History of sport

Raucous, raw, and reliably remarkable, the century-old football riavlry between the state universities of Texas and Oklahoma stands as testimony that hate-based relationships are the most enduring.

This provocative book makes the case for the complete removal of national symbolism in the Olympic Games.

Since it's first publication, Rugby's Great Split has established itself as a classic in the field of sport history.

'This history of the Waterhouse dynasty is a cut above the field of racing books that burst from the barriers this time of year' - Sydney Morning HeraldDrama, glamour, scandal, success - and very high stakes.

Since the mid-nineteenth century, the United States has used sport as a vehicle for spreading its influence and extending its power, especially in the Western Hemisphere and around the Pacific Rim, but also in every corner of the rest of the world.

The contributions here cover the major socio-economic, political, cultural and sporting dimensions of the 1998 World Cup.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the historical, political, and technical evolution of taekwondo.

Eddie Cicotte, who pitched in the American League 1905-1920, was one of the tragic figures of baseball.

One of the best managers in the early years of professional baseball, Frank Selee (1859-1909) built two great teams.

Born in Austin, Texas, in 1899, Bibb August Falk was the classic stereotype of a Texan, standing six feet.

Matters of Sport is a tribute to Eric Dunning, the leading sports sociologist in the English-speaking world.

All over the world, soccer is known as "e;the Beautiful Game"e; and is the most popular sport.

Baseball has been Japans most popular sport for over a century.

Readers as well as listeners can now embark on a journey through the cycling year with The Cycling Podcast, which has been entertaining and informing fans since 2013.

Few franchises in the deadball era won as consistently or as often as the New York Giants and Philadelphia Athletics.

This book presents an overview on sport history research in Europe by giving insights into various topics between Europe's south and north.

Auf dem Buchrücken von Sami Duymaz' "Das Kraftwerk Mentale Stärke 2: Die Psyche im Spiel" könnte eine ausführliche Buchbeschreibung wie folgt aussehen:Eintauchen in die Tiefen der Mentalen Stärke: Ein Wegweiser für den anspruchsvollen SportlerSami Duymaz, international anerkannter Sportpsychologe und erfahrener Trainer, öffnet erneut die Tore zu den faszinierenden Geheimnissen der menschlichen Psyche im Sport.

From the empty pools of 1960s Los Angeles to today's Olympic skateparks, skateboarding has fostered a vibrant street culture that is visually striking yet often misunderstood.

In diesem Buch werden alle Ergebnisse sowie die wichtigsten Ereignisse von den Olympischen Spielen 1912 in Stockholm (die im Vorfeld viele Probleme mit sich brachten) bis zu den Olympischen Spielen 2012 in London und all den dazwischenliegenden Weltmeisterschaften in Stenogrammform zusammengefasst.

A visually stunning road trip through pro baseball's wacky, wondrous, and revered ballpark attractionsExploding scoreboards, treetop seats, and neon skylines are just three of the more than 100 ballpark design features, field eccentricities, historic displays, traditions, concession items, and even super-fans and mascots profiled in this armchair baseball journey.

The late Victorian and Edwardian officer class viewed hunting and big game hunting in particular, as a sound preparation for imperial warfare.

The book follows the colorful career of Frank Lane, who as baseball's busiest general manager during the 1950s made the deals that turned the Chicago White Sox, St.

This book offers an accessible overview of the role sport plays in international relations and diplomacy.

'The Europe of football' is one of the aspects of the history of European integration that has generated the smallest amount of academic research.

A biography of Walter French, a man who played for both a World Series winner and NFL Championship team.

Sport: Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know tells the history of sport.

The first European Championship in ice hockey took place more than 100 years ago.

In the fall of 1908, no one could have guessed that the Chicago Cubs, a team that had dominated the National league three straight years, would for a century be shut out in its efforts to reclaim the world championship.

This updated edition of a NEW YORK TIMES best seller includes a final chapter, which chronicles the last years of his life and examines his enduring legacy.

The stage is set for the Beijing Olympiad to be the greatest mega-event, sporting or otherwise, in history.

Figurational sociology offers an important set of conceptual and methodological tools for helping us to understand sport, leisure and health and their relationship to wider society.

Matters of Sport is a tribute to Eric Dunning, the leading sports sociologist in the English-speaking world.

*Winner of the North American Society for Sport History 2024 Anthology Book Award*This is the first book to focus on race, sport, protest, and the Black Atlantic.

Hastily formed in 1883 as a rival, third major league, the Union Association upset the moguls of the baseball world and disrupted the status quo.

Who comprised the most productive pairs in the history of professional team sports?

The Ultimate Boston Red Sox Time Machine presents a timeline format that not only includes the Red Soxs greatest momentsincluding its nine World Series wins and individual achievementsbut focuses also on some very unusual seasons and events, such as the refusal of the New York Yankees to go up against them in the 1904 World Series, the derivation of its name, and of course the famous Curse of the Bambino.

Bill Terry had some big shoes to fill in midseason 1932, when he took over managing the second division New York Giants for the iconic John McGraw.

In 1936, the Baseball Hall of Fame was established to honor the legends of the sport.

How the Cold War era changed the trajectory of women's gymnastics Electrifying athletes like Olga Korbut and Nadia Comaneci helped make women's artistic gymnastics one of the most popular events in the Olympic Games.

Tom Gamboa played baseball professionally, coached, scouted, managed in the minors and in Puerto Rico and coached in the majors with the Cubs and Royals.

Since 1895, the University of Oklahoma football program has amassed some impressive numbers: seven national championships, 47 consecutive wins, 44 conference championships, 28 bowl wins, five Heisman Trophy winners, and more than 150 All-America players.

When studying the social phenomena in and around football, five major aspects of globalisation processes become evident: international migration, the global flow of capital, the syncretistic nature of tradition and modernity in contemporary culture, new experiences of time and space and the revolution in information technologies.

This is a book about baseball players who performed in the major leagues before the age of 21.

Baseball has had many outstanding Latin American pitchers since the early 20th century.

This book analyses the Tour de France over its long history both as France's most prestigious and famous sporting event and as a European and, increasingly, a world cycling competition.

"e;Excellent"e; The Times"e;Kevin's immense knowledge shines on every page.