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Author : Benjamin Roberts
Publisher : Avenue Books
ISBN 13 : 1905575114
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (55 download)
Download or read book Gunshots & Goalposts written by Benjamin Roberts and published by Avenue Books. This book was released on 2017-08-29 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Chris Lee
Publisher : eBook Partnership
ISBN 13 : 178531923X
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (853 download)
Download or read book Origin Stories written by Chris Lee and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2021-04-19 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Origin Stories: The Pioneers Who Took Football to the World charts the growth of the game in each major footballing country, from the very first kick to the first World Cup in 1930. Football's global spread from muddy playing fields to colossal, purpose-built stadiums is a story of class, race, gender and politics. Along the way, you'll meet the people who established football around the world and discover the challenges they faced. Featuring interviews with leading historians, journalists, club chairmen and descendants of club founders and players, Origin Stories tells the fascinating country-by-country tale of how football put down its roots around the world. The sport's early growth includes a cast of English aristocrats and 'Scotch professors', French tournament pioneers, international merchants, keen students, raucous rebels and more. Origin Stories shows that football's early development was a truly global team effort.
Author : James Quinn
Publisher : Merrion Press
ISBN 13 : 1785374745
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (853 download)
Download or read book No Foreign Game written by James Quinn and published by Merrion Press. This book was released on 2023-08-03 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From its earliest days, association football was seen not just as a contest between individuals and teams, but also between nations and peoples. The Irish national team was among the first in the world to participate in international competition in the early 1880s, but not everyone accepted it as a truly national entity. Sport in Ireland was disputed ground in a manner that was not the case elsewhere – even the term ‘football’ itself was a contested one. But soccer followers generally found no contradiction between their sporting and national loyalties, and the game found an important niche in Irish life, supported by many leading nationalists, from James Connolly to John Hume. This book provides a unique window into the history of Ireland and Britain, with keen insights into the making of national, regional, sectarian, class and gender identities that crystallised around Irish soccer. Taking the story from the 1870s up to the present, it examines the domestic as well the international game in Ireland, North and South, and sets both in a richly detailed historical and cultural context. It also examines the experience of Irish communities in England and Scotland, and the ways in which the game affected their relationship with their host societies. Carefully weaving together political, social, cultural and sporting history, No Foreign Game tells a story not just of division and conflict, but also one of solidarity and celebration, and in doing so it breaks new ground in the history of Irish sport.
Author : Conor Murray
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1040044212
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)
Download or read book Rugby, Soccer and Irish Society written by Conor Murray and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-06-17 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first academic all-island history of either rugby union or association football, two of the three most popular male sporting pastimes in Ireland, across the seven decades that followed the political partition of that country between 1920 and 1922. It moves beyond the occasionally simplistic explanations of the development of Irish sport that have focused on political and sectarian divisions, and goes deeper into the social, cultural and geographical dynamics of the island of Ireland to explain why certain people have played certain games in certain places. Drawing on historical and archival sources as well as cutting-edge geographical information systems, the book brings to life the spatial trends in each game’s administrative development and geographical distribution, that have not normally been a feature of many previous histories of Irish sport. The book also examines first-and-second-hand accounts of athletes and administrators involved in rugby and football during that period, to explore what it meant to represent a province or country at these crucial moments in Irish history and compares the Irish experience of both sports with experiences in other comparable countries. Shining important new light on the interactions between Irish rugby and football and the political, social, economic and cultural trends of Ireland in the twentieth century, this book is fascinating reading for anybody with an interest in the history of sport, Ireland or the UK.
Author : James Carr
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000394700
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Football, Politics and Identity written by James Carr and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-06-06 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a series of fascinating case studies that show how the lives and bodies of clubs, players and fans around the world are enmeshed with politics. It draws on original research in countries including England, Scotland, Ireland, Poland, Mexico, Algeria and Argentina and includes both historical and contemporary perspectives. It explores some of the most important themes in the study of sport, including sectarianism, migration, fan activism and national identity, and shows how football continues to be tied to political events, symbols and movements. This is fascinating reading for any student or researcher working in sport studies, political science, sociology or contemporary history.
Author : Lew Freedman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1613216130
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (132 download)
Download or read book Clouds over the Goalpost written by Lew Freedman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pro football season of 1963 was dominated by the unexpected. In April, months prior to the beginning of play, it was revealed that two All-Star players, Paul Hornung and Alex Karras, were gambling on the sport and would be suspended from play for at least a year. Even worse, in May, one of the league’s bigger-than-life personalities, Big Daddy Lipscomb, was found dead, with police saying he perished from a heroin overdose, something those who knew him best still dispute. As play began in September, the Pro Football Hall of Fame opened its doors in Canton, Ohio, the same town where the National Football League was founded in 1921 and inducted its first class. Also, the war for players and prestige raged with the upstart American Football League trying to obtain equal footing in the public eye. On the field, it was to be the year the Chicago Bears and their aging owner-coach George Halas knew glory once more, fighting off the latest dynasty Green Bay Packers led by Vince Lombardi in a season-long chase for the Western Division title. Yet even that was overshadowed by the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. While the nation mourned and other sports leagues suspended activity, the NFL played on with its regular season that sad weekend—a choice commissioner Pete Rozelle later called the worst mistake of his tenure. Clouds over the Goalpost is filled with controversy not only on the field, but off it as well. From the various suspensions to an exciting championship game between the Bears and Giants, 1963 was a year that the NFL would never forget—for both the good and the bad.
