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Alltför länge har vi levt med föreställningen att vi måste jobba hela livet innan vi till sist kan njuta av en välförtjänt pension. Glöm det. Det finns ingen anledning att vänta. Oavsett om du drömmer om att slippa heltidsjobbet, att resa jorden r...

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Idrott används i dag på olika sätt som ett led i att skapa någon form av positiv samhällsförändring i utsatta delar av världen. I denna bok - med fokus på idrott och internationellt utvecklingsarbete - undersöks två skandinaviska hjälpinsatser där...

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'A shortcut to boosting your joy.' Oprah Winfrey 'Accessible and instantly rewarding.' Guardian 'The best self-help book of 2022. This is the book everyone needs to read.' Independent _____________________________________ When did you last feel ex...

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Learn how to tell a first down from a touchdown and get up to speed on the latest trends in the sport Football For Dummies is a comprehensive fan's guide to football and its many components. This updated edition includes coverage of new players, r...

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Sports in Society provides a comprehensive introduction to understanding the issues and controversies surrounding sports in society. Coakley delivers a critical approach toward sports related issues with an emphasis on social class, race, and ethn...

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I Fotboll från Mielke till Merkel undersöker Joakim Glaser hur fotbollssupportrars identitetsformeringar påverkats av politiska, ekonomiska och sociala förändringar i östra Tyskland mellan 1965 och 2015. Denna avhandling är baserad på intervjuer o...

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'I love Tifo' Ian Wright 'Tifo are great' Alan Shearer 'Tifo have changed the game when it comes to football analysis' Elis James RULE #1: DON'T WATCH THE BALL Yes, football is about stars, goals and glory. But it's also about the intense calculat...

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WINNER of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2015 In the last two decades football in Britain has made the transition from a peripheral dying sport to the very centre of our popular culture, from an economic basket-case to a booming en...

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This book provides a highly readable introduction to the phenomenon of football hooliganism, ideal for students taking courses around this subject as well as those having a professional interest in the subject, such as the police and those respons...

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Sport and Modern Social Theorists is an innovative and exciting new collection. The chapters are written by leading social analysts of sport from across the world, and examine the contributions of major social theorists towards our critical unders...

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The Routledge Handbook of Sport, Gender and Sexuality brings together important new work from 68 leading international scholars that, collectively, demonstrates the intrinsic interconnectedness of sport, gender and sexuality. It introduces what is...

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"No one cares about women's sports" is a familiar refrain from vocal skeptics, but as The Fast Track shows, a series of watershed moments reflect the increasing popularity of and support for women's sports from both investors and fans. Veteran spo...

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The last two decades have witnessed a proliferation of qualitative research in sport and exercise. The Routledge Handbook of Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise is the first book to offer an in-depth survey of established and emerging quali...

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In¿A Nation of Family and Friends, sociologist Aarti Ratna¿examines the complex and dynamic relationships between South Asian women and sporting and leisure cultures. Mining autobiographical insights (as a South Asian scholar living in the UK) she...

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Learn about how we organise our society in The Sociology Book. Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Sociology in this overview guide to the subject,...

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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 coachin...

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A New York Times bestseller and a Book of the Year for the Evening Standard and The Times. Is getting a little less comfortable the key to living a happier, healthier life? When journalist Scott Carney came across a picture of a man in his fifties...

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Why are sport and exercise important? What can the study of sport and exercise tell us about wider society? Who holds the power in creating contemporary sport and exercise discourses? It is impossible to properly understand the role that sport and...

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2023 (FOOTBALL BOOK OF THE YEAR) ------------ A club on the rise. A city in flux. This is Union Berlin. No football club in the world has fans like 1. FC Union Berlin. The underdogs from East Ber...

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A must-have introductory text of unrivalled coverage and depth focusing on events planning and management, the fourth edition of Events Management provides a complete A to Z of the principles and practices of planning, managing and staging events....

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A collection of concise and enlightening essays and reflections on the art of bouldering, from the author of bestseller¿The Zen of Climbing. More than a sport, bouldering is a craft that demands equal fine-tuning of the mind and body. It calls for...

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Why play is a productive, expressive way of being, a form of understanding, and a fundamental part of our well-being. What do we think about when we think about play? A pastime? Games? Childish activities? The opposite of work? Think again: If we ...

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Defining 'politics' as contests over ideas, values and visions about what a physically active society could be, this book uses critical analysis to challenge accepted truths about physical activity and therefore opens up a pathway to more effectiv...

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WINNER of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2015In the last two decades football in Britain has made the transition from a peripheral dying sport to the very centre of our popular culture, from an economic basket-case to a booming ent...

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