Publisher: Time Home Entertainment
ISBN: 1547843292
Size: 63.37 MB
Format: PDF, ePub
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
View: 2305
Book Description: The United States of Sports takes kids on a first-of-its-kind journey across the U.S. with stops in every state in the union. Super cool maps with unique hand-illustrated icons show where all the great sites can be found, including arenas, stadiums, halls of fame, championship golf clubs, the greatest ski mountains, Olympic cities, and more. Each state's Greatest Moments and homegrown heroes are pro led, and we wouldn't forget to run down all the numbers! Championships, pro teams, famous events, and more-- spread by spread--it's the book to pore over this season.
Women And Sports In The United States
Author: Jean O’Reilly
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 9781555536718
Size: 68.26 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Docs
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 377
View: 5386
Book Description: The only anthology available documenting 100 years of women in American sports
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 9781555536718
Size: 68.26 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Docs
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 377
View: 5386
Book Description: The only anthology available documenting 100 years of women in American sports
A People S History Of Sports In The United States
Author: David Zirin
Publisher: The New Press
ISBN: 1595586636
Size: 69.57 MB
Format: PDF
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 302
View: 7116
Book Description: In this long-awaited book from the rising superstar of sportswriting, whose blog “The Edge of Sports” is read each week by thousands of people across the country, Dave Zirin offers a riotously entertaining chronicle of larger-than-life sporting characters and dramatic contests and what amounts to an alternative history of the United States as seen through the games its people played. Through Zirin’s eyes, sports are never mere games, but a reflection of—and spur toward—the political conflicts that shape American society. Half a century before Jackie Robinson was born, the black ballplayer Moses Fleetwood Walker brandished a revolver to keep racist fans at bay, then took his regular place in the lineup. In the midst of the Depression, when almost no black athletes were allowed on the U.S. Olympic team, athletes held a Counter Olympics where a third of the participants were African American. A People’s History of Sports in the United States is replete with surprises for seasoned sports fans, while anyone interested in history will be amazed by the connections Zirin draws between politics and pop flies. As Jeff Chang, author of Can’t Stop Won’t Stop, puts it, “After you read him, you’ll never see sports the same way again.”
Publisher: The New Press
ISBN: 1595586636
Size: 69.57 MB
Format: PDF
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 302
View: 7116
Book Description: In this long-awaited book from the rising superstar of sportswriting, whose blog “The Edge of Sports” is read each week by thousands of people across the country, Dave Zirin offers a riotously entertaining chronicle of larger-than-life sporting characters and dramatic contests and what amounts to an alternative history of the United States as seen through the games its people played. Through Zirin’s eyes, sports are never mere games, but a reflection of—and spur toward—the political conflicts that shape American society. Half a century before Jackie Robinson was born, the black ballplayer Moses Fleetwood Walker brandished a revolver to keep racist fans at bay, then took his regular place in the lineup. In the midst of the Depression, when almost no black athletes were allowed on the U.S. Olympic team, athletes held a Counter Olympics where a third of the participants were African American. A People’s History of Sports in the United States is replete with surprises for seasoned sports fans, while anyone interested in history will be amazed by the connections Zirin draws between politics and pop flies. As Jeff Chang, author of Can’t Stop Won’t Stop, puts it, “After you read him, you’ll never see sports the same way again.”
A People S History Of Sports In The United States
Author: Dave Zirin
Publisher: The New Press
ISBN: 1595581006
Size: 78.88 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Mobi
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 302
View: 3635
Book Description: Offers insight into the role of politics, pop culture, and other influences on the nation's athletics, in a narrative account that places an emphasis on how race-related conflicts have had a significant impact on sporting events.
Publisher: The New Press
ISBN: 1595581006
Size: 78.88 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Mobi
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 302
View: 3635
Book Description: Offers insight into the role of politics, pop culture, and other influences on the nation's athletics, in a narrative account that places an emphasis on how race-related conflicts have had a significant impact on sporting events.