Author : Anton Rippon
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752471880
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (524 download)
Download or read book Gas Masks for Goal Posts written by Anton Rippon and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-10-21 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'I was 12th man for England against Wales at Wembley. Within a few minutes, the Welsh half-back broke his collar bone. They had no reserves and I was the only spare player to hand. That's how I made my international debut - for Wales.' - Stan Mortensen, Blackpool and England. When Britain declared war on Germany in September 1939, football came to an abrupt halt. Large crowds were banned, stadiums were given over to military use, most players joined up. Then it was realised that if victory remained the national goal, soccer could help - and football went to war. For the next six years the game became hugely important to Britain. Boosting morale among servicemen, munitions workers and beleaguered citizens alike - and raising hundreds of thousands of pounds for war funds. It was a game with plenty of human stories. Some footballers were dubbed 'PT commandos' or 'D-Day dodgers'. Others, however, saw action. Pre-war heroes on the pitch became wartime heroes off it. This book captures the atmosphere of the time and tells the story of a unique period in football's history.
Author : Robert Prokop
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1105231143
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (52 download)
Download or read book Goalpost written by Robert Prokop and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-12-09 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combat narrative of the Battle for Port Lyautey, a critical action within Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of French Northwest Africa, November 1942, and a key element in turning the tide of the Second World War in the Allies' favor.
Author : David Cotham
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1499014813
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (99 download)
Download or read book Once an Expat, Always an Expat written by David Cotham and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-08-20 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is a story of an ex-pat and his experiences, along with his fellow ex-pat tales which includes helicopter evacuations from dangerous situations, working with ex-KGB and IRA members, insider trade dealings, encounters with mafia gangs, middle eastern conflicts, sex, funny tales including romance, marraige and friendships forged in adversity.
Author : Mike Siani
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1613218680
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (132 download)
Download or read book Cheating Is Encouraged written by Mike Siani and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-08-08 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Straight from the mouths of the legends of the Silver and Black, Cheating Is Encouraged recapitulates the many as infamous stories from the last team to play “outlaw” football. Regardless of whether you loved or hated them, the Oakland Raiders of the 1970s were an amusing cast of outlaws, misfits, and anomalies that made up one of the greatest pro football teams of their era. The Raiders’ roster consisted of a collection of mavericks and rebels, some with behavioral issues, such as John “Tooz” Matuszak and Lyle Alzado, as well as castoffs like the aging George Blanda and the sandlot player Otis Sistrunk, who were passed over or disregarded by other NFL teams. To say that this group of outlaws had “attitude” would be a gross understatement. They were the Oakland Raiders, the Silver and Black, and Al Davis’s dream of “Just win, baby.” Gridiron characters (such as the Snake, Foo, the Assassin, the Hit Man, Dr. Death, and many others) chronicle the notorious on- and off-the-field exploits, away-game adventures, and the party-hard attitudes that are reflected in the team’s intimidating and glorified mix of renegades. Cheating Is Encouraged defines an era that can only be considered the last days of “real football played by real men.” Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports—books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Author : Robert B. Parker
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101204540
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)
Download or read book Back Story written by Robert B. Parker and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2003-03-10 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Robert B. Parker's most popular series, an unsolved thirty-year-old-murder draws the victim's daughter out of the shadows for overdue justice-and lures Spenser into his own past, old crimes, and dangerous lives.
Author : Douglas Skelton
Publisher : Luath Press Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1909912530
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (99 download)
Download or read book Blood City written by Douglas Skelton and published by Luath Press Ltd. This book was released on 2013-09-02 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Glasgow's mean streets just got meaner. Can Davie McCall survive? Meet Davie McCall. Beaten, bloody... brutal. Irrevocably damaged by the barbaric regime of an abusive father, and haunted by memories of his mother's murder, there is a darkness inside him. Enter Joe the Tailor. A sophisticated crimelord with morals, he might be the only man in the city Davie can trust. But then the bodies begin to mount...In 1980s Glasgow, the criminal underworld is about to splinter. Battle lines are drawn, and the gap between friend and enemy blurs as criminals and police alike are caught in a net of lies, murder and revenge that will change the city forever. Scotland's foremost true-crime author. THE SCOTSMAN The city's dark underbelly complete with knives, razors, guns and gangs... DAILY MAIL You follow the plot like an eager dog, nose turning this way and that, not catching every single clue but quivering as you lunge towards a blood-splattered denouement. DAILY EXPRESS The Glasgow of this period is a great, gritty setting for a crime story, and Skelton's non-fiction work stands him in good stead... he's taken well to fiction... the unexpected twists keep coming. THE HERALD
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Total Pages : 1106 pages
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Download or read book Yale Alumni Weekly written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 1106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Author : Martha V. Gold
Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 0766041603
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (66 download)
Download or read book Learning About the Nervous System written by Martha V. Gold and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Discover more about how this system works and read amazing facts about the brain and nervous system"--
Author : John Bonner
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Total Pages : 652 pages
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Download or read book Harper's Weekly written by John Bonner and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James N. Gilmore
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520410149
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (24 download)
Download or read book Bringers of Order written by James N. Gilmore and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2025-02-04 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wearable technology, including smartwatches, biometric trackers, and body cameras, are often touted as helpful tools that record, produce, and analyze data about daily life to improve our individual habits and health or to solve serious public issues. In this book, James N. Gilmore argues that these lofty promises mask forms of surveillance and power. Charting the implementation of wearables in areas of accessibility, health, sports, labor, law enforcement, and infrastructure, Gilmore demonstrates how these devices have been positioned as authoritative means for producing knowledge about human activity. Drawing on news reporting, advertising, film and television, company reports, and legal policies, he shows how this knowledge production reproduces three distinct modes of power: normalcy, surveillance, and solutionism. Bringers of Order empowers readers to examine the complicated ways our devices reshape how we think about our lives and our ethics and why we should resist companies analyzing our personal data.
