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Sport in Iceland

Author : Vidar Halldorsson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113481237X
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book Sport in Iceland written by Vidar Halldorsson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-04-07 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Iceland is a tiny Nordic nation with a population of just 330,000 and no professional sports leagues, and yet its soccer, basketball and handball teams have all qualified for major international tournaments in recent years. This fascinating study argues that team sport success is culturally produced and that in order to understand collective achievement we have to consider the socio-cultural context. Based on unparalleled access to key personnel, including top coaches, athletes and administrators, the book explores Icelandic cultural capital as a factor in sporting success, from traditions of workmanship, competitive play and teamwork to international labour migration and knowledge transfer. The first book to focus specifically on the socio-cultural aspects of a small nation’s international sporting success, this is an original and illuminating contribution to the study of the sociology of sport. Sport in Iceland: How small nations achieve international success is fascinating reading for team sport enthusiasts, coaches, managers and organisers, as well as for any student or scholar with an interest in the sociology of sport, strategic sports development, sports policy or sports administration.

The Palgrave Handbook of Disability Sport in Europe

Author : Caroline van Lindert
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031217594
Total Pages : 654 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (312 download)

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Book Synopsis The Palgrave Handbook of Disability Sport in Europe by : Caroline van Lindert

Download or read book The Palgrave Handbook of Disability Sport in Europe written by Caroline van Lindert and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-06-28 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook explores the various ways in which disability sport is governed and organised across Europe, as well as examining the extent to which persons with a disability participate in sport at the grassroots level. Based upon a solid theoretical framework and up-to-date data, the 19 country-specific chapters in this handbook give a comparative overview of the structuring, steering and supporting elements of disability sport policy and sport participation levels amongst persons with a disability, as well as the extent to which countries adopt policies to promote inclusion in sport in this population. A multitude of authors also identify the various methods and challenges in collecting sport participation data with regard to persons with a disability. This handbook will be a valuable resource for academic study across a range of sport and disability related programs, as well as a point of reference for researchers and policymakers working in this area.

Sport in Scandinavia and the Nordic Countries

Author : Ken Green
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351684582
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book Sport in Scandinavia and the Nordic Countries written by Ken Green and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-10 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Scandinavian and Nordic countries have some of the highest participation rates in sport and physical activity in the world and are therefore important case studies across a range of subjects, from sport policy to physical activity and health. This is the first book to bring together studies of all those countries in one volume, examining sport, physical activity and exercise, and exploring the factors behind such high levels of participation. Rich in empirical data, the book examines trends in sports participation, organisation and policy in each of the constituent countries, highlighting common themes and outcomes. This is a valuable resource for students, researchers and academics working in the fields of sport, physical education, leisure, sport policy, sport development, the sociology of sport, and physical activity and health.

Iceland – Ireland

Author :
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004505334
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book Iceland – Ireland written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-02-07 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers the first comparative account from contemporary and historical perspectives of Irish and Icelandic memory cultures and addresses the broader dynamics of trans-cultural memory that are surfaced in such comparative approaches of geographically peripheral islands.

Etude Des Législations Nationales Relatives Au Sport en Europe

Author : André-Noël Chaker
Publisher : Council of Europe
ISBN 13 : 9789287138330
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (383 download)

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Download or read book Etude Des Législations Nationales Relatives Au Sport en Europe written by André-Noël Chaker and published by Council of Europe. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Sport, Outdoor Life and the Nordic World

Author : Nils Asle Bergsgard
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000049574
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sport, Outdoor Life and the Nordic World written by Nils Asle Bergsgard and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-05-21 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sport, Outdoor Life and the Nordic World explores the Nordic model of sport and outdoor life with respect to such issues as sport facilities, mountain guiding, women and ethnic minorities, urban planning, anti-doping, health, elite sport coaching and leadership, and the globalization of sport. The aims of the volume are twofold. First, it advances knowledge of Nordic sport and outdoor life, as important fields of social activity in their own rights. Second, it enhances the understanding of the ‘Nordic model’ of society, and the ways in which this is constructed, explored and challenged within and through sport and outdoor life activities. In doing so, the contributors explore a range of key themes, notably: how modern Nordic sport and outdoor life activities emerged and are organized through specific social policies; how they may challenge or harbour forms of social exclusion, particularly in regard to gender or minority populations; how they are affected by, and respond to, deviant practices such as doping; how they may contribute to alleviating social problems; and how they confront major structural challenges and changes, such as the impacts of globalization and the continuing dominance of neoliberal economic policies. Interdisciplinary in approach, Sport, Outdoor Life and the Nordic World is essential reading for those studying Nordic sports and societies, and will also appeal to students, academics and wider readers with interests in sport studies, sociology, social policy, cultural studies, anthropology and public health. The chapters were originally published as a special issue of Sport in Society.

