In Pursuit of Excellence

A Student Guide to Elite Sports Development

By Michael Hill

Competitive sport is today about winning and training to win. Many athletes are professionals, with careers managed by teams of specialist staff working towards the...

2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-42354-0 (Routledge)

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The Story of Sport in England

By Neil Wigglesworth

This book gives a fascinating history of the English experience of sport, following its development through the centuries from its earliest beginnings in social play and...

2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-37264-0 (Routledge)

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The Sport Studies Reader

Edited by Alan Tomlinson

"This anthology provides breadth, depth, and continuity in a thoughtfully presented selection of classic, current, and provocative readings. For instructors it is the "course pack"...

2006 | Paperback: 978-0-419-26030-1 (Routledge)

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The Beijing Olympiad

The Political Economy of a Sporting Mega-Event

By Paul Close, David Askew, Xu Xin

The stage is set for the Beijing Olympiad to be the greatest mega-event, sporting or otherwise, in history. Still, the issues taxing many minds include...

2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-35701-2 (Routledge)

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The Asian Games

Edited by Fan Hong

The first book to focus solely on the Asian Games, this is an analysis of the Oriental rival to the Olympics in terms of its...

2006 | Hardback: 978-0-415-40017-6 (Routledge)

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Rugby's Great Split

Class, Culture and the Origins of Rugby League Football

By Tony Collins

Since it’s first publication, Rugby’s Great Split has established itself as a classic in the field of sport history. Drawing on an unprecedented range of...

2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-39617-2 (Routledge)

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Why Sports Morally Matter

By William Morgan

When we accept that advertisers and sponsors dictate athletic schedules, that success in sport is measured by revenue, that athletes’ loyalties lie with their commercial...

2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-35774-6 (Routledge)

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Rugby League in Twentieth Century Britain

A Social and Cultural History

By Tony Collins

Called ‘the greatest game of all’ by its supporters but often overlooked by the cultural mainstream, no sport is more identified with England’s northern working...

2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-39615-8 (Routledge)

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The Football Manager

A History

By Neil Carter

This clear and accessible book is the first in-depth history of the role of the football manager in British football, tracing a path from Victorian-era...

2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-37539-9 (Routledge)

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Sport, Culture and Society

An Introduction

By Grant Jarvie

This exciting, accessible introduction to the field of Sports Studies is the most comprehensive guide yet to the relationships between sport, culture and society. Taking...

2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-30647-8 (Routledge)

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