Sports and outdoor recreation Books

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 SynopsisYear by year, dramatic improvements in the winning speeds – often breaking records – charted the progress made, and this eventually had a great impact on the development of fighter aircraft in the Second World War and the future of the air industry alike.

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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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Book SynopsisAs one of the first great wicketkeeper-batsmen Jim played 46 times for England in a career that earned him widespread respect throughout the game of cricket.

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Book SynopsisThis three volume reference series provides an authoritative and comprehensive set of volumes collecting together the most influential articles and papers on tourism, heritage and culture. The papers have been selected and introduced by Dallen Timothy, one of the leading international scholars in tourism research. The third volume 'The Political Nature of Cultural Heritage and Tourism' addresses contemporary issues such as heritage dissonance, the debate on authenticity, conflict, and contested heritage. Sold individually and as a set, this series will prove an essential reference work for scholars and students in geography, tourism and heritage studies, cultural studies and beyond.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction; The convergence process in heritage tourism, Alexandros Apostolakis; Abraham Lincoln as authentic reproduction: a critique of postmodernism, Edward M. Bruner; Cultural politics or critical public history?: battling on the Little Bighorn, Debra Buchholtz; Local uniqueness in the global village: heritage tourism in Singapore, T.C. Chang; Contesting places of memory: the case of Auschwitz, Andrew Charlesworth; Coconstructing heritage at the Gettysburg storyscape, Athinodoros Chronis; Authenticity and commoditization in tourism, Erik Cohen; Historical preservation and identity: the Alamo and the production of a consumer landscape, Miguel de Oliver; Authenticity on the ground: engaging the past in a California ghost town, Dydia DeLyser; Guarding authenticity at literary tourism sites, Clare Fawcett and Patricia Cormack; Transforming tourism: black empowerment, heritage and identity beyond apartheid, S.C.Goudie, F. Khan and D. Kilian; Developing a framework for indicators of authenticity: the place and space of cultural and heritage tourism, Tazim Jamal and Steve Hill; Culture and the state: manufacturing traditions for tourism, Wai-Teng Leong; An unwanted past: contemporary tourism and the heritage of communism in Romania, Duncan Light; Gazing on communism: heritage tourism and post-communist identities in Germany, Hungary and Romania, Duncan Light; Staged authenticity: arrangements of social space in tourist settings, Dean MacCannell; Affirming authenticity: consuming cultural heritage, Alison J. McIntosh and Richard C. Prentice; Museums and the construction of national identity: a review, Fiona McLean; Tourism, performance and social exclusion in 'Olde York', Tom Mordue; Historic theme parks: an Australian experience in authenticity, Gianna M. Moscardo and Philip L. Pearce; Contested religious heritage: differing views of Mormon heritage, Daniel H. Olsen and Dallen J. Timothy; Culture, identity and tourism representation: marketing Cymru or Wales?, Annette Pritchard and Nigel J. Morgan; Aboriginal heritage art and moral rights, Michael S. Simons; Maori cultural performances and tourism, Ngaroma Tahana and Martin Oppermann; Remaking local heritage for tourism, Peggy Teo, and Brenda S.A. Yeoh; Authenticating ethnic tourism: Li dancers' perspectives, Geoffrey Wall and Philip Feifan Xie; Rethinking authenticity in tourism experience, Ning Wang; Contested heritage at the Cape Town Waterfront, Nigel Worden; Name index.

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Book SynopsisThis volume spans past, present and future approaches to the sociological study of sport. It includes both a selection of the "founding" theorists whose work remains so pertinent to seeing sport sociologically, as well as from more contemporary and interdisciplinary perspectives.

