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  • Defining Sport

    Conceptions and Borderlines

    by Shawn E. Klein, Francisco Javier López Frías, Kevin Schieman, John McClelland, Keith Strudler, Pam R. Sailors, Sarah Teetzel, Charlene Weaving, Chrysostomos Giannoulakis, Lindsay Pursglove0, Brian Glenney1, Teresa González Aja2, Joan Grassbaugh Forry3, Brody J. Ruihley4, Coral Rae5, Joey Gawrysiak6, Andrew Billings7, Dr. Chad Carlson8, Heather L. Reid9 ...
    Series series Studies in Philosophy of Sport
    Defining Sport: Conceptions and Borderlines is not about the variations of usage of the term “sport.” It is about the concept, the range of activities in the world that we unite into one idea—sport. It is through the project of defining sport that we can come to understand these activities better, how they are similar or different, and how they relate to other human endeavors.This definitional ... Read more

    $47.79 USD

  • Philosophical Perspectives on Gender in Sport and Physical Activity

    Edited by Paul Davis, Charlene Weaving ...
    There are a broad variety of sex and gender resonances in sport, from the clash of traditional ideas of femininity and athleticism represented by female athletes, to the culture of homophobia in mainstream male sport. Despite the many sociological and cultural volumes addressing these subjects, this collection is the first to focus on the philosophical writings that they have inspired. The editors ... Read more

    $87.99 USD

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    The Sports Moment That Changed the World

    by Dave Zirin, John Carlos ...
    "A powerful and poignant memoir" of an African American athlete who defied the establishment—decades before Colin Kaepernick (Cornel West, New York Times–bestselling author of Race Matters).An NAACP Image Award Nominee for Outstanding Literary Work—Biography/AutobiographyJohn Carlos was a bronze medalist in the two hundred-meter race at the 1968 Olympics, but he is remembered for more than his ... Read more

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  • Best Canadian Sports Writing

    Edited by Stacey May Fowles, Pasha Malla ...
    38 pieces that will be remembered for seasons to comeFor 25 years, sports journalists south of the border have been collected in best-of anthologies. With Best Canadian Sports Writing, editors Stacey May Fowles and Pasha Malla offer a long overdue rejoinder from the North, showcasing top literary sports writing from diverse homegrown talent.This extraordinary anthology of recent writing mixes ... Read more

    $10.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Giants vs. Dodgers

    The Coast-to-Coast History of the Rivalry Heard ?Round the World

    by Joe Konte ...
    Games between the Dodgers and Giants are never just another day at the ballpark. Dating back to the late nineteenth century-when the teams embodied the competitive spirit of rival metropolises of New York and Brooklyn-the Giants-Dodgers rivalry gained intensity throughout the early twentieth century. The cheering and jeering continued unabated until 1957, when the clubs backed the moving vans up ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Sport in Australian National Identity

    Kicking Goals

    by Tony Ward ...
    Series series Sport in the Global Society – Contemporary Perspectives
    For many Australians, there are two great passions: sport and ‘taking the piss’. This book is about national identity – and especially about Australia’s image as a sporting country. Whether reverent or not, any successful national image has to reflect something about the reality of the country. But it is also influenced by the reasons that people have for encouraging particular images – and by the ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • The Commonwealth Games

    Extraordinary Stories behind the Medals

    by Brian Oliver ...
    How well do you know the Friendly Games?Sports journalist Brian Oliver brings the Commonwealth Games to life with riveting stories of the athletes who have competed over the years. He delves into the best tales of the past and interviews the key protagonists to unveil the highs and lows of this idiosyncratic sporting competition.There is the classic contest between Roger Bannister and John Landy ... Read more

    $12.69 USD

  • Sport and the Transformation of Modern Europe

    States, media and markets 1950-2010

    Edited by Alan Tomlinson, Christopher Young, Richard Holt ...
    Series series CRESC
    In the modern era, sport has been an important agent, and symptom, of the political, cultural and commercial pressures for convergence and globalization. In this fascinating, inter-disciplinary study, leading international scholars explore the making of modern sport in Europe, illuminating sport and its cultural and economic impacts in the context of the supra-state formations and global markets ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

  • Beyond Sport for Development and Peace

    Transnational Perspectives on Theory, Policy and Practice

    Edited by Lyndsay M. C. Hayhurst, Tess Kay, Megan Chawansky ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
    Debates around the ‘sport for development and peace’ (SDP) movement have entered a new phase, moving on from simple questions surrounding the utility of sport as a tool of international development. Beyond Sport for Development and Peace argues that critical research and new perspectives and methodologies are necessary to balance the local aspects and global influences of sport and to better ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

  • No Boston Olympics

    How and Why Smart Cities Are Passing on the Torch

    by Chris Dempsey, Andrew Zimbalist ...
    In 2013 and 2014, some of Massachusetts’ wealthiest and most powerful individuals hatched an audacious plan to bring the 2024 Summer Olympics to Boston. Like their counterparts in cities around the world, Boston’s Olympic boosters promised political leaders, taxpayers, and the media that the Games would deliver incalculable benefits and require little financial support from the public. Yet these ... Read more

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  • Discourses of Olympism

    From the Sorbonne 1894 to London 2012

    by D. Chatziefstathiou, I. Henry ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book evaluates the moral project of Olympism, analzying the changing value positions adopted in relation to the ideology of Olympism across the period from the 1890s to the present day. The book also analyzes discourses of Olympism concerned with youth, governance, sport for development and international relations. ... Read more

    $107.09 USD

  • Sport, Politics and the Charity Industry

    Running for Water

    by Kyle Bunds ...
    Series series Qualitative Research in Sport and Physical Activity
    Sport is commonly used by charities and philanthropic organisations as a way of acquiring donors and fundraisers. In this ground-breaking study, Kyle Bunds examines the nexus of sport, politics and the charity industry through an investigation of water development agencies that raise funds in the developed world to build water systems in the developing world.Using innovative auto-ethnographic ... Read more

    $62.99 USD