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  • The Paralympic Games Explained

    by Ian Brittain ...
    Now in a fully revised and updated third edition, The Paralympic Games Explained is the leading introduction to the Paralympic Games, one of the largest multi-sport mega-events in the world. The book explores every key aspect of the Games, from the history and development of the Paralympic movement to the Games’ economic and social impact.This new edition includes new data and research material ... Read more

    $83.81 CAD

  • The Palgrave Handbook of Disability Sport in Europe

    Policies, Structures and Participation

    Edited by Caroline van Lindert, Jeroen Scheerder, Ian Brittain ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    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 ... Read more

    $267.69 CAD

  • The Palgrave Handbook of Paralympic Studies

    Edited by Aaron Beacom, Ian Brittain ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This handbook provides a critical assessment of contemporary issues that define the contours of the Paralympic Movement generally and the Paralympic Games more specifically. It addresses conceptualisations of disability sport, explores the structure of the Paralympic Movement and considers key political strategic and governance issues which have shaped its development.The Palgrave Handbook of ... Read more

    $344.59 CAD

  • Legacies and Mega Events

    Fact or Fairy Tales?

    Edited by Ian Brittain, Jason Bocarro, Terri Byers, Kamilla Swart ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Event Research Series
    The use of sporting and other mega-events to bring about transformation of socially deprived areas of major cities is becoming an increasingly important part of the raison d'être for hosting such events, especially given the immense costs involved and the current economic climate. The tax-paying public increasingly has to be persuaded of the benefits, beyond the event itself, to spend the nation’s ... Read more

    $86.56 CAD

  • Tomcat: The Definitive Guide

    The Definitive Guide

    by Jason Brittain, Ian F. Darwin ...
    It takes a book as versatile as its subject to cover Apache Tomcat, the popular open source Servlet and JSP container and high performance web server. Tomcat: The Definitive Guide is a valuable reference for administrators and webmasters, a useful guide for programmers who want to use Tomcat as their web application server during development or in production, and an excellent introduction for ... Read more

    $28.79 CAD

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  • Safeguarding, Child Protection and Abuse in Sport

    International Perspectives in Research, Policy and Practice

    Edited by Melanie Lang, Mike Hartill ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
    The safeguarding of children and young people participating in sport has become an increasingly prominent concern in policy-making and research communities around the world. Major organisations such as the IOC and UNICEF now officially recognize that children in sport can be at risk of exploitation and abuse, and this concern has led to the emergence of new initiatives and policies aimed at ... Read more

    $94.81 CAD

  • Responding to Domestic Violence

    Emerging Challenges for Policy, Practice and Research in Europe

    by Philip McCormack, Ingunn Rangul Askeland, Gemma Carney, Matt Barnard, Elizabeth Martin, Hana Smitkova, Sibel Korkmaz, Zuzana Ocenasova, Claire Houghton, Davina James-Hanman, Marius Råkil, Gene Feder, Nusha Yonkova, Nicola McConnell, Lucy Potter, Dalila Cerejo, Per Moum Hellevik, Julie Taylor, Maria Pentaraki, Els Leye, Gloria Kirwan, Joanna Goodey, Declan Coogan ...
    This book offers a critical overview of established and emerging manifestations of domestic violence across Europe.It describes how countries within and outside the EU are responding to the problem in policy, practice and research. Eminent academics and professionals from a range of European countries share their findings from new groundbreaking victim surveys