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Book SynopsisAttempts to reflect the cutting-edge research in the area from several countries in terms of causes, experiences, and outcomes of sport-related pain and injury.Table of ContentsIntroduction. Sports-Related Pain and Injury: Sociological Notes (K. Young). Part I. Pain Cultures. Sport and Risk Culture. (P. Donnelly). The Politics of Sports Injury: Hierarchy, Power, and the Pain Principle. (D. Sabo). Cultural, Structural and Status Dimensions of Pain and Injury Experiences in Sport. (H. L. Nixon II). Professional Athletes Injuries: From Existential to Organizational Analyses. (J. A. Kotarba). Weight Management as Sport Injury: Deconstructing Disciplinary Power in the Sport Ethic. (D. P. Johns). Part II. Pain Zones. English Professional Soccer Players and the Uncertainties of Injury. (M. Roderick). Risk, Pain and Injury: 'A Natural Thing in Rowing'? (E. C. J. Pike). Why English Female University Athletes Play with Pain: Motivations and Rationalisations. (H. Charlesworth, K. Young). Normalising Risk in the Sport of Cycling. (E. Albert). Scars on the Body: The Risk Management and Self-Care of Injured Female Handball Players in Denmark. (L. F. Thing). Risk and Injury: A Comparison of Football and Rodeo Subcultures. (J. H. Frey et al.). Pain and Injury in a Youth Recreational Basketball League. (R. L. Singer). Welsh Rugby Union: Pain, Injury and Medical Treatment in a Professional Era. (P. D. Howe). Part III. Pain Parameters. Athletic Trainers: Between Care and Social Control. (S. R. Walk). Negotiating with Risk: Exploring the Role of the Sports Medicine Clinician. (P. Safai). Sport, Health and Public Policy. (I. Waddington). The Costs of Injury from Sport, Exercise and Physical Activity: A Review of the Evidence. (P. White). The Role of the Courts in Sports Injury. (K. Young). Afterward. About the Editor and Contributors. Index.

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Book SynopsisTraceable as far back as the work of the path-breaking Chicago School of Sociology in the 1920s and 1930s, subculture and counterculture have long been conceptual staples of the discipline. This collection includes 16 readings on aspects of sub-community life in sport that showcases the breadth and depth of sport subcultural research.

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Book SynopsisExercise balls have taken the workout world by storm. They're inexpensive and uncomplicated, and they can turn an ordinary workout into a super workout that builds strength, increases flexibility, and sculpts a great-looking body. But unless people have a personal trainer, getting the hang of these exercise aids can sometimes be tricky.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part I: Rolling Exercise Balls into Your Fitness Program 7 Chapter 1: Having a Ball Getting Fit 9 Chapter 2: Choosing the Right Ball for You 25 Chapter 3: Feeding and Caring for Your Ball 39 Chapter 4: Gathering Your Gear and Getting Ready 47 Part II: Workouts to Have a Ball With 67 Chapter 5: Warming Up Your Body 69 Chapter 6: A Swimmer’s Body: Shoulders and Upper Back 87 Chapter 7: Shapely, Sexy Arms 95 Chapter 8: Walking Tall: Chest, Abdominals, and Lower Back 109 Chapter 9: Booty Patrol: Working the Butt, Legs, and Hips 127 Chapter 10: Cool It! Wrapping Up Your Workout with Easy Moves and Stretches 143 Chapter 11: Total Body Workout-in-One 155 Part III: Variety Is the Spice of Life: Doing Different Activities on the Ball 177 Chapter 12: Core Values: Pilates on the Ball 179 Chapter 13: Gaining Muscle Power: Weight Training 195 Chapter 14: Easy Stretch Workout on the Ball 211 Chapter 15: Cardio and Go: Aerobic Exercise with the Ball 231 Chapter 16: Adding Accessories to Your Workout on the Ball 251 Chapter 17: Bending Over Backward: Yoga on the Ball 265 Part IV: Using Exercise Balls in Special Circumstances 275 Chapter 18: Come On, Mama! Pregnancy Workout 277 Chapter 19: Senior Citizens Get on the Ball 293 Chapter 20: Every Kid Loves a Ball 305 Part V: The Part of Tens 317 Chapter 21: Ten Changes You Can Expect to See in Your Body 319 Chapter 22: Ten Groups That Can Use the Ball 325 Chapter 23: Ten Activities That Complement Your Ball Workout 333 Chapter 24: Ten Things You Can’t (Or at Least Shouldn’t) Do with Your Ball 339 Index 343

