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  • The New NHS

    A Guide

    de Alison Talbot-Smith, Allyson M. Pollock ...
    Dr Alison Talbot-Smith, an experienced doctor and researcher, and Professor Allyson M. Pollock, one of the UKs leading authorities on the NHS, give a lucid and incisive account of the new NHS – which has emerged from a far-reaching programme of market-oriented changes.Providing an authoritative and accessible overview of the new NHS, the book describes:the structures and functions of the new ... Leer más

    $57.99 USD

  • Tackling Rugby

    What Every Parent Should Know

    de Allyson Pollock ...
    On 29 January 2011, Benjamin Robinson was playing rugby for his school. During the match he sustained a concussion but was not taken off, and was allowed to continue with the game, in which he endured a second impact. When play ended, he collapsed, dying two days later as a result of his injuries.Every week young children are hospitalized on the playing fields of Britain. Yet the subject is rarely ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

  • The Palgrave Handbook of Sport, Politics and Harm

    Edición de Stephen Wagg, Allyson M. Pollock ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book looks historically at the harm that has been inflicted in the practice of sport and at some of the issues, debates and controversies that have arisen as a result. Written by experts in history, sociology, sport journalism and public health, the book considers sport and injury in relation to matters of social class; gender; ethnicity and race; sexuality; political ideology and national ... Leer más

    $215.99 USD

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  • Knowing the Score

    What Sports Can Teach Us About Philosophy (And What Philosophy Can Teach Us About Sports)

    de David Papineau ...
    In Knowing the Score, philosopher David Papineau uses sports to illuminate some of modern philosophy's most perplexing questions. As Papineau demonstrates, the study of sports clarifies, challenges, and sometimes confuses crucial issues in philosophy. The tactics of road bicycle racing shed new light on questions of altruism, while sporting family dynasties reorient the nature v. nurture debate. ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • The Greatest

    The Quest for Sporting Perfection

    de Matthew Syed, Matthew Syed Consulting Ltd ...
    What can Roger Federer teach us about the secret of longevity?What do the All Blacks have in common with improvised jazz musicians?What can cognitive neuroscientists tell us about what happens to the brains of sportspeople when they perform?And why did Johan Cruyff believe that beauty was more important than winning?Matthew Syed, the 'Sports Journalist of the Year 2016', answers these questions ... Leer más

    $3.99 USD

  • Canada's Game

    Hockey and Identity

    de Andrew C. Holman ...
    Contributors include Julian Ammirante (Laurentian University at Georgian), Jason Blake (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia), Robert Dennis (Queen's University), Jamie Dopp (University of Victoria), Russell Field (University of Manitoba), Greg Gillespie (Brock University), Richard Harrison (Mount Royal College), Craig Hyatt (Brock University), Brian Kennedy (Pasadena City College), Karen E.H. ... Leer más

    $27.99 USD

  • Fans

    How Watching Sports Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Understanding

    de Larry Olmsted ...
    A New York Times bestselling and award-winning journalist uses cutting-edge sports research to make the case for why being a fan is good for us individually and is a force for positive change in our society.Larry Olmsted’s writing and research have been called “eye-opening” (People), “impressive” (Publishers Weekly, starred review), and “enlightening” (Kirkus Reviews).Now, the New York Times and ... Leer más

    $13.99 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

  • Watching the Olympics

    Politics, Power and Representation

    Edición de 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 ... Leer más

    $67.99 USD

  • Sports--Blood and Guts to Glory

    de Gerald Gems ...
    One of the world's foremost sports historians, Professor Gems has written a readable, fully illustrated book on sports history. It is the first video text in the field in which the reader can see authentic reenactments of ancient sports and videos of modern sport. It is written as a textbook for college classes in sport history and for the general public who are interested in modern and ancient ... Leer más

    $0.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Unfair Play

    The Battle For Women's Sport 'Thrillingly Fearless' THE TIMES

    de Sharron Davies, Craig Lord ...
    A TIMES AND DAILY TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2024Sharron Davies is no stranger to battling the routine sexism of the sporting world. She missed out on Olympic Gold because of doping among East German athletes in the 1980s; now, biological males are being allowed to compete directly against women under the guise of trans 'self-ID'.This callous indifference ... Leer más

    $10.99 USD

  • The Ethics of Sport

    Essential Readings

    Edición de Arthur L. Caplan, Brendan Parent ...
    Sport is often thought of as simply "games," but it can in fact be much more. Sport can be responsible for guiding social justice movements, igniting city-wide riots, uniting countries, permanently injuring youth, revolutionizing views about race, gender and class, and producing several of the most successful global industries. Reports of ethical crises in athletics are constant fodder for popular ... Leer más

    $44.99 USD