(Ilmumisaeg: 11-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781009456128)
From Dynamo Moscows postwar tour of Britain to the inaugural Womens World Cup, Cold War Football charts the clash between capitalism and communism through ten iconic matches. This is a fascinating and unique history of how the Cold War shaped foot...Loe edasi...
This volume adopts the perspectives of historical hermeneutics and technological anthropology to explore the cultural evolution of Wushu. Drawing extensively on classical historical sources, excavated manuscripts, unearthed martialarts artifacts, an...Loe edasi...
Over the past two decades, academic, sociological/historical writing on football has flourished, mainly on the back of the debate over the games early development. This book adds to that debate, providing more information on the early meetings of...Loe edasi...
Dive into the exhilarating world of the Tour de France with the ultimate companion for cycling enthusiasts This comprehensive volume offers an in-depth exploration of the races history, complete with detailed maps of each edition. Whether youre a...Loe edasi...
Germanys football culture has a historically rich background full of transnational entanglements, German identity formation, and fan cultures. Football Nation constructs new insights surrounding the multifaceted landscapes of German historical and c...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 01-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: University of Nebraska Press, ISBN-13: 9781496246493)
In 1990 a fearless group of players changed the sport of soccer in the United States forever. Young, bronzed, and mulleted, they were Americas finest athletes in a sport their country loved to hate. Even sportswriters rooted against them. Yet this...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 01-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of Nebraska Press, ISBN-13: 9781496245595)
When Bob Feller hit the Major League Baseball scene, he instantly became one of the most famous athletes in the country. Everything Feller did made headlines, primarily because anything he did had never been done before, especially by someone his ag...Loe edasi...
This volume, the fifth in A General History of Chinese Wushu, offers a comprehensive and empirically grounded account of the development of Chinese Wushu from the First National Wushu Working Conference in 1982 to 2019. Integrating historical narrat...Loe edasi...
This book maps the development of klaverjas, its consolidation, its unique local character, and its intersections with broader societal events. It places competitive klaverjas in the mainstream of South Africa’s sports history and claims its place...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 28-May-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Grand Central Publishing, ISBN-13: 9781538740729)
ESPN’s Tim MacMahon goes behind the scenes of Luka Doncic’s years with the Dallas Mavericks—before his trade to the Lakers stunned the basketball world—telling the story of a franchise’s quest to build a championship team around a prodigy. ...Loe edasi...
This book critically evaluates the historical accomplishments, current challenges, and future opportunities of the sociology of sport, offering a bold new vision for the fields development in the 21st century. This book crit...Loe edasi...
This provocative book makes the case for the complete removal of national symbolism in the Olympic Games. Focusing on the case of national flags at the Olympic Games, it explores the history of national symbols at the Olympics and asks what this iss...Loe edasi...
What can sport do to produce positive social change in our world today? Now in a fully revised, updated and expanded fourth edition, this critical, challenging and comprehensive textbook introduces the study of sport, culture and society....Loe edasi...
What can sport do to produce positive social change in our world today? Now in a fully revised, updated and expanded fourth edition, this critical, challenging and comprehensive textbook introduces the study of sport, culture and society....Loe edasi...
This book delves into the complex, yet fascinating evolution of football - from being a relatively unruly mob game played on festival days, to getiing adopted, codified and civilised by the major English Public Schools, then diffused into the wide...Loe edasi...
This volume, the fourth in A General History of Chinese Wushu, presents a scholarly examination of the development, institutionalization, and expanding global influence of Wushu from the founding of the Peoples Republic of China in 1949 to the First...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 15-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Three Hills, ISBN-13: 9781501790881)
Cornell lacrosse entered 2025 with one objective: End a forty-eight-year championship drought. What followed was a season of grit, heartbreak, and redemption a relentless march through adversity that tested every ounce of resolve. In The...Loe edasi...
*THE INSIDE STORY OF HOW ENGLAND REACHED THE EURO 2024 FINAL**Written by the European Football Writer of the Year and the Chief Football Correspondent at the Sunday Times**Includes interviews with Gareth Sou...Loe edasi...
The definitive history of the World Cup, for the first time exploring the tournaments socio-political impact across the globe as well as the goals and scandals that keep us all gripped...Loe edasi...
A look at the murky world of doping in sport, uncovering how the cheats keep one step ahead of the authorities and what drives them to do so....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 05-May-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: The University Press of Kentucky, ISBN-13: 9781985903661)
As a son of Seattle Slew and a grandson of Secretariat—both Triple Crown winners—A.P. Indy was destined for racing glory. But he still had to go out and earn it. Overcoming physical ailments that would have stopped lesser athletes, A.P. Indy won t...Loe edasi...
1977 is the definitive story of the famous night when Liverpool first lifted the European Cup. John Grant gets the inside track from legendary players, their families, their German opponents, the press and fans. Nostalgic, moving, and at times funny...Loe edasi...
Sky Blue Fall tells the tale of a football club that lurched from hope to despair but ultimately survived to fight another day. Interviews with key Coventry City figures from the time give a unique insiders perspective....Loe edasi...
If I Can Dream looks at the life of Terry Venables from his time as a footballer to moving into management at QPR and Barcelona and then on to the role of England manager for Euro 96. He was not the most successful man to manage England, but he was...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 11-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781009456128)
From Dynamo Moscows postwar tour of Britain to the inaugural Womens World Cup, Cold War Football charts the clash between capitalism and communism through ten iconic matches. This is a fascinating and unique history of how the Cold War shaped foot...Loe edasi...
Become a Yankees trivia expert with these tough questions!The Incredible New York Yankees Trivia Book tests and expands your knowledge on your favorite baseball team—covering players’ careers from their rookie season, the All-St...Loe edasi...
Become a Cubs expert with these tough questions! The Incredible Chicago Cubs Trivia Book tests and expands your knowledge on your favorite baseball team-covering players careers from their rookie season, the All-Star Game, to Cooperstown...Loe edasi...
Few cities in the world have as many football clubs as London; none have the history explored in Turf Wars. It was here the world-famous FA Cup began, before the capitals new crop of clubs had to meet the challenge posed by the North and Midlands....Loe edasi...
The Englishman is the gripping story of an Edwardian hero who fights for the glory of his country on the Western Front only to have his world torn apart. Can he find salvation and fulfil his destiny in the new world that emerges from the ashes of t...Loe edasi...
This volume adopts the perspectives of historical hermeneutics and technological anthropology to explore the cultural evolution of Wushu. Drawing extensively on classical historical sources, excavated manuscripts, unearthed martialarts artifacts, an...Loe edasi...
Over the past two decades, academic, sociological/historical writing on football has flourished, mainly on the back of the debate over the games early development. This book adds to that debate, providing more information on the early meetings of...Loe edasi...
From the prize-winning author of Fire in Babylon, a timely reappraisal of Frank Worrells life and legacy, published in time for the centenary of his birth in 2024. ...Loe edasi...
Dive into the exhilarating world of the Tour de France with the ultimate companion for cycling enthusiasts This comprehensive volume offers an in-depth exploration of the races history, complete with detailed maps of each edition. Whether youre a...Loe edasi...
A celebratory look at the world of Formula 1, featuring the incredible stories that made this magnificent sport what it is today, both known and never-before-told....Loe edasi...
Ted LassoWelcome to WrexhamThe Shortest History of Soccer For sports fans and history buffs alike and just in time for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, this accessible guide to the evolution of soccer—from ancient traditions to sold-out stadiums—show...Loe edasi...
Germanys football culture has a historically rich background full of transnational entanglements, German identity formation, and fan cultures. Football Nation constructs new insights surrounding the multifaceted landscapes of German historical and c...Loe edasi...
Sports Knight uncovers the life stories behind the nations sporting knights and dames, offering a compelling alternative history of British sport and society across the past century. Why were these sporting greats held up as national role models? An...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 01-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: University of Nebraska Press, ISBN-13: 9781496246493)
In 1990 a fearless group of players changed the sport of soccer in the United States forever. Young, bronzed, and mulleted, they were Americas finest athletes in a sport their country loved to hate. Even sportswriters rooted against them. Yet this...Loe edasi...