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Book SynopsisThe Cheers and the Tears offers parents and coaches sensible advice and healthy alternative approaches to the competitive and stressful world of youth sports. Full of practical and helpful ideas for parents who want their child''s youth sports experience to be a success. . . . Refreshing, honest, and down to earth. --Joan Ryan, author, Little Girls in Pretty Boxes; columnist, San Francisco Chronicle Shane Murphy understands parents and helps them help their children. His guidance is immensely practical. This book is essential reading for anyone who works with children in sports. --Christy Ness, Olympic figure skating coach, coached Kristi Yamaguchi to the 1992 Olympic Gold Medal in Women''s Figure Skating The Cheer and the Tears is terrific! Shane Murphy provides excellent solutions to tough issues. If your child is involved in organized sports at any level, read this book! --Sean McCann, sport psychologist, United States OlympicTrade Review"Full of practical and helpful ideas for parents who want their child's youth sports experience to be a success. . . . Refreshing, honest, and down to earth." --Joan Ryan, author, Little Girls in Pretty Boxes "Shane Murphy understands parents and helps them help their children. His guidance is immensely practical. This book is essential reading for anyone who works with children in sports." --Christy Ness, Olympic figure skating coach, coached Kristi Yamaguchi to the 1992 Olympic Gold Medal in Women's Figure Skating "The Cheer and the Tears is terrific! Shane Murphy provides excellent solutions to tough issues. If your child is involved in organized sports at any level, read this book! --Sean McCann, sport psychologist, United States Olympic Committee "Shane Murphy has done a great job of identifying and summarizing the key issues of this important component of millions of kids' lives. Not only that, but he does it in an enjoyable and readable fashion. You can tell he writes as both a sports expert and a Dad." --Tom Crawford, director of coaching, United States Olympic Committee "This is a book for people who care about children and sports. Murphy uses nearly two decades of experience as a sport psychologist to provide a caring, critical, and constructive look at the problems and prospects of youth sports. His insights are timely, insightful, and immediately useful for parents and coaches in interested in a sound foundation for participating positively in the lives of children." --Jay Coakley, sociologist and author of Sport in Society: Issues and ControversiesTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction. The Crisis in Youth Sports. How Did We End Up in This Predicament? What Do Parents Want? What Do Kids Want? Escaping the Parent Trap: Pushing Your Own Dreams or Encouraging the Young Athlete? The Family's Journey: Nurturing Safe and Healthy Young Athletes. How Do Children Become Competitive. How Competition Affects Children. Positive Approaches to Youth Sports. Notes. For Further Reading. For More Information. About the Author. Index.

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Book SynopsisExplore the complex relationship between tourism and intimacy in this new book with a worldwide perspective! With a unique combination of academic and personal accounts, Sex and Tourism: Journeys of Romance, Love, and Lust takes you behind the scenes with motel owners, adventure travel guides, backpackers, and others working on all sides of the international tourism industry. The editors have created a model that views the situation from three different perspectives: tourist, tourism provider, and nature of the encounter. Unlike other related volumes, this book is not just about the sex trade, but also about the role of tourism in love, marriage, and relationships. The global focus of Sex and Tourism will introduce you to: off-season romance on the island of Crete sex tourism in Cambodia a South Korean museum dedicated to women forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military the sexual aspects of adventure travel in Canada cross-culturTable of Contents About the Editors Contributors Preface Section I: The Setting Chapter 1. Conceptual Framework of the Nexus Between Tourism, Romance, and Sex Introduction Relationships Between Sex and Tourism The Centrality of Sex in the Tourism Experience The Encounter The Role of Tourism As Facilitator Conclusion Chapter 2. On Holiday in the Liminoid Playground: Place, Time, and Self in Tourism Introduction Place and Placelessness Sensing the Liminal/Liminoid Conclusion: The Importance of the Process of Traveling Section II: Romance on the Road Chapter 3. Island Girl (Lina M. Wong) Chapter 4. Romance, Retsina, and Reality in Crete Introduction Agia Galini, Crete Our Hosts Other Travelers Travel and the Single Woman Questions Raised and Some Conclusions Chapter 5. Transnational Marriage in Thailand: The Dynamics of Extreme Heterogamy Introduction Thai-Foreigner Intermarriage Prostitution and Transnational Marriage The Dynamics of Thai-Foreigner Marriages Discussion Conclusion Section III: The Tourism Industry As Facilitator Chapter 6. Sex Tourism: An Accommodation Provider's Perspective Introduction Motels and Sex Tourism The Hot Pillow Trade The Motel Operator's Perspective Chapter 7. The Adventure in Adventure Travel Introduction Group Composition Trip Phases Chapter 8. Condoms in the First Aid Kit: River Guides, Clients, and Sex Chapter 9. Attraction of the Naughty-Gentleman's Clubs As a Tourism Resource Introduction The Tradition of Stripping Gentlemen's Clubs As Part of a Market's Pull Matrix Structuring the Performative Space Legal Action, Novelty, and Bourbon Street in the French Quarter Conclusion Section IV: The Dark Side Chapter 10. Former Comfort Women As Touristic Objects in South Korea Introduction Tourism and Human Sexuality Former Comfort Women and the History of Japanese Military Sexual Slavery Conclusion Chapter 11. The Dark Side of Tourism and Sexuality: Trafficking of Nepali Girls for Indian Brothels (Nina Rao) Chapter 12. AIDS and Tourism: A Deadly Combination Introduction Tourism and HIV/AIDS Trends in Vietnamese Tourism Tourism and Prostitution Perceptions of Commercial Sex Workers Future Scenarios Conclusion Chapter 13. Sex Tourism: The Case of Cambodia Introduction Background The Sex Industry: Supply and Demand The Customers Impacts of Sex Tourism on Cambodia Conclusion Chapter 14. Ending Child Sex Tourism: A Vision for the Future Introduction Child Pornography and the InternetThe Globalization of Child Sex Tourism TourismA Catalyst for Change What Comes Next? Index Reference Notes Included

