsRobert E. Leach Part VI: Sport and Gender 23. Sex Equality in Sports 225Jane English 24. Human Equality in Sports 230Peter S. Wenz 25. Gender Equity and Inequity in Athletics 240Robert L. Simon. 26. Title IX and Gender Equity 254Jan Boxill 27. Why Women do Better than Men in College Basketball, or “What is Collegiate Sport for, Anyway?” 262Nicholas Hunt-Bull 28. Women, Self-Possession, and Sport 267Catharine MacKinnon 29. Stronger Women 273Mariah Burton Nelson 30, The Sports Closet 289Liz Galst Part VII: Sport and Racial Issues 31. Racial Differences in Sports: What's Ethics Got To Do With It? 297Albert Mosely 32. Race and College Sport: A Long Way to Go 304Richard E. Lapchick 33. Sport and Stereotype: From Role Model to Muhammad Ali 310Mike Marqusee Part VIII: Sport and Role Models 34. Do Celebrated Athletes have Special Responsibilities to be Good Role Models? An Imagined Dialog between Charles Barkley and Karl Malone 333Christopher Wellman 35. Get the Message? 337Rick Reilly Index 339

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Book SynopsisThe ideal of evenly balanced sporting contests is continually challenged by economic, social, and technological forces. Consequently, Weiler argues, the law is essential to level the playing field for players, owners, fans, and taxpayers. Weiler analyzes a wide array of moral and economic issues that arise in all American competitive sports.Trade ReviewPaul Weiler has always been a name and an opinion you can trust in the sports industry. His advice is sought out by all. He has created a standard that will be hard to duplicate. -- Gene Upshaw, Executive Director of the NFL Players AssociationAn insightful and penetrating book about the problems of professional sports leagues in the United States...Although most of Leveling the Playing Field deals with economic and legal issues affecting pro sports...most interesting...are Weiler's ideas about how to balance the field, improve equitable treatment of athletes and avoid labor unrest...Leveling the Playing Field is a levelheaded, sophisticated and important look into what ails professional sports in the United States and what can be done about it. -- Andrew Zimbalist * Washington Post *[A] keen-edged dissection of modern professional sports in America. -- Mike Leary * Baltimore Sun *[Leveling the Playing Field] may be the best work in the field...[It] offers an accessible, comprehensive analysis of the nature of the professional sports enterprise, and presents the author's vision for how it should be reordered. To my knowledge, no one has done this before. Rich and provocative...[Weiler's] book is chock-full of inventive, provocative, even audacious, proposals for reforming the four major professional team sports [baseball, basketball, football and hockey]...This is a book that cannot be ignored. Leveling the Playing Field likely will become the starting point for any discussion of the state of the North American sports enterprise at the turn of the new century. -- Roger I. Abrams * Jurist: Books-on-Law *This provocative book combines the broad knowledge of an all-seasons sports fan with the clarity of an anti-trust lawyer. Weiler...approaches major league sports as a special study in cartel theory...[He] writes lucidly and persuasively; rarely has the surface of professional sports been so revealingly pared away. -- Allen D. Boyer * New York Times Book Review *Leave it to a professor from Harvard Law School to untangle the dizzying realities of contemporary sports, then offer valid proposals for dealing with escalating salaries, antisocial off-field player behavior, revenue sharing and stadium quandaries. * USA Today Baseball Weekly *Making sense of the business of professional sports demands advanced degrees in law and commerce. Who but the experts can fathom the complexities of hard and soft salary caps, Group Two free agencies, revenue-sharing and the intricacies of collective-bargaining agreements? Happily, Paul Weiler has arrived to answer the literate...fan's many questions while providing a road map for players, owners, and governments about how to put professional sports on a better financial footing while retaining fan loyalty...Weiler has delivered a wonderfully balanced, nuanced, and richly detailed look at professional sports. -- Jeffrey Simpson * Globe and Mail *Paul Weiler has been at the forefront for a long time as an expert in sports and labor. He has been consulted in many of the cases that helped shape the way sports changed in the 70s and 80s on the way to the collective bargaining agreements that all leagues are now working with. He has a better grasp of this subject than anyone I know. When it comes to sports law, Paul Weiler knows the answer before you ask the question. -- Will McDonough * Boston Globe *Leveling the Playing Field is likely to become a starting point for any discussion of the American sports enterprise. It is a history book, filled with storytelling and inside sports gossip of interest to the fans, with some very telling conclusions bound to create a fair amount of controversy. Weiler approaches the sports enterprise with confidence, leaving nothing sacred and untouchable. -- Roger I. Abrams, Dean, Northeastern University School of Law, author of Legal Bases: Baseball and the LawThe idea that the American legal system can improve something for the public benefit is indeed novel, and many potential readers may be intrigued by such an unusual, first-time-for-everything prospect…The discussion finally reveals major league sport for what it really is: a vast funneling operation by which public money is transferred into the pockets of a few playing partners. -- John Barnes * ISUMA *Table of ContentsPrologue: Sports on Trial PART 1: THE INTEGRITY OF SPORTS 1. Misconduct on the Field 2. Honoring Civil Rights in Sports 3. The Deadliest Sin in Sports 4. The Sports War on Drugs 5. Athletes as Role Models 6. The Moral Ideal for American Sports PART 2: OWNERS VERSUS PLAYERS 7. Show Us the Money 8. Sports Joins the Union 9. Opening the Flood-Gates 10. What Antitrust Did for Players 11. How to Level the Player Field 12. Salary Sharing among Players PART 3: OWNERS VERSUS OWNERS--AND FANS/B> 13. The Brave New World of Franchise Free Agency 14. How Far Have We Traveled? 15. What the Law Should Do with Raiders 16. Stadium Socialism or a Stadium Cap? 17. Sports in Intellectual Space 18. What Should Leagues Be Like? 19. Expand or Break Up the Big Leagues? 20. A Better World for Fans Epilogue: A Performance--Enhancing Law for Sports Acknowledgments Index

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Book SynopsisIn Seeing Stars, Dennis J. Frost traces the emergence and evolution of sports celebrity in Japan from the seventeenth through the twenty-first centuries. Frost explores how various constituencies have repeatedly molded and deployed representations of individual athletes, revealing that sports stars are socially constructed phenomena.