Nation at Play

Author : Ronojoy Sen
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231539932
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Nation at Play written by Ronojoy Sen and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2015-10-27 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reaching as far back as ancient times, Ronojoy Sen pairs a novel history of India's engagement with sport and a probing analysis of its cultural and political development under monarchy and colonialism, and as an independent nation. Some sports that originated in India have fallen out of favor, while others, such as cricket, have been adopted and made wholly India's own. Sen's innovative project casts sport less as a natural expression of human competition than as an instructive practice reflecting a unique play with power, morality, aesthetics, identity, and money. Sen follows the transformation of sport from an elite, kingly pastime to a national obsession tied to colonialism, nationalism, and free market liberalization. He pays special attention to two modern phenomena: the dominance of cricket in the Indian consciousness and the chronic failure of a billion-strong nation to compete successfully in international sporting competitions, such as the Olympics. Innovatively incorporating examples from popular media and other unconventional sources, Sen not only captures the political nature of sport in India but also reveals the patterns of patronage, clientage, and institutionalization that have bound this diverse nation together for centuries.

The Sociology of Hypocrisy

Author : Stephen G. Wieting
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317015347
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book The Sociology of Hypocrisy written by Stephen G. Wieting and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-09 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With close attention to the spheres of sport and religion as important sites of moral currency, this book draws on media coverage of major cases of hypocrisy, attending to differing meanings and consequences of hypocrisy within the US, France and Iceland. Instances come from scandals within the established churches, as well as cases from the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the Tour de France, and the inquest into the Hillsborough Disaster in the UK. It considers the importance of the context within which moral conduct takes place and the relevance of this for the occurrence of hypocritical action, while exploring also the implications of advances in computer and information technology for controlling messages and monitoring deceit. Identifying the negative effects of the detection of hypocrisy at individual and institutional levels, the author engages with the work of Goffman to argue for the importance of trust in institutions, underlining the necessity of minimizing and correcting hypocritical acts by which this is undermined. A detailed study of hypocrisy and the need for trust, this volume will appeal to scholars and students of sociology with interests in social and moral conduct, sport, religion, Goffman and the notion of social life as artifice.

Sport

Author : Jay Schulkin
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 023154197X
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Sport written by Jay Schulkin and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2016-08-23 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sports are as varied as the people who play them. We run, jump, and swim. We kick, hit, and shoot balls. We ride sleds in the snow and surf in the sea. From the Olympians of ancient Greece to today's professional athletes, from adult pickup soccer games to children's gymnastics classes, people at all levels of ability at all times and in all places have engaged in sport. What drives this phenomenon? In Sport, the neuroscientist Jay Schulkin argues that biology and culture do more than coexist when we play sports—they blend together seamlessly, propelling each other toward greater physical and intellectual achievement. To support this claim, Schulkin discusses history, literature, and art—and engages philosophical inquiry and recent behavioral research. He connects sport's basic neural requirements, including spatial and temporal awareness, inference, memory, agency, direction, competitive spirit, and endurance, to the demands of other human activities. He affirms sport's natural role as a creative evolutionary catalyst, turning the external play of sports inward and bringing insight to the diversion that defines our species. Sport, we learn, is a fundamental part of human life.

Globalizing Sport

Author : Barbara J. Keys
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674726634
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (747 download)

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Download or read book Globalizing Sport written by Barbara J. Keys and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2013-09-09 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this impressive book, Barbara Keys offers the first major study of the political and cultural ramifications of international sports competitions in the decades before World War II. Focusing on the United States, Nazi Germany, and the Soviet Union, she examines the transformation of events like the Olympic Games and the World Cup from relatively small-scale events to the expensive, political, globally popular extravaganzas familiar to us today.

Sport Design

Author : Simone K. Schleifer
Publisher : teNeues
ISBN 13 : 9783823845621
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (456 download)

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Download or read book Sport Design written by Simone K. Schleifer and published by teNeues. This book was released on 2004 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sport Design presents the newest models and prototypes of well-known designers in the world of sports. Generously illustrated with over 400 color photographs that focus exclusively on the products themselves, the book features equipment organized by sports corresponding to each of the four elements: "Earth" represents soccer, handball, and basketball equipment for example, "Water" features swimming equipment, and so on through sections entitled "Wind" and "Snow & Ice". Sport Design has been compiled by an editorial team closely connected to the world of design and will be of great appeal to sports enthusiasts and designers of every stripe. The línea editorial team has edited several design books for publishing houses on both sides of the Atlantic ILLUSTRATIONS 200 colour photos

The Impossible Collection of Motorcycles

Author : Ian Barry
Publisher : Assouline Publishing
ISBN 13 : 161428055X
Total Pages : 6 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (142 download)