The Book Of Sports Cars United States And Italy
Author: Charles Lam Markmann
Publisher: Edizioni Savine
ISBN: 8896365465
Size: 50.79 MB
Format: PDF, Mobi
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages :
View: 2701
Book Description: “... This is a book for which lovers of the automobile have waited a long time: the most comprehensive text-and-picture history of the dual-purpose car since it came to life more than sixty years ago. As the authors of The Book of Sports Cars point out, “in the beginning they were all sports cars.” The automobile began its active life, whatever the intentions of its creators, as a new instrument of sport. Because the increasing demands of this sport imposed an ever-growing burden of technical development, the sports car and its achievements have never stopped forwarding the improvement of the everyday automobile. Here at last, evolved from years of painstaking research, is a record of what the world’s motorists owe to the dreams and the daring of the men and women of motor sport. In arranging the history of the outstanding marques by countries of origin, the authors have made it plain how first one nation, then another took the lead in developing the automobile as a sporting instrument and hence inevitably as a thing of greater common use and benefit. First Germany led the world, then France, then Great Britain and Italy and the United States. The Book of Sports Cars is a magnificent tribute to the glorious past and the exciting present, a fascinating record of the history that points to the challenging future. A book to be read for pleasure and profit, it will be an invaluable addition to the library of every enthusiast of motoring history...” (1959) - BRIGGS CUNNINGHAM
Publisher: Edizioni Savine
ISBN: 8896365465
Size: 50.79 MB
Format: PDF, Mobi
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages :
View: 2701
Book Description: “... This is a book for which lovers of the automobile have waited a long time: the most comprehensive text-and-picture history of the dual-purpose car since it came to life more than sixty years ago. As the authors of The Book of Sports Cars point out, “in the beginning they were all sports cars.” The automobile began its active life, whatever the intentions of its creators, as a new instrument of sport. Because the increasing demands of this sport imposed an ever-growing burden of technical development, the sports car and its achievements have never stopped forwarding the improvement of the everyday automobile. Here at last, evolved from years of painstaking research, is a record of what the world’s motorists owe to the dreams and the daring of the men and women of motor sport. In arranging the history of the outstanding marques by countries of origin, the authors have made it plain how first one nation, then another took the lead in developing the automobile as a sporting instrument and hence inevitably as a thing of greater common use and benefit. First Germany led the world, then France, then Great Britain and Italy and the United States. The Book of Sports Cars is a magnificent tribute to the glorious past and the exciting present, a fascinating record of the history that points to the challenging future. A book to be read for pleasure and profit, it will be an invaluable addition to the library of every enthusiast of motoring history...” (1959) - BRIGGS CUNNINGHAM
Sports And Labor In The United States
Author: Michael Schiavone
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 1438456832
Size: 62.36 MB
Format: PDF, Kindle
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 232
View: 6680
Book Description: Overview and analysis of labor relations in the big four American sports. Are today’s professional athletes nothing more than selfish, greedy millionaires with no idea how ordinary people live? The common perception of today’s professional baseball, basketball, football, and hockey players is of individuals always wanting more money and better working conditions. When it comes to labor issues in sports, the usual media spin portrays topics such as strikes by players and lockouts by owners as millionaires in dispute with billionaires; each group as self-interested as the other. However, as is often the case, the truth is vastly different. Sports and Labor in the United States demonstrates that players are often exploited by ownership and fight for matters of principle, not simply material gain. In accessible, nontechnical language, Michael Schiavone presents a comprehensive examination of labor relations in American professional sports and how they have evolved over time. Separate chapters on MLB, the NFL, the NBA, and the NHL provide an overview and analysis of each sport from their organized beginnings up to the present day. Like no other work before it, Sports and Labor in the United States provides a comprehensive and detailed understanding of labor relations in American sports for scholars, those interested in labor issues, and sports fans.
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 1438456832
Size: 62.36 MB
Format: PDF, Kindle
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 232
View: 6680
Book Description: Overview and analysis of labor relations in the big four American sports. Are today’s professional athletes nothing more than selfish, greedy millionaires with no idea how ordinary people live? The common perception of today’s professional baseball, basketball, football, and hockey players is of individuals always wanting more money and better working conditions. When it comes to labor issues in sports, the usual media spin portrays topics such as strikes by players and lockouts by owners as millionaires in dispute with billionaires; each group as self-interested as the other. However, as is often the case, the truth is vastly different. Sports and Labor in the United States demonstrates that players are often exploited by ownership and fight for matters of principle, not simply material gain. In accessible, nontechnical language, Michael Schiavone presents a comprehensive examination of labor relations in American professional sports and how they have evolved over time. Separate chapters on MLB, the NFL, the NBA, and the NHL provide an overview and analysis of each sport from their organized beginnings up to the present day. Like no other work before it, Sports and Labor in the United States provides a comprehensive and detailed understanding of labor relations in American sports for scholars, those interested in labor issues, and sports fans.