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Book SynopsisExamine China''s impact on the world tourism market!Tourism in China is a comprehensive study of tourism and the travel industry in China--past, present, and future. Since joining many of its Asia-Pacific neighbors in identifying tourism as a vehicle for socioeconomic growth and poverty alleviation, China has become the leader in the Asian travel industry, surpassing all forecasts with high and constant growth in international and domestic tourism activity. In fact, the World Trade Organization predicts that by 2020, China will become the world''s leading tourism destination, receiving 145 million visitors. This timely book examines the diverse opportunities and challenges the country''s tourism industry faces in meeting those projections.A unique, interdisciplinary guide that appeals to practitioners and academics, Tourism in China has been called probably the most in-depth analysis of China''s tourism industry by the World Trade Organization''s Dr. Harsh Varma. The boTable of Contents About the Editors Contributors Foreword Section I. Introduction and Historical Development Chapter 1. Introduction: China's Tourism Boom China's Tourism Environment International Tourism Environment The Chapters Chapter 2. China's Tourism Development Since 1978: Policies, Experiences, and Lessons Learned Tourist Movement Tourism Infrastructure The Context of China's Tourism Policies Experiences and Lessons Conclusion Chapter 3. China in the Eyes of Western Travelers, 1860-1900 Background Routes and Modes of Travel Travelers and Travel Narratives Implications Chapter 4. Chinese Vernacular Heritage As a Tourist Attraction: The Case of Beijing Introduction Vernacular Architecture As a Sign of Identity Quadrangles and the Cultural Identity of Beijing Urban Modernization versus Vernacular Quadrangles Turning the Quadrangle into a Tourist Attraction Conclusion Section II. Research and Impacts Chapter 5. Tourism Research in China Tourism Research Institutions Outline of Tourism Research Development Dissemination of Research Findings Trends and Problems Recommendations Conclusion Chapter 6. Economic Impact of Tourism in China Tourism's Export Contributions to the Chinese Economy The Economic Contributions of Chinese Domestic Tourism Tourism, Jobs, and GDP Tourism and Chinese Regional Development Tourism and Poverty Alleviation Look to the Future: Challenges and Policy Options Chapter 7. Ecotourism in China's Nature Reserves Nature Reserves and Ecotourism: Context and Policy Issues The Role of Ecotourism in Reserve Finance The Role of Ecotourism and Local Development Infrastructure and Environmental Management Staffing Issues The Visitor Experience and Interpretation The Example of Jiuzhaigou Biosphere Reserve, Sichuan Province Section III. Industry and Development Chapter 8. Critical Issues in China's Hotel Industry China's Hotel Industry Consolidation and Brand Development Development Strategy by Global Hotel Companies Analysis of Hotel Financial Performance Conclusion Chapter 9. Travel Agencies in China at the Turn of the Millennium Overview of the Development of China's Travel Agencies China's Travel Agencies Today Major Problems Faced by China's Travel Agencies Today Conclusion and Recommendations Chapter 10. China's Tourist Transportation: Air, Land, and Water Air Transportation International Tourist Land and Water Transportation Domestic Tourist Surface Transportation Transportation Issues in China's Future Chapter 11. An Assessment of Theme Park Development in China Theme Park Development Elements of Success Reasons for Failure Prospects Facing the Theme Park Industry in the Twenty-First Century Section IV: Tourism Markets Chapter 12. Tourism Marketing in the People's Republic of China Current Market Situation Tourism Marketing at the National Level Tourism Marketing and Promotion Issues Affecting the Development of China's Tourist Markets Summary Chapter 13. Short- and Long-Haul International Tourists to China Foreign Visitors in China Growth of Long-Haul Foreign Visitors Characteristics of Long-Haul Visitors Spatial Concentration and Changes Conclusion Chapter 14. Leisure in China Characteristics of Leisure in China Leisure Products in China Conclusion: Toward the Emergence of a Leisure Industry Chapter 15. Mainland Chinese Outbound Travel to Hong Kong and Its Implications China's Outbound Travel Destination Hong Kong Mainland Tourists Policy Implications for Hong Kong Conclusion Section V: Conclusion Chapter 16. World Trade and China's Tourism: Oppor

