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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “maria thulemark”
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  • Lifestyle Mobilities

    Intersections of Travel, Leisure and Migration

    Edited by Tara Duncan, Scott A. Cohen, Maria Thulemark ...
    Series series Current Developments in the Geographies of Leisure and Tourism
    Being mobile in today's world is influenced by many aspects including transnational ties, increased ease of access to transport, growing accessibility to technology, knowledge and information and changing socio-cultural outlooks and values. These factors can all engender a (re)formation of our everyday life and moving - as and for lifestyle - has, in many ways, become both easier and much more ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

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  • The Frailty Myth

    Redefining the Physical Potential of Women and Girls

    by Colette Dowling ...
    Can women be equal to men as long as men are physically stronger? And are men, in fact, stronger?These are key questions that Colette Dowling, author of the bestselling The Cinderella Complex, raises in her provocative new book. The myth of female frailty, with its roots in nineteenth-century medicine and misogyny, has had a damaging effect on women's health, social status, and physical safety. It ... Read more

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  • Watching the Olympics

    Politics, Power and Representation

    Edited by John Sugden, Alan Tomlinson ...
    Global sporting events involve the creation, management and mediation of cultural meanings for consumption by massive media audiences. The apotheosis of this cultural form is the Olympic Games. This challenging and provocative new book explores the Olympic spectacle, from the multi-media bidding process and the branding and imaging of the Games, to security, surveillance and control of the Olympic ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Outdoor Adventure and Social Theory

    Edited by Elizabeth C.J. Pike, Simon Beames ...
    Adventure and outdoor sports - from rock climbing to freestyle kayaking – are a modern social phenomenon that can tell us much about the relationship between sport, culture and contemporary society. In this engaging new introductory text, adventure sports are used to illustrate key concepts in social theory and to demonstrate why an understanding of social theory is essential for any student ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Personal Training

    by Mark Ansell ...
    Series series Active Learning in Sport Series
    This is a key text for all those on sport science courses. It covers all the essential areas for a study of personal training including fitness testing, nutrition, psychology, training principles, health and fitness, training in different contexts and business issues. Students therefore gain all the required multi-disciplinary knowledge with an understanding of how to apply this in practice. ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Qualitative Research for Physical Culture

    by P. Markula, M. Silk ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book provides a guide to qualitative research methods in the multidisciplinary field of physical culture. Developing an approach based on the '7 Ps' of research, this text navigates a pathway through the research process that will be invaluable as a teaching tool and to experienced and inexperienced researchers alike. ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • The Organisation and Governance of Top Football Across Europe

    An Institutional Perspective

    Edited by Hallgeir Gammelsæter, Benoit Senaux ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
    This book aims to provide an extensive overview of how football is organized and managed on a European level and in individual European countries, and to account for the evolution of the national, international and transnational management of football over the last decades. ... Read more

    $82.99 USD

  • Women and Sport in Latin America

    Edited by Rosa Lopez de D'Amico, Tansin Benn, Gertrud Pfister ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
    This multidisciplinary book draws on sociology, cultural studies, anthropology and history, to explore the diversity, challenges and achievements of Latin American women in sport. It offers an in-depth analysis of women’s sport in ten countries across Latin America, insights into the sport activities of indigenous peoples, and the contributions of Latin American women to sport living outside of ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Sport under Communism

    Behind the East German 'Miracle'

    by M. Dennis, J. Grix ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    Based on original Stasi and Communist Party archival sources, this book uncovers why East Germany was for two decades running one of the most successful nations in the Summer and Winter Olympics, exploring how the central elite sports system was beset by internal tensions and disputes. ... Read more

    $98.09 USD

  • London's Olympic Legacy

    The Inside Track

    by Gillian Evans ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book provides a unique perspective on the behind the scenes planning of London's Olympic legacy. The author had unprecedented access to the legacy organisations, institutions, and individuals involved with the 2012 Games. This has allowed her, in a highly accessible and engaging style, to capture a sense of the unfolding drama as attempts were made in London to harness the juggernaut of ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Stories of Indigenous Success in Australian Sport

    Journeys to the AFL and NRL

    by Richard Light, John Robert Evans ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book presents journeys of sixteen Indigenous Australian athletes from their first touch of a‘footy’ to the highest levels of Australian football and rugby league, conceptualized as a processof learning. The authors challenge simplistic explanations of Indigenous success in Australianfootball and rugby league, centered on the notion of the ‘natural athlete’. The book tracesthe development of ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Women in Sports Coaching

    Edited by Nicole M. LaVoi ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Sports Coaching
    Women in many Westernized countries encounter a wider variety of career opportunities than afforded in previous decades, and the percentage of women leaders in nearly every sector is on the rise. Sport coaching, however, remains a domain where gender equity has declined or stalled, despite increasing female sport participation. The percentage of women who coach women are in the minority in most ... Read more

    $70.99 USD