Frank Forester S Field Sports Of The United States And British Provinces Of North America
Author: Henry William Herbert
Publisher:
ISBN:
Size: 14.75 MB
Format: PDF, Docs
Category : Game and game-birds
Languages : en
Pages :
View: 4317
Book Description:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Size: 14.75 MB
Format: PDF, Docs
Category : Game and game-birds
Languages : en
Pages :
View: 4317
Book Description:
Frank Forester S Fish And Fishing Of The United States And British Provinces Of North America
Author: Henry William Herbert
Publisher:
ISBN:
Size: 32.76 MB
Format: PDF, Mobi
Category : Fishes
Languages : en
Pages : 512
View: 5980
Book Description:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Size: 32.76 MB
Format: PDF, Mobi
Category : Fishes
Languages : en
Pages : 512
View: 5980
Book Description:
The United States Of America
Author: Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
Publisher:
ISBN:
Size: 72.84 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Mobi
Category : Industries
Languages : en
Pages :
View: 7223
Book Description:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Size: 72.84 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Mobi
Category : Industries
Languages : en
Pages :
View: 7223
Book Description:
The Oxford Handbook Of American Sports Law
Author: Michael A. McCann
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190465956
Size: 76.29 MB
Format: PDF, Kindle
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 648
View: 1919
Book Description: The Oxford Handbook of American Sports Law takes the reader through the most important controversies and critical developments in law and U.S. sports. Over the course of 30 chapters, leading scholars explore this expanding and captivating area of law. The Handbook is the first book to gather dozens of perspectives on sports law controversies in the United States, and will be of interest to those who study and practice sports law, as well as journalists, broadcasters, and legally minded sports fans. The Oxford Handbook of American Sports Law incorporates analysis of key historical events in sports law-such as the rise of free agency in professional sports and the concept of "amateurism" for college athletes-and their broader context. Contemporary legal controversies in U.S. sports and their accompanying questions are also of central importance: In a sensible legal system, how would long-term neurological injuries from contact sports be addressed? How would the use of racially insensitive team names be resolved? How would a seemingly trivial dispute over air pressure in footballs be studied from the competing perspectives of players, teams, and leagues? The Oxford Handbook of American Sports Law weighs not just the facts, but how courts and lawmakers ought to consider the most important questions at stake. The essays in this volume also canvass the types of legal controversies in sports likely to surface in the future. This is particularly true of law and technology matters, including those related to broadcasting and streaming. Legal doctrine has been and will continue to be forced to adapt to these developments, and the Handbook both forecasts coming debates and outlines where the law may be headed.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190465956
Size: 76.29 MB
Format: PDF, Kindle
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 648
View: 1919
Book Description: The Oxford Handbook of American Sports Law takes the reader through the most important controversies and critical developments in law and U.S. sports. Over the course of 30 chapters, leading scholars explore this expanding and captivating area of law. The Handbook is the first book to gather dozens of perspectives on sports law controversies in the United States, and will be of interest to those who study and practice sports law, as well as journalists, broadcasters, and legally minded sports fans. The Oxford Handbook of American Sports Law incorporates analysis of key historical events in sports law-such as the rise of free agency in professional sports and the concept of "amateurism" for college athletes-and their broader context. Contemporary legal controversies in U.S. sports and their accompanying questions are also of central importance: In a sensible legal system, how would long-term neurological injuries from contact sports be addressed? How would the use of racially insensitive team names be resolved? How would a seemingly trivial dispute over air pressure in footballs be studied from the competing perspectives of players, teams, and leagues? The Oxford Handbook of American Sports Law weighs not just the facts, but how courts and lawmakers ought to consider the most important questions at stake. The essays in this volume also canvass the types of legal controversies in sports likely to surface in the future. This is particularly true of law and technology matters, including those related to broadcasting and streaming. Legal doctrine has been and will continue to be forced to adapt to these developments, and the Handbook both forecasts coming debates and outlines where the law may be headed.
