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Introduction to Recreation and Leisure, 3E
Introduction to Recreation and Leisure, Third Edition, presents perspectives from 52 leading experts from around the world. It delves into foundational concepts, delivery systems, and programming services; offers an array of ancillaries; and helps students make informed career choices.
It's How You Play the Game: International Perspectives on the Study of Sport
This volume was first published by Inter-Disciplinary Press in 2013. Sports events, participation, and sports programming in the media have come to play an outsize role in contemporary society. Global events like the Olympics or the FIFA World Cup draw billions of viewers but at the same time sports retain a distinctly local flavor. It’s How You Play the Game: International Perspectives on the Study of Sport covers an extraordinary amount of ground from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. From Egypt and Qatar to the Dominican Republic, Australia, and the US, the authors of this fascinating collection use insights drawn from Anthropology, Communication, Political Economy and Sociology to shed light on the phenomena of sports in the context of politics, identity (personal and collective), business and education, drawing out both the global and local implications of the increasing presence of sports in our lives.
Sport, Identity and Community
This volume was first published by Inter-Disciplinary Press in 2016. Sport is multi-billion dollar business. Sport is a kick around in the park. Sport is high (and low) politics. Sport is said to shape admirable personal qualities. Sport is said to embed the worst of white male heterosexual able-bodied privilege. Sport is said to break down social barriers. Sport is said to entrench a narrow nationalism. The list of what sport is said to be can be extended almost ad infinitum. This e-book attempts to make sense of some of the multiplicity of the ‘things’ that sport can be, mean and do. The papers in this volume explore the diversity of sport, providing insights from a wealth of perspectives into this ubiquitous cultural practice. The e-book will appeal to students, practitioners and readers who want to gain a fuller understanding of the games we watch and play.
Introduction to Recreation and Leisure
Introduction to Recreation and Leisure, Fourth Edition, presents a comprehensive view of the multifaceted field of recreation and leisure. It delves into foundational concepts, delivery systems, and programming services. Over 40 leading experts from around the globe offer their diverse perspectives
Sports Global Influence: A Survey of Society and Culture in the Context of Sport
This volume was first published by Inter-Disciplinary Press in 2015. Evolving sport cultures have had the dual capacity of both illuminating the inner human experience while also connecting this experience to outer socio-economic institutional practices. The unique chapters of this book capture the processes that define this simultaneous centripetal and centrifugal motion of sport such the opportunity sport can provide for social change in a community, out to the bigger debates of global marketing and state legitimacy that accrue from sport. Stock discourses on sport such as sport commodification, mediatization, instrumentalization; social and physical capital of sport; and the rope of sport in the contours of geo-politics and international diplomacy are explored both in their theoretical framing and also in specific scenarios and locations. The collection of works span from Qatar to South Africa, the United States to England and provides a modern look at sport’s interdisciplinary shape in the global context of society and culture.
Dimensions of Leisure for Life
"This book, aimed primarily at college students who are studying leisure, addresses the multiple ways leisure impacts lives and our larger society"--
The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory and Other Research Animals
The UFAW Handbook on The Care and Management of Laboratory and Other Research Animals The latest edition of the seminal reference on the care and management of laboratory and research animals The newly revised ninth edition of The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory and Other Research Animals delivers an up-to-date and authoritative exploration on worldwide developments, current thinking, and best practices in the field of laboratory animal welfare science and technology. The gold standard in laboratory and captive animal care and management references, this latest edition continues the series’ tradition of excellence by including brand-new chapters on ethical review, th...
Sportsmanship
Sportsmanship is a broad concept: ethics, fairness, honor and self-control. Some people find it difficult to define what makes a "good sport," but state "I know one when I see one." This collection of new essays brings together the work of more than two dozen contributors from around the world who teach sportsmanship in a range of academic disciplines including sociology, psychology, economics, education, kinesiology and applied athletics. Topics include the moral ambiguities of cheating; recreation in prison; ethics and character formation; coaching perspectives; gender; race; and the portrayal of sportsmanship in film. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
