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Sport, Culture and Society: An Introduction by Grant Jarvie Publisher Comments It is impossible to fully understand contemporary society and culture without acknowledging the place of sport. Sport is part of our social and cultural fabric, possessing a social and commercial power that makes it a potent force in the world, for good... (read more) Your price: $64.95 New - Trade Paper 
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Until It Hurts by Mark Hyman Publisher Comments Near the end of a long season, fourteen-year-old baseball pitcher Ben Hyman approached his father with disappointing, if not surprising, news: his pitching shoulder was tired. With each throw to home plate, hefelt a twinge in his still maturing arm. Any... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $14.20 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Sport, Culture and Society: An Introduction by Grant Jarvie Publisher Comments It is impossible to fully understand contemporary society and culture without acknowledging the place of sport. Sport is part of our social and cultural fabric, possessing a social and commercial power that makes it a potent force in the world, for good... (read more) Your price: $180.25 New - Hardcover
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Souled Out? (07 Edition) by Shaun Powell Publisher Comments Souled Out? That's the question author Shaun Powell poses and ultimately answers with regard to the nature of blacks' participation in American sports. Neither blacks nor whites--athletes, coaches, administrators, owners, media, parents, and yes, even... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $12.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Positive Youth Development through Sport by Nicholas L. Holt Publisher Comments P The first Positive Youth Development title to focus on the role of sport, this book brings together high profile contributors from diverse disciplines to critically examine the ways in which sport can be and has been used to promote youth development. /... (read more) Your price: $47.95 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Heroes Afar: How Eighty Athletes and Leaders Inspired the World by John Durbin Husher Synopsis Like every youngster, John Durbin Husher had many heroes growing up, and they continued to inspire him into adulthood. If he saw Muhammad Ali knock out an opponent, he was thrilled. When he learned about Winston Churchill and how he stood up to the Nazis,... (read more) Your price: $36.25 New - Hardcover
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Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society #3: Social Capital and Sport Governance in Europe by Margaret (edt) Groeneveld Synopsis Although there is significant interest in the social role of sport in fostering civil society from both policymakers and academics, there is a lack of evidence of the specific role of sport federations in this system. This book critically presents the... (read more) Your price: $125.00 New - Hardcover
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Sport, Power, and Society : Institutions and Practices (10 Edition) by Robert E. Washington Publisher Comments This comprehensive collection examines the culture of sport and its relationship with various social institutions. The editors first provide a broad overview of the field and describe the ways in which the concept of sport as a meritocratic contest is... (read more) List Price $49.00 Your price: $24.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Sports Development by Hylton P Kevin Publisher Comments Sports development is an important emerging field of academic study with a distinctive contribution to make to wider social, cultural, economic and educational policies and practices. Sports Development: Policy, Process and Practice offers a detailed... (read more) List Price $205.25 Your price: $183.95 Used - Hardcover
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Globalization and Sport by Richard Giulianotti Publisher Comments Globalization and Sportis a unique collection which places sport at the heart of debates on global processes. Features major critical interventions by some of the world’s leading sociologists and anthropologists on the subject of sport Contributors... (read more) List Price $40.25 Your price: $21.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Global Media Sport by Prof. David Rowe Publisher Comments How has globalization impacted on sports media? What are the economic ramifications? And what is the future of sports media? This book investigates the constituents, dimensions and implications of the flows of media sport from the Global West to the... (read more) Your price: $65.00 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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Sport and Spirituality: An Introduction by Jim Parry Publisher Comments Sport science can quantify many aspects of human performance but the spiritual dimensions of sports experience cannot be fully understood through measurement. However, the spiritual experience of sport be it described as flow, transcendence or the... (read more) Your price: $215.50 New - Hardcover
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The Ethics of Doping and Anti-Doping: Redeeming the Soul of Sport? by Verner Møller Publisher Comments With every positive drugs test the credibility and veracity of modern elite sport is diminished. In this radical and provocative critique of current anti-doping policy and practice, Verner... (read more) Your price: $43.95 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Journal of Qualitative Research in Sports Studies Vol 4 Issue 1 by Clive Palmer Publisher Comments Volume 4 demonstrates a qualitative research interest towards the sport of rugby and therefore may be all the more distinctive for adopting a themed approach to this sport. In recognition of this specialisation the foreword is written by Matthew Thombs... (read more) Your price: $21.50 New - Trade Paper
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Four Years of Rants and Raves: Taking a Look at a Part of the Military Most People Rarely Think Of, and One Man's Ups and Downs in the Service. by Ryan K. Spear Publisher Comments For many sports fans, sporting events set milestones in a person's life. Ryan Spear used these as a basis for his work as a radio broadcaster while stationed in the Air Force at Lajes Field in the Azores, located on a Portuguese-owned island in the... (read more) Your price: $29.75 New - Hardcover
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Sport and Society in the Global Age (12 Edition) by Timothy Marjoribanks Publisher Comments Modern professional sport is a key site of social action. This book focuses on the interactions of sport and society, and engages with the political, policy and organisational aspects of such interactions. With a clever structure that takes in turn... (read more) List Price $36.00 Your price: $27.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Heroes Afar: How Eighty Athletes and Leaders Inspired the World by John Durbin Husher Synopsis Like every youngster, John Durbin Husher had many heroes growing up, and they continued to inspire him into adulthood. If he saw Muhammad Ali knock out an opponent, he was thrilled. When he learned about Winston Churchill and how he stood up to the Nazis,... (read more) Your price: $25.50 New - Trade Paper
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Sports Development and Sports Policy in Society: An Introduction by Daniel Bloyce Publisher Comments Who makes sport policy and why do we need it? What is the purpose of sport development programmes? Sport Policy and Development answers these questions and more by closely examining the complex relationships between modern sport, sport policy and... (read more) Your price: $67.50 New - Trade Paper
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Fathers & Daughters & Sports: Featuring Jim Craig, Chris Evert, Mike Golic, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Sally Jenkins, Steve Rushin, Bill Simmons, and Oth by Chris Evert Publisher Comments Thank 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... (read more) Your price: $25.00 New - Hardcover
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Air Ball: American Education's Failed Experiment With Elite Athletics (06 Edition) by John R. Gerdy Publisher Comments John R. Gerdy has seen nearly every side of athletics. He is the son of a high school football coach; he was an All-American and professional basketball player and a legislative assistant for the National Collegiate Athletic Association; and he served as... (read more) List Price $38.50 Your price: $23.00 Used - Hardcover
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