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Author: Dennis Brailsford

Author: J. A. Mangan & Fan Hong

Linking sport to the emergence and growth of modern Asian society this collection of essays offers a lucid, original and highly readable history of politics, culture and sport in the world's most populous region.

Author: J. A. Mangan & Fan Hong

The 2002 Word Cup in Korea and Japan is just one example of how important modern sport has become to Asia - politically, economically and emotionally; and yet the development of sport in this largest and most diverse con ...

Author: J. A. Mangan & Lamartine DaCosta

This work deals with the infancy, adolescence and maturity of sport in Latin American society. It explores ways in which sport illuminates cultural migration and emigration and indigenous assimilation and adaptation.

Author: J. A. Mangan & Lamartine DaCosta

This work deals with the infancy, adolescence and maturity of sport in Latin American society. It explores ways in which sport illuminates cultural migration and emigration and indigenous assimilation and adaptation.

Author: David Rowe

This book is about the conjunction of two of the most powerful cultural forces of our times - sport and media. The book is divided into two parts: the first, 'Making Media Sport', and the second, 'Unmaking the Media Spor ...

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Author: Anna Marie Frank

At a time when sports coverage inundates the airwaves, when coaches are routinely among the highest-paid school employees, and when professional sports recruiters are increasingly focusing on high school students, "Sp ...

Author: Robert Crego

Many of the sports and games played around the world today have their roots in the 18th and 19th centuries. Their history, detailed in "Sports and Games of the 18th and 19th CenturieS," provides us with an insight int ...

Author: Steve Craig

Based on reports from 19th century explorers, museum artifacts, and other historical documents, the rules, equipment, and diagrams as they are currently understood are provided here for readers, along with suggestions ...

Author: Lawrence H. Berlow

Author: Ann Dennis

Spotlight on Australia takes you on a journey through each state and territory of Australia. Each chapter explores topics of interest relating to Australia's past and present, including its geography, history, politics, ...

Author: David A. Jasen & Gene Jones

Based on new research, original interviews, and decades of archival work, Spreadin' Rhythm Around tells the story of the African-American songwriters who introduced new rhythms and subject matter into American popular so ...

Author: Paul Nathanson

A probing inquiry into the pervasiveness of negative male stereotypes in popular culture. It argues that men have been portrayed as evil, inadequate, or as honorary women in popular culture since the 1990s.

Author: Richard T. Stillson

Spreading the Word examines the ways in which easterners who traveled West during the California gold rush of 1849-51 obtained, assessed, and used information. At the beginning of the gold rush the scarcity of informatio ...

Author: John Edward Greenleaf

Author: Wm. E. Baumgaertner

Many who have a passing interest in English history know of the kings: the Lancastrian usurper, Henry IV; the great warrior-king, Henry V; and the monkish monarch, Henry VI. Some also know of the fair Yorkist king, Edwar ...

Author: USA IBP

Geography, history, people, language, culture, traditions, economy, government, politics, constitution, places to visit, info for travelers...

Author: International Business Publications

This guide presents geography, history, people, language, culture, traditions, economy, government, politics, constitution, and places to visit, providing information for travelers.

Author: International Business Publications

Geography, history, people, language, culture, traditions, economy, government, politics, constitution, places to visit, info for travelers.