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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “kyle bunds”
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  • 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

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  • Steel City Rivals - One City. Two Football Clubs, One Mutually Shared Hatred

    by Steve Cowens ...
    Football rivalry is a common factor anywhere in the world where the sport is played. But some take it far more seriously than others. In Sheffield, the traditional capital of Britain's steel manufacturing industry, there is no greater tribal divide than that between fans of Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday. The two clubs' supporters berate each other with a venomous passion, their long ... Read more

    $5.39 USD

  • 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

  • A Wider Social Role for Sport

    Who's Keeping the Score?

    by Fred Coalter ...
    Sport is perceived to have the potential to alleviate a variety of social problems and generally to ‘improve’ both individuals and the communities in which they live. Sport is promoted as a relatively cost effective antidote to a range of social problems – often those stemming from social exclusion - including poor health, high crime levels, drug abuse and persistent youth offending, educational ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Routledge Handbook of Sports Coaching

    Edited by Paul Potrac, Wade Gilbert, Jim Denison ...
    Series series Routledge International Handbooks
    Over the last three decades sports coaching has evolved from a set of customary practices based largely on tradition and routine into a sophisticated, reflective and multi-disciplinary profession. In parallel with this, coach education and coaching studies within higher education have developed into a coherent and substantial field of scholarly enquiry with a rich and sophisticated research ... Read more

    $72.99 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

  • Blood and Guts to Glory--a History of Sports

    Sport Science Series

    by Gerald Gems ...
    Series series Sport Science Series
    Dr. Gerald Gems is one of the premier sports historians in the world. In this book, the first video text in sport history, we can see videos of how ancient and modern games have been played. But he goes beyond the sport, looking at the cultural background in which the sports have been played. We see ancient sports from China, India and the Americas and we follow the evolution of sports through the ... Read more

    $2.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 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

  • Superfans

    Into the Heart of Obsessive Sports Fandom

    by George Dohrmann ...
    A Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist pulls back the curtain on the extraordinary inner lives of America’s most obsessive sports fans.There are fans, and then there are fanatics. In this wondrously immersive look at American sports fandom, George Dohrmann travels the country to find out what distinguishes an ordinary, everyday enthusiast from that special breed of supporter known as the superfan. In ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

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  • Sport, Theory and Social Problems

    A Critical Introduction

    by Eric Anderson, Adam White ...
    In a revised, updated, and considerably expanded new edition of Sport, Theory and Social Problems, authors Eric Anderson and Adam White examine how the structure and culture of sport promotes inequality, injury, and complicity to authority at the non-elite levels of play in Anglo-American countries. By introducing students to a research-led perspective on sport, it highlights the operation of ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Leadership in Sports Coaching

    A Social Identity Approach

    by Paul Cummins, Ian O'Boyle, Tony Cassidy ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Sports Coaching
    The professionalisation of sports coaching has demanded higher standards of leadership in order to improve performance and effectiveness. This book focuses on leadership in sports coaching, exploring key concepts and principles underpinned by a presentation of new empirical research. Placing social identity theory at its centre – a theory not previously applied to sports coaching – this book ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Identity Discourses and Communities in International Events, Festivals and Spectacles

    by Udo Merkel ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This collection focuses on the multi-layered links between international events and identity discourses. With a unique line-up of international scholars, this book offers a diverse range of exciting case studies, including sports competitions, music festivals, exhibitions, fashion shows and royal celebrations. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD