Olympic Laws: Culture, Values, Tensions is the first book to analyse fully the Olympic legal framework and its application to the IOC and the Olympic Games through a socio-legal lens.
Au Sénégal, dans un contexte culturel réfractaire au sport féminin, des jeunes femmes musulmanes s’engagent dans des disciplines « masculines » (football, rugby et arts martiaux) et « féminines » (natation et gymnastique) au risque de s’inscrire dans une double « transgression » : sociale et religieuse.
Depuis 2003, le Comité français Pierre de Coubertin organise, tous les deux ans, un colloque international sur une thématique traitant du sport dans ses dimensions culturelles et éducatives.
Le plus illustre footballeur du XXe siècle, le Brésilien Pelé a déclaré à l'endroit de Sadio Mané qu'il "a déjà conquis les fans du monde entier pour son football.
Wearable devices are being used by an increasing number of elite-level sports teams to manage and control the health, performance, and productivity of their athletes.
Tracing the history of the National Football League during World War II, this book delves into the severe player shortage during the war which led to the merging of the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles, creating the "e;Steagles.
"e;This superbly written volume will appeal to sports and physical education students; researchers in foreign policy, gender studies, history, politics, sociology, and technology; and general high school and college readers who enjoy the odd sports history factoid.
Le sport participe à la mise en place des signes, pratiques et symboles qui dénotent une appartenance identitaire et fondent un type de relation (pouvoir, hiérarchie.
With hundreds of books dedicated to conventional sports and activities, this encyclopedia on the weirdest and wackiest games offers a fresh and entertaining read for any audience.
Timed to be released at the start of 2008 spring training, Neil Sullivan's The Diamond in the Bronx chronicles the entire history of a stadium that has been home to the greatest dynasty in sports history, a stadium that will see its final Yankees game in 2008.
Le sport participe à la mise en place des signes, pratiques et symboles qui dénotent une appartenance identitaire et fondent un type de relation (pouvoir, hiérarchie.
In this thoroughly revised Fourth Edition, Glenn Wong provides a comprehensive review of the various sports law issues facing professional, intercollegiate, Olympic, high school, youth, and adult recreational sports.
In seinem einmaligen und hochspannenden Rückblick nimmt uns der Co-Trainer und Assistent von Jürgen Klopp beim FC Liverpool mit auf eine fußballerische Achterbahnfahrt.
As you travel with the Mighty Wolves and the Lady Wolves, those of you who recall, if one was not in Cope Hall by the tip off, would find themselves standing for the entire game.
Discover the nearly unbelievable true story of how a goofy catchphrase spoken by a coach's dying daughter inspired the 1992 Pittsburgh Pirates in game seven of the National League Championship Series and later became a sign from heaven to a grieving family at the end of game seven of the 1997 World Series.
This handbook on human multitasking provides an integrative overview on simultaneous and sequential multitasking and thus combines theorizing on dual task limitations as well as costs related to task switching.
Cutting through the political rhetoric about the power of sport as a tool for social change and personal improvement, this book offers insight into how and why participating in sport can be good for children and young people.
Des concours d’art et littérature (architecture, littérature, musique, peinture, sculpture), avec classement et médailles comme pour les compétitions sportives, se sont tenus aux Jeux Olympiques de 1912 à 1948.
This book explores how to recognize, treat, and prevent sports injuries and offers guidance on which sports and training techniques are most likely to lead to injury.
Journey with Olympian and American half marathon record holder Ryan Hall as he reflects on the joys and trials of running and, along the way, shows you how he found God in every step.
In a game where players are expected to call their own penalties and scoring the least points leads to victory, decorum takes precedence over showmanship and philosophical questions become par for the course.
Cultural policy intersects with political, economic, and socio-cultural dynamics at all levels of society, placing high and often contradictory expectations on the capabilities and capacities of the media, the fine, performing, and folk arts, and cultural heritage.