Sports and Leisure

Globalization is effecting a close convergence of sport and foreign policy. In order to respond to novel social, political, cultural and economic pressures, states are increasingly turning to sport as a foreign policy instrument; and they cannot ignore the corresponding influence that global sport h..

Globalization is effecting a close convergence of sport and foreign policy. In order to respond to novel social, political, cultural and economic pressures, states are increasingly turning to sport as a foreign policy instrument; and they cannot ignore the corresponding influence that global sport h..

This book discusses issues of diversity, capacity and equity in the colourful world of global sport and addresses international dimensions of sport, commonality and difference, as well as the special circumstances of sport and social relations in particular places._x000D_ This book was published as ..

This book discusses issues of diversity, capacity and equity in the colourful world of global sport and addresses international dimensions of sport, commonality and difference, as well as the special circumstances of sport and social relations in particular places._x005F_x000D_ This book was publish..

A comprehensive introduction to the workings of the business, Sportscasters/Sportscasting: Principles and Practices explains all of the information essential to anyone looking to begin a career in sports media, and includes numerous appendices containing acronyms and biographic information about ove..

This book tells the story of ‘the Lady Footballers’. It covers their 1895 and 1896 tours through the eyes of the largely unsympathetic British press. It explains gender issues of the time, and the financial problems that doomed this experiment...

Using a host of international examples Butcher examines what the advocates of 'new tourism' see as being wrong with mass tourism, looks critically at the claims made for the new alternatives and makes a case for guilt-free holidays...

Based upon a social science approach to understanding the significance of tourism in contemporary society, Andrew Holden's fascinating book highlights a variety of topical issues and provides a wider understanding of tourism in society...

Based upon a social science approach to understanding the significance of tourism in contemporary society, Andrew Holden's fascinating book highlights a variety of topical issues and provides a wider understanding of tourism in society...

In a vibrant inter-disciplinary collection of essays from leading scholars in the field, this book introduces the main features and constructs of diasporas, and explores their implications for the consumption, production and practices of tourism...