In The Meaning of Sports, Michael Mandelbaum, a sports fan who is also one of the nation's preeminent foreign policy thinkers, examines America's century-long love affair with team sports.
The Illustrated Sports Encyclopedia is the ultimate guide to the diverse world of sports, from the best-known ball-sports, athletics, and water sports to the most obscure racket sports and races (anyone for a game of pickleball?).
The book covers professional, Olympic and collegiate sports and each chapter has a fully developed introduction to explaine the relevance of the articles to be presented.
Ten key international authorities in their respective fields lead you through the most important political elements of contemporary sport. This book is the first of its kind.
Explaining the business, where it was, where it is now -- Getting started, building contacts and volunteerism -- Reading, writing, and speaking, and not just in English -- How and what to pitch -- Working in the colleges -- Working with a ...
Sports Crazy: How Sports Are Sabotaging American Schools exposes the excesses of middle and high school sports and the detrimental effects our sports obsession has on American education.
This textbook considers all levels of the sport industry, including professional sports, collegiate sports, youth sports, recreational sports, and the sporting goods industry.