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Book SynopsisSets out to show how Richard Nixon's passion for sports, more than policy positions or partisan politics, engaged the American people - and how Nixon used this passion to his political advantage. Fan in Chief takes place in the realm of political theatre, a theatre in which the president's role was perfectly genuine.Trade ReviewJust when it appeared that the cottage industry that revolves around Richard Nixon and historians had run its course, Sarantakes has produced a remarkable and original book about one of our most controversial presidents. In his fair-minded and very well-researched study, the author not only skillfully explores the relationship between the president and sports but demonstrates the powerful connection between sports and politics, a connection virtually invented by the Nixon administration." - Melvin Small, author of The Presidency of Richard Nixon"In Fan in Chief, Nicholas Evan Sarantakes presents the Richard Nixon we never knew. Through his love of sports like baseball and football, we see how ordinary Nixon was--even as president of the United States. The book is packed with Names fans will recognize, and Sarantakes shows us how a shared love of sports is a universal Language that brings people together." - Luke A. Nichter, coauthor of The Nixon Tapes: 1973"Sarantakes takes a serious look at President Richard Nixon's employment of sport for his political purposes and demonstrates that Nixon attempted to utilize the attributes of sport such as hard work, personal resiliency, and a commitment to following the rules and norms of society as a means to shape American core values and beliefs, epitomize democratic ideals, and promote a sense of community. Nixon believed that youthful voters primarily looked to the White House to define American identity rather than a Set of particular policies." - Steven A. Riess, Bernard Brommel Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus, Northeastern Illinois University, and author of City Games: The Evolution of American Urban Society and the Rise of Sports"Richard Nixon loved politics, and he loved sports. In this excellent book, Nicholas Sarantakes shows how the president fused these passions to win favorable publicity but also to promote his conception of traditional American values. Embedding his narrative in great events and forgotten games, Sarantakes shows us a Nixon we have never seen before." - Allen Matusow, author of Nixon's Economy: Booms, Busts, Dollars, and Votes"No modern president has used sports as a political metaphor so effectively as Richard Nixon. And few moments match the Nixon presidency as a time when issues like race, players’ rights, and feminism muscled their way onto the sports pages. Sarantakes breaks fresh ground in this intriguing study of how an awkward president employed his genuine love for sporting competition to demonstrate to his ‘great silent majority’ that he shared their values." - John A. Farrell, author of Richard Nixon: The LifeTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroduction1. Welcome to Washington2. The Second Centennial: The Texas-Arkansas Game and Other Football-Related Matters3. The Olympics and the All-Star Game4. Sport and the Midterm Elections of 19705. The Final Death of the Washington Senators6. Of Redskins and Dolphins7. The Election 1972: The First Half8. The Election of 1972: The Second Half9. The Second Term, 1973-1974ConclusionAftermathAppendix AAppendix BAppendix CAppendix DAppendix ENotesBibliographic EssaySourcesIndex

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Book SynopsisThis classic book, widely known and used by patissiers is a professional text on the art of patisserie. In the twenty years that Patisserie has been published there have been great changes in almost every aspect of this art, and the author has thoroughly updated this new edition to take account of these.Updated in paperback format the revised edition of this classic text is now even more affordable, practical and enjoyable. Complete with the original, beautiful seventy-three colour photographs, each shows clearly how the finished product should be presented, and a wide range of diagrams demonstrate the more complex processes.New dishes have been added, for example, pavlova, sticky toffee pudding, blinis, pasta dough, frangipan apple, cheesecake, and sugar balls, while some of the existing ones have been amended or replaced. Additional information on fruits, and on using eggs or egg substitutes in patisserie have been included. Of special interest are the chapters on equipment, commodities, and hygiene, which include the provisions of the Food Hygiene (Amended) Regulations 1990, as far as they affect the patisserie section of the catering industry.Table of ContentsPatisserie equipment, hygiene and ingredients; Short pastries, flans and tarts; Puff pastries; Sponge goods; Meringue goods; Cakes; Chou pastries; Torten and gateaux; Petits fours secs; Petit fours glaces; Afternoon tea fancies; Savoury goods; Fermented goods; Sweet sauces; Bavarois and jelly sweets; Fruits and other sweets; Puddings; Chocolate work; Almond and other pastes; Sugar work; Preserves, creams and icings; Ices; Glossary of patisserie terms; Temperature conversion table; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe wicketkeeper, known as his sport’s most prolific ‘sledger’, has amassed more than 20 years of stories from his career at the heart of the game and now reveals them in typically outspoken style.

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Book SynopsisIn 1938 Arthur George Wilkinson became the first West Ham speedway rider to win the World Championship, and he remains one of the great names of the sport today. Bluey, as the diminutive Australian was universally known, carved his name into the annals of speedway history with a mixture of will, concentration, boldness and power that has rarely been matched by other riders.Wilkinson''s story is set in the 1930s, the early days of oval motorcycle racing in Australia and Britain. This was West Ham''s golden era, culminating in their Championship year of 1937, and the period in which the ''Custom House Comet'' became a legend. Brian Belton is an East End native, whose family have supported West Ham speedway from the very beginning. In this book he brings to life that Claret and Bluey decade which is now part of the history and folklore of London''s Docklands.

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