Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Inclusion and exclusion through youth sport Inclusion and exclusion through youth sport Symeon Dagkas ""We can reach far more people through sport than we can through political or educational programmes. In that way, sport is more powerful than politics. We have only just started to use its potential… OL15901859W
The most expensive game in town The most expensive game in town Mark Hyman "Building on the eye-opening investigation into the damaging effects of the ultra-competitive culture of youth sports in his previous book Until It Hurts, Mark Hyman's new book takes a look at the bu… OL16168020W
The organisation and governance of top football across Europe The organisation and governance of top football across Europe Hallgeir Gammelsæter,Benoît Senaux "This book aims to provide an extensive overview of how football is organized and managed on a European level and in individual European countries, and to account for the evolution of the national, i… OL16212342W
The Olympic games and cultural policy The Olympic games and cultural policy Beatriz Garcia "This book explores how cultural policies are reflected in the design, management and promotion of the Olympic Games. Garcia examines the concept and evolution of cultural policies throughout the rec… OL16263169W
Understanding sport Understanding sport Horne, John "In the decade or more since publication of the first edition of Understanding Sport, both sport and wider global society have undergone profound change. In this fully updated, revised and expanded e… OL16547744W
Managing sport Managing sport David Hassan,Jim Lusted "Contemporary sport is shaped by wider society. Anybody working in sport today must be aware of the broader social and cultural context within which sport operates if they are to be effective as mana… OL16637265W
Rugby union and globalization Rugby union and globalization John Harris "In 1995 rugby union finally became a professional sport following more than a century as an amateur game. This_book offers a critical analysis of the sport in the professional era and assesses the r… OL16964508W
Game over Game over Dave Zirin "Sportscaster Howard Cosell dubbed it "rule number one of the jockocracy": sports and politics just don't mix. But in Game Over, celebrated alt-sportswriter Dave Zirin proves once and for all that po… OL19962310W
Season of Saturdays Season of Saturdays Michael Weinreb "Every Saturday in the fall, it happens: on college campuses, in bars, at gatherings of fervent alumni, millions come together to watch a sport that inspires a uniquely American brand of passion and … OL19986410W
Tackling rugby Tackling rugby Allyson Pollock "Every week young children are hospitalized on the playing fields of Britain. Yet the subject is rarely investigated, nor is there any concerted attempt to work out how to make sport safer. Using met… OL23191774W