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  • Sport and the Pursuit of War and Peace from the Nineteenth Century to the Present

    War Minus the Shooting?

    Edición de Martin Hurcombe, Philip Dine ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Cultural History
    This volume of wide-ranging essays by sport historians and sociologists examines the complex relations of war, peace and sport through a series of case studies from South and North America, Europe, North Africa, Asia and New Zealand.From formal military training in the late nineteenth century to contemporary esports, the relationship between military and sporting cultures has endured across ... Leer más

    $54.99 USD

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  • The Vimy Trap

    or, How We Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Great War

    de Ian McKay, Jamie Swift ...
    The story of the bloody 1917 Battle of Vimy Ridge is, according to many of today’s tellings, a heroic founding moment for Canada. This noble, birth-of-a-nation narrative is regularly applied to the Great War in general. Yet this mythical tale is rather new. “Vimyism”— today’s official story of glorious, martial patriotism—contrasts sharply with the complex ways in which veterans, artists, clerics, ... Leer más

    $20.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • The Ball is Round

    A Global History of Soccer

    de David Goldblatt ...
    The definitive book about soccer, from the author of The Games: A Global History of the Olympics.There may be no cultural practice more global than soccer. Rites of birth and marriage are infinitely diverse, but the rules of soccer are universal. No world religion can match its geographical scope. The single greatest simultaneous human collective experience is the World Cup final.In this ... Leer más

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    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

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  • The Games

    A Global History of the Olympics

    de David Goldblatt ...
    “A people’s history of the Olympics.”—New York Times Book ReviewA Boston Globe Best Book of the YearA Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the YearThe Games is best-selling sportswriter David Goldblatt’s sweeping, definitive history of the modern Olympics. Goldblatt brilliantly traces their history from the reinvention of the Games in Athens in 1896 to Rio in 2016, revealing how the Olympics ... Leer más

    $12.29 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • Gaming the World

    How Sports Are Reshaping Global Politics and Culture

    de Andrei S. Markovits, Lars Rensmann ...
    The globalizing influence of professional sportsProfessional sports today have truly become a global force, a common language that anyone, regardless of their nationality, can understand. Yet sports also remain distinctly local, with regional teams and the fiercely loyal local fans that follow them. This book examines the twenty-first-century phenomenon of global sports, in which professional ... Leer más

    $23.79 USD

  • Sport

    A Very Short Introduction

    de Mike Cronin ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Sport is big business; international in nature and the focus of much media and cultural attention. In this Very Short Introduction, Mike Cronin charts the history of sport, from its traditional origins in folk football and cock fighting to its position as a global phenomenon today. Looking at a variety of sports from team games such as rugby, cricket, and football to games for individuals such as ... Leer más

    $7.99 USD

  • Football and European Identity

    Historical Narratives Through the Press

    de Liz Crolley, David Hand ...
    Shifting European identities, cultural loyalties and divisions are often expressed more directly through attitudes to 'the people's game' game than in any other arena.This book examines European football journalism from throughout the last century to present a unique cross-cultural analysis of changing European national and regional identities.Building on detailed research into original language ... Leer más

    $73.99 USD

  • Soccer Vs. The State 2nd Edition

    Tackling Football and Radical Politics

    de Gabriel Kuhn ...
    Football has turned into a multi-billion industry. Professionalism and commercialisation dominate its global image. Yet the game retains a rebellious side, maybe more so than any other sport co-opted by money makers and corrupt politicians. From its roots in working-class Britain to political protests by players and fans, and a current radical soccer underground, the notion of football as the ... Leer más

    $7.99 USD

  • Football Culture

    Local Conflicts, Global Visions

    Edición de Gerry Finn, Richard Giulianotti ...
    Series series Sport in the Global Society
    These essays provide a critical investigation of football cultures, examining local and national impacts of the game's new millennial order over five continents. ... Leer más

    $76.99 USD

  • Culture, Politics and Sport

    Blowing the Whistle, Revisited

    de Garry Whannel ...
    Series series Routledge Critical Studies in Sport
    'Whannel is a foundational figure in the study of sports and the media. …For 20 years his writing has set a high standard …and it remains an inspiration to many' - Toby Miller, Professor of Cultural Studies, New York University, USAGarry Whannel’s text Blowing the Whistle: The Politics of Sport broke new ground when it was first published in 1983. Its polemical discussion brought sports as ... Leer más

    $73.99 USD

  • Urban Planning and Cultural Identity

    de William Neill ...
    Series series RTPI Library Series
    Urban Planning and Cultural Identity reviews the intense spatiality of conflict over identity construction in three cities where culture and place identity are not just post-modernist playthings but touch on the raw sensibilities of who people define themselves to be. Berlin as the reborn German capital has put 'coming to terms with' the Holocaust and the memory of the GDR full square at the ... Leer más

    $84.99 USD

  • Missing

    Persons and Politics

    de Jenny Edkins ...
    Stories of the missing offer profound insights into the tension between how political systems see us and how we see each other. The search for people who go missing as a result of war, political violence, genocide, or natural disaster reveals how forms of governance that objectify the person are challenged. Contemporary political systems treat persons instrumentally, as objects to be administered ... Leer más

    $22.99 USD