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“michael a malec”

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  • The Social Roles of Sport in Caribbean Societies

    de Michael A Malec ...
    First Published in 2004. Caribbean Studies publishes the research of academic scholars working within the region, as well as Caribbeanists working internationally. Little has been written about sports in the Caribbean from the perspectives of the social sciences. In this volume, scholars from the fields of anthropology, economics, government, and sociology cast their critical eyes on the social ... Leer más

    $57.99 USD

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  • Mission

    Essays, Speeches & Ideas

    de Noel Pearson ...
    Mission traces a life of politics, ideas and inspiring words.Whether he is recalling his boyhood in Hope Vale, Queensland, making the case for Indigenous recognition, or evoking a reconciled, multicultural Australia, Noel Pearson confirms he is one of Australia’s most powerful and influential thinkers – and an extraordinary writer.Mission selects the best of Pearson’s work to date. There are ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

  • 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

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  • 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

  • Sport

    A Critical Sociology

    de Richard Giulianotti ...
    In this new edition of his acclaimed book, Richard Giulianotti provides a critical sociological interpretation of modern sport. As global festivals such as the Olympic Games and football’s World Cup demonstrate, sport’s social, political, economic and cultural significance is becoming ever more apparent across the world.Ten years after its original publication, the text has been completely revised ... Leer más

    $24.00 USD

  • Renewing the Republic

    de Michael D. Higgins ...
    Michael D. Higgins' vision as part of his Presidential election campaign and now following through to his tenure as President of Ireland, is 'of [an] inclusive citizenship in a creative society, as we build a real Republic that makes us proud to be Irish in the world'. Renewing the Republicis an expansion of that vision as Michael D. lays out, through a series of essays and speeches, the ideals ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Sport: Race, Ethnicity and Identity

    Building Global Understanding

    Edición de Daryl Adair ...
    Series series Sport in the Global Society – Contemporary Perspectives
    Sport has long been a paradoxical environment with respect to issues of 'race', ethnicity, and identity. For much of the twentieth century, sports around the world were enclaves of difference. Whites and non-whites, for example, were separated on the sports field as they were in many ways off the field. Today sport is much more inclusive, with athletic ability of greater importance than skin ... Leer más

    $77.99 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

    $72.99 USD

  • Power and Global Sport

    Zones of Prestige, Emulation and Resistance

    de Joseph Maguire ...
    Sport has changed. Traditions and territorial distinctions are dissolving as a result of new global, political, economic and cultural conditions. The team of authors examine these changes, investigating the power relations that govern the new global sport and assessing the consequences for the future of sport.The book is founded on a series of case studies, linked by a common process-sociological ... Leer más

    $57.99 USD

  • Whiteness

    An Introduction

    de Steve Garner ...
    What is whiteness? Why is it worth using as a tool in the social sciences?Making sociological sense of the idea of whiteness, this book skilfully argues how this concept can help us understand contemporary societies. If one of sociology's objectives is to make the familiar unfamiliar in order to gain heightened understanding, then whiteness offers a perfect opportunity to do so.Leaning firstly on ... Leer más

    $85.99 USD

  • Sport

    Readings from a Sociological Perspective

    Edición de Eric Dunning ...
    Series series Heritage
    Sport is something rather taken for granted and little studied as part of man's and society's behaviour. This collection of essays, many of which appear in print for the first time, provides an international comparative and developmental orientation to the sociology of sport, thereby clarifying the nature of modern sports and their central structural and functional characteristics. The sports ... Leer más

    $40.99 USD

  • Decolonising Indigenous Rights

    Edición de Adolfo de Oliveira ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Anthropology
    Covering a wide range of issues relating to the topic, this book examines the experiences and perceptions of indigenous peoples in the context of the national states and political systems that have been externally imposed and implemented upon them.Fascinating and incisive, the text discusses a range of areas such as:indigenous territoriesconcepts of political autonomy and sovereignty that have ... Leer más

    $77.99 USD