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Download or read book The Impossible Collection of Motorcycles written by Ian Barry and published by Assouline Publishing. This book was released on 2023-08-01 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There’s an undeniable fascination with motorcycles—their speed, design, riders, and coolness factor, are all part of the magnetism. This exquisite deluxe volume, presented on cotton paper in a beautiful black rubber clamshell box with a cutout metal plate, is the newest addition to Assouline’s Impossible Collection series is a compendium of the 100 most exceptional bikes of the twentieth century—from the rare to the renowned—each one is unique. Some of these brilliant pieces of machinery include the stunning and one-of-a-kind BMW R7, the 1948 Vincent Series Rapide that Rollie Free shattered land speed record on, in nothing but a bathing suit, the iconic 1969 Easy Rider bike that Peter Fonda made famous, and the 1973 Harley-Davidson XR750, Evel Knievel’s bike of choice. Motorcycle aficionados, aesthetes, and enthusiasts alike will treasure this collector’s item.

Soccer in Mind

Author : Andrew M. Guest
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 1978817339
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (788 download)

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Download or read book Soccer in Mind written by Andrew M. Guest and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2021-11-12 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the FIFA World Cup to pick-up games at your local park, soccer is the closest thing in our world to a universal entertainment. Many writers use this global popularity to describe the game’s winners and losers, but what happens when we use social science to explore how soccer intersects with culture, society, and the self? This book provides a thinking fan’s guide to the world’s most popular game, proposing a way of engaging soccer that sparks intellectual curiosity and employs critical consciousness. Using stories and data, along with ideas from sociology, psychology, and across the social sciences, it provides readers with new ways of understanding fanaticism, peak performance, talent development, and more. Drawing on concepts ranging from cognitive bias to globalization, it illuminates meanings of the game for players and fans while investigating impacts on our lives and communities. While it considers soccer cultures across the globe, the book also analyzes what makes U.S. soccer culture special, including its embrace of the women’s game. As a scholar, former minor league player and coach, and fan, Andrew Guest offers a distinctive perspective on soccer in society. Whatever name you call it, and whatever your interest in it, Soccer in Mind will enrich your own view of the one truly global game.

The Interaction Order

Author : Norman K. Denzin
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 178769545X
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (876 download)

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Download or read book The Interaction Order written by Norman K. Denzin and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2019-02-12 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together leading scholars in the area of symbolic interactionism to offer a broad discussion of issues including identity, dialogue and legitimacy.

The Success of Small States in International Relations

Author : Godfrey Baldacchino
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000892123
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book The Success of Small States in International Relations written by Godfrey Baldacchino and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-06-09 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Success of Small States in International Relations highlights the normality and power of small states in international relations. This book overturns the stereotype that small states, however defined, are weak and are, or ought to be, consigned to the margins of international relations. It argues that small states are not ‘punching above their weight’, or even anomalies – since it is large states which are the anomaly in the global system. The text unpacks the nature and character of small state success, while also looking critically at thirteen episodes in modern history where small states, singly or collectively, emerged victorious in confrontations with larger states. The case studies, globally sourced, are bookended by conceptual and analytic reviews of what these events mean for diplomacy, international relations and small states more generally. This book will appeal to scholars and students of comparative political science and international relations, particularly from small states, as well as policy makers and senior small state government officers.

The Rough Guide to Iceland

Author : David Leffman
Publisher : Rough Guides
ISBN 13 : 9781843532897
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (328 download)

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Download or read book The Rough Guide to Iceland written by David Leffman and published by Rough Guides. This book was released on 2004 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Guide to Iceland is the ultimate guidebook to one of Europe's most exciting destinations. Features include: - Full-colour section introducing Iceland's highlights. - Comprehensive coverage of all the attractions, from cosmopolitan Reykjavik to the coastal villages of the southeast and the wilderness of the Hornstandir Peninsula. - Insider's review's of the best places to eat, stay and drink, plus how to enjoy the country on any budget. - Practical tips on a host of activities, from whitewater rafting to whale watching and crossing the uninhabited interior. - Maps and plans for every region.

The Promise of Iceland

Author : Kári Gíslason
Publisher : Univ. of Queensland Press
ISBN 13 : 0702246808
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book The Promise of Iceland written by Kári Gíslason and published by Univ. of Queensland Press. This book was released on 2012-04 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born from a secret liaison between a British mother and an Icelandic father, Kari Gislason was the subject of a promise: a promise elicited by his father not to reveal his identity in order to spare his wife and five other children. At the age of 27, Kari decides to break the pact between his parents by contacting his father's family; what follows makes for a riveting journey over landscapes, time, and memory. From the shark net at Sydney's Balmoral and an unsettled life in the English countryside to the harsh yellow summer of Brisbane and the freezing cold winters of Iceland, the author traces his mother's steps into the arms of a secret lover. At the culmination of this poignant, painful, and joyous story, Kari's determination to defy his father's wishes results in his uniting with his relatives.