Chinese Subjectivities and the Beijing Olympics develops the Foucauldian concept of productive power through examining the ways in which the Chinese government tried to mobilize the population to embrace its Olympic project through deploying various sets of strategies and tactics.
Ähnlich wie in seinem erfolgreichen ersten Buch beschreibt der Schweizer Martin Ebner auch diesmal humorvoll bis satirisch die unterschiedlichen Sichtweisen von Jägern, Landwirten, Wanderern und anderen Naturnützern sowie Politikern, denn die gemeinsame Nutzung des Naturraumes stellt alle Beteiligten immer wieder vor große Herausforderungen und bringt oft Fehlverhalten oder absonderliche gesetzliche Regelungen mit sich.
Sport heritage is increasingly being recognised as a potent instigator of tourism; be it touring a historic stadium, visiting a sports hall of fame, or participating in a sport fantasy camp, tourists now have a vast array of locations and options to experience the sporting past.
Dieses Praxisbuch liefert Physiotherapeuten, Pädiatern, Ergotherapeuten und Logopäden die wichtigsten Anlagetechniken bei Kleinkindern, Kindern und Jugendlichen.
Sustainable Tourism Policy and Planning in Africa offers an accessible and understandable overview of the challenges of integrating sustainability into tourism policy and planning in Sub-Saharan Africa and provides some interesting recommendations on how these could be overcome.
Archaeology for Today and Tomorrow explores how cutting-edge archaeological theories have implications not only for how we study the past but also how we think about and prepare for the future.
From an author passionate about reconnecting both adults and children with nature, The Woodland Book aims to show anyone with an interest in nature and the great outdoors how to make the most of the unique environments provided by a canopy of trees.
Who of all that go a-fishing will deny the feeling of a calm content and the glow of satisfaction consequent upon a creel a little heavier of a fish a little larger than that of his fellow-fisherman?
This first book in the Journalism Insights series examines the major practical and ethical challenges confronting contemporary sports journalists which have emerged from, or been exacerbated by, the use of digital and social media.
**Reveals the long view from an icon who, with age, has added wisdom to his list of accomplishments *Messner climbing firsts: the world s fourteen peaks taller than 8000 meters; Everest solo; Everest without supplemental oxygen *Author of more than 60 booksReinhold Messner: My Life at the Limit, the newest book by the famed mountaineer, is a conversation between Messner and interviewer Thomas Huetlin, an award-winning German journalist.
A fascinating and lively history of four bows that changed warfare the composite bow, the longbow, the crossbow and the Japanese bow, the yumi by a world-renowned expert.
In this collection of interviews, baseball players, coaches, and managers speak candidly about their most memorable moments and experiences in baseball's big leagues.
In David Black's Canyoneering: A Guide to Techniques for Wet and Dry Canyons, readers learn the hazards and risks of canyoneering, the skills required to gain mastery of canyoneering style and technique, and simple, effective ways to negotiate hazardous terrain.
This book investigates the declining status of cricket within contemporary British society after the high-water mark of England's Ashes victory in 2005.
Unter Segeln bis ans Ende der Welt: eine Liebeserklärung an ein besonderes SchiffSowohl die Nordost- als auch die Nordwestpassage zu durchqueren, das hat vor der legendären DAGMAR AAEN noch kein Schiff geschafft.
Thoroughly updated and revised, this four-season guide features over 100 of the best hikes from every quarter of the Sierra Nevada range, geared to differing levels of skill and experience.
A “hilarious” look back at the 1962 Mets and their record as the worst baseball team in history by the New York Times–bestselling author (Newark Star-Ledger).
Este libro nace con la intención de cubrir un hueco del que soy consciente desde el momento en el que comencé a interesarme por el tenis playa o beach tennis.
Get excited for the 2017-18 Ashes series with this wonderful collection of wacky and hilarious anecdotes from the man who is never stumped for a good cricketing story, Phil Tufnell.
Drugs in Sport is the most comprehensive and accurate text on the emotive, complex and critical subject of performance enhancement and doping within sport.
Pétanque, das faszinierende Spiel mit den Stahlkugeln, findet in Deutschland immer mehr Anhänger: Sowohl das »Boule« im Stadtpark als auch der Pétanque-Sport mit seinen nationalen und internationalen Ligen und Turnieren erfreuen sich wachsender Beliebtheit.
This guide provides everything you need to know to discover the South's best-kept secrets of winter recreation: snow-covered mountains, remote yet accessible trails, high-quality downhill and cross-country skiing, sparkling resorts and peaceful cabins, and of course, southern hospitality.
Climbing - Philosophy for Everyone presents a collection of intellectually stimulating new essays that address the philosophical issues relating to risk, ethics, and other aspects of climbing that are of interest to everyone from novice climbers to seasoned mountaineers.
This edition of Bonefish Fly Patterns is the most comprehensive collection of bonefish flies ever published, displaying fly designs from such world-class flats anglers and guides as Winston Moore, Jim Orthwein (four-time bonefish world record holder), Steve Huff, Harry Spear, Rick Ruoff, Del Brown, John Goddard, Barry and Cathy Beck, Lou Tabory, Tim Borski, Bob Clouser, Lefty Kreh, Tom McGuane, Yvon Chouinard, Craig Mathews, Vic Gaspeny, Dave Skok, Eric Peterson, Patrick Dorsey, Aaron Adams, and many, many more.
