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In the world of sports, the most important component is the athlete. After all, without athletes there would be no sports. In ancient Greece, athletes were public figures, idolized and envied. This ……続きを見る

Sport and Christianity examines sport and Christianity from a variety of historical perspectives, with the main focus on the period from the nineteenth to the early twenty-first centuries. The book ……続きを見る

The Emergence of Football fuses sports history into mainstream economic, social and cultural history, setting the development of the people’s game against the backdrop of the Industrial Revolution. ……続きを見る

This book offers different insights into the study of the Olympic movement in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. It seeks to capture how political and cultural nation-state building and……続きを見る

NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Doug Smith always gets the first question in any Raptors press conference--as the dean of our press corps, he's been in the front row for every development over the past 25 year……続きを見る

As featured on SiriusXM Busted Open Radio Wrestling industry expert Keith Elliot Greenberg chronicles the growth of indie wrestling from school gyms to a viable alternative to WWE and speaks to thos……続きを見る

From the national bestselling author of One Night Only come 39 new stories about what a big-league goal can mean to an NHLer Including interviews with Billy Smith, Chris Mason, Damian Rhodes, Christ……続きを見る

Dive into the thrilling history of scuba with a true pioneer! Explore the underwater world through the eyes of George Landgrabe, a diving enthusiast from the 1950s to the present. From early adventu……続きを見る

SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2022 The life and times of Don Revie – one of the most complex and controversial men ever to grace the game of football. Whenever the greatest man……続きを見る

**"Excellent" –The Times "Kevin's immense knowledge shines on every page." – Gary Lineker "A football book by a fan for the fans. A treasure trove." – Alan Davies "An entertaining romp through the b……続きを見る

**NOMINATED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2022 'Superbly insightful' - FourFourTwo 'Hugely enjoyable.' - Henry Winter, Chief Football writer, The Times 'A brilliant read.' - Jamie Carraghe……続きを見る

Providing a comprehensive history of the Baltimore Black Sox from before the team's founding in 1913 through its demise in 1936, this history examines the social and cultural forces that gave birth ……続きを見る

The New York Yankees are baseball's most storied team. They first played at Hilltop Park, then moved to the Polo Grounds, then Yankee Stadium, Shea Stadium, back to the renovated Yankee Stadium, and……続きを見る

Pride of Smoketown: The 1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords Edited by Frederick C. Bush and Bill Nowlin Associate editors Len Levin and Carl Riechers The 1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords team, one of the dominant te……続きを見る

Match-Fixing and Sport studies match-fixing in historical perspective, revealing how match-fixing has always been a major sporting continuity, alongside another longstanding continuity, a widely-hel……続きを見る

This handbook offers an important and timely contribution to the interdisciplinary field of Olympic studies. It brings together for the first time in a single volume a complete analysis of current a……続きを見る

Les arts martiaux, plus qu'une discipline, un réel mode de vie Les arts martiaux ont connu un développement et une évolution spectaculaires à partir des années 1970, sous l’impulsion d’un homme au n……続きを見る

Extrait : "Ce serait une erreur de croire que l'idée de se transporter à l'aide d'une machine actionnée par la force seule de l'homme soit absolument moderne. Il faut remonter très loin pour en trou……続きを見る

In July 1950, a young Dutch intersex woman was expelled from elite competition by the International Amateur Athletic Federation. It turned out to be the beginning of a dark era in the history of wom……続きを見る

Before Serena Williams, Mia Hamm, Billie Jean King, and Jackie Joyner-Kersee, there was Babe Didrikson Zaharias. This autobiography tells the story of one of the greatest female athletes of all time……続きを見る

Football's premier pass-catcher, Tommy McDonald, says of himself, "I'm just a little guy in a big guy's game." This five-foot-ten-inch, 175-pound fireball has proved that speed, balance, and savvy a……続きを見る

If you love Baseball, then you will enjoy reading about Baseball's great history of the World Series. Inside you will read about every game in Baseball World Series history. It is a long and gloriou……続きを見る

In this comprehensive and insightful study, Christian K. Messenger contends that American writers have always created characters at play in the sure knowledge that to be active in sport in America i……続きを見る

Reaching as far back as ancient times, Ronojoy Sen pairs a novel history of India's engagement with sport and a probing analysis of its cultural and political development under monarchy and colonial……続きを見る

Sportarten, die von einem Ozean historischer Momente geprägt sind, als sie die Welt veränderten und das Publikum den Atem anhalten ließen. Seit Äonen treiben Männer gerne Sport. Wir haben nach Wegen……続きを見る

Simon Barnes brings together his 50 sporting heroes of the last 50 years and looks at what it is that elevates them to a state of grace and greatness. 続きを見る

In der Geschichte der Menschheit nimmt der Sport einen sehr zentralen Platz bei der Definition der Ära und der Kulturen eines betroffenen Zeitraums ein. In der Antike sind mehrere Sportarten entstan……続きを見る

How technologies can get it wrong in sports, and what the consequences areーreferees undermined, fans heartbroken, and the illusion of perfect accuracy maintained. Good call or bad call, referees an……続きを見る

Baseball Research Journal (BRJ): Volume 49, #1 (Spring 2020 Issue) edited by Cecilia M. Tan The flagship publication of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), the Baseball Research Journ……続きを見る

If you love Baseball, then you will enjoy reading about the history of the Minnesota Twins. Inside you will read about every season in Twins history. Since 1961 the Twins have been a staple of the U……続きを見る