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21 produkter
Sport and Neoliberalism
Politics, Consumption, and Culture
Av Michael L Silk, David L. Andrews
Inbunden, 2012
1025 kr
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How neoliberal politics appropriates sports for its own ends
Sport and Neoliberalism
Politics, Consumption, and Culture
Av Michael L Silk, David L. Andrews
Häftad, 2012
440 kr
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How neoliberal politics appropriates sports for its own ends
Distant Corners
American Soccer's History of Missed Opportunities and Lost Causes
Häftad, 2014
304 kr
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From bestselling author David Wangerin, a history of America's curious relationship with the "beautiful game"
Evolution of a Cricket Fan
My Shapeshifting Journey
Av Samir Chopra
Inbunden, 2021
1251 kr
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Samir Chopra is an immigrant, a “voluntary exile,” who discovers he can tell the story of his life through cricket, a game that has long been an influence-really, an obsession-for him. In so doing, he reveals how his changing views on the sport mirror his journey of self-discovery. In The Evolution …
Evolution of a Cricket Fan
My Shapeshifting Journey
Av Samir Chopra
Häftad, 2021
407 kr
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Samir Chopra is an immigrant, a “voluntary exile,” who discovers he can tell the story of his life through cricket, a game that has long been an influence-really, an obsession-for him. In so doing, he reveals how his changing views on the sport mirror his journey of self-discovery. In The Evolution …
Ball Don't Lie
Myth, Genealogy, and Invention in the Cultures of Basketball
Av Yago Colás
Häftad, 2016
216 kr
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Pro basketball player Rasheed Wallace often exclaimed the pragmatic truth “Ball don’t lie!” during a game. It is a protest against a referee’s bad calls. But the slogan, which originated in pickup games, brings the reality of a racialized urban playground into mainstream American popular culture. …
Mavericks, Money, and Men
The AFL, Black Players, and the Evolution of Modern Football
Av Charles Ross
Inbunden, 2016
1029 kr
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The American Football League, established in 1960, was innovative both in its commitment to finding talented, overlooked players-particularly those who played for historically black colleges and universities-and in the decision by team owners to share television revenues. In Mavericks, Money and …
Mavericks, Money, and Men
The AFL, Black Players, and the Evolution of Modern Football
Av Charles Ross
Häftad, 2016
358 kr
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The American Football League, established in 1960, was innovative both in its commitment to finding talented, overlooked players-particularly those who played for historically black colleges and universities-and in the decision by team owners to share television revenues. In Mavericks, Money and …
Whose Game?
Gender and Power in Fantasy Sports
Av Rebecca Joyce Kissane, Sarah Winslow
Inbunden, 2020
786 kr
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Fantasy sports have the opportunity to provide a sporting community in which gendered physical presence plays no role-a space where men and women can compete and interact on a level playing field. Whose Game? shows, however, that while many turn to this space to socialize with friends or …
Whose Game?
Gender and Power in Fantasy Sports
Av Rebecca Joyce Kissane, Sarah Winslow
Häftad, 2020
384 kr
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Fantasy sports have the opportunity to provide a sporting community in which gendered physical presence plays no role-a space where men and women can compete and interact on a level playing field. Whose Game? shows, however, that while many turn to this space to socialize with friends or …
Body Factory
Exploiting University Athletes' Healthcare for Profit in the Training Room
Inbunden, 2025
983 kr
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A university’s athletic training room is meant to care for and heal college athletes and ensure they are receiving the help they need. Although sports medicine staff members are sincere in their goal of centering athletes and providing the best healthcare possible, organizational constraints affect …
Body Factory
Exploiting University Athletes' Healthcare for Profit in the Training Room
Häftad, 2025
238 kr
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A university’s athletic training room is meant to care for and heal college athletes and ensure they are receiving the help they need. Although sports medicine staff members are sincere in their goal of centering athletes and providing the best healthcare possible, organizational constraints affect …
Sports Odyssey
My Ithaca Journal
Av Grant Farred
Inbunden, 2025
1133 kr
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Grant Farred has long had a passionate connection with sports. In A Sports Odyssey, he weaves together an account of his own sports fandom that is profoundly personal and universal.As readers of his Long Distance Love know, Grant Farred has been a supporter of the English Premier League club, …
Sports Odyssey
My Ithaca Journal
Av Grant Farred
Häftad, 2025
333 kr
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Grant Farred has long had a passionate connection with sports. In A Sports Odyssey, he weaves together an account of his own sports fandom that is profoundly personal and universal.As readers of his Long Distance Love know, Grant Farred has been a supporter of the English Premier League club, …
Long Distance Love
A Passion for Football
Av Grant Farred
Häftad, 2008
334 kr
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Since he was a young adult, Grant Farred has wandered the world. Born in South Africa, his own personal growth was fueled by dreams of English football, as a player, and then, when age and reality set in, as a fan. Coming to the United States at a still young age, Farred still loved football -- …
One Less Car
Bicycling and the Politics of Automobility
Av Zack Furness
Häftad, 2010
330 kr
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Discusses the power of the bicycle to impact mobility, technology, urban space and everyday life
Silent Gesture
The Autobiography of Tommie Smith
Av Tommie Smith, Delois Smith m. fl.
Häftad, 2008
319 kr
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The story of the most famous protest in sports history, written by one of the men who staged it
Muhammad Ali
The Making of an Icon
Av Michael Ezra
Inbunden, 2009
917 kr
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Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Clay) has always engendered an emotional reaction from the public. From his appearance as an Olympic champion to his iconic status as a national hero, his carefully constructed image and controversial persona have always been intensely scrutinized. In Muhammad Ali, …
Muhammad Ali
The Making of an Icon
Av Michael Ezra
Häftad, 2009
366 kr
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Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Clay) has always engendered an emotional reaction from the public. From his appearance as an Olympic champion to his iconic status as a national hero, his carefully constructed image and controversial persona have always been intensely scrutinized. In Muhammad Ali, …
Distant Corners
American Soccer's History of Missed Opportunities and Lost Causes
Inbunden, 2011
629 kr
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From bestselling author David Wangerin, a history of America's curious relationship with the "beautiful game"
Ball Don't Lie
Myth, Genealogy, and Invention in the Cultures of Basketball
Av Yago Colás
Inbunden, 2016
900 kr
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Pro basketball player Rasheed Wallace often exclaimed the pragmatic truth “Ball don’t lie!” during a game. It is a protest against a referee’s bad calls. But the slogan, which originated in pickup games, brings the reality of a racialized urban playground into mainstream American popular culture. …