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Book SynopsisDesign and implement successful Web-based courses!This wide-ranging book discusses both the micro and macro aspects of using the Internet to enhance your travel and tourism curriculum. The Internet and Travel and Tourism Education offers useful insights for both novices and experienced users. With these suggestions, you can use online resources to contribute to your class objectives. The innovative teaching strategies presented in The Internet and Travel and Tourism Education will not soon become outdated. Instead of being based on fast-changing technical details, such as specific programs, the ideas are rooted in the way information is presented and absorbed. By tapping the power of the Internet, you can find more effective ways to teach the skills and facts your students need. The Internet and Travel and Tourism Education provides helpful advice and information on essential aspects of this powerful tool, including: Web-based instruction studentsâperceptions Table of ContentsContents Preface Tourism Education and the Internet: Benefits, Challenges and Opportunities Teaching Global Tourism Geography Using the Internet: A Case Study of the Paradigm Shift in Educational Technology Technology by Degrees: Teaching Information Technology to Tourism Undergraduates--A Case Study Technology and Tertiary Tourism Students: An Australian Perspective Creating a Virtual Learning Community Studies in Tourism and Hospitality Management: Embracing Change and Incorporating Technology in the Development, Delivery and Evaluation of Subject Material Collaborative approach to Multimedia Courseware Design and Development Creating a Hospitality Sales Management Course on the Web: Lessons for the Beginner The Virtual Enterprise: Using Internet Based Technology to Create a New Educational Paradigm for the Tourism and Hospitality Industry Restaurant Management and Operations: A Tourism Virtual Experience Index Reference Notes Included

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Book SynopsisSports Movies covers a broad spectrum of baseball, basketball, football, and boxing films. Describing the traditional formulas that have made these movies such crowd-pleasers, it also explores how the genre’s attitudes have changed over the years, especially regarding key issues like class, race, masculinity, and women in sports.Trade Review"This compact book packs a huge punch! Engaging and illustrative, Sports Movies deftly tackles the widely popular genre of sports films. Lester Friedman skillfully unpacks the history, themes, and cultural significance of the genre while attending to the consequential ways race, class, gender, and sexuality come into play on and off the field." -- Samantha Noelle Sheppard * co-editor of From Madea to Media Mogul: Theorizing Tyler Perry *"In this readable and insightful book, Lester Friedman invites readers to consider how movies about sport bring winners and losers into focus on the playing field and beyond.” -- Thomas P. Oates * author of Football and Manliness: An Unauthorized Feminist Account of the NFL *Table of ContentsContents Introduction Baseball Movies Basketball Movies Football Movies Boxing Movies The Sporting Life: Conclusion Acknowledgments Further Reading Works Cited Selected Filmography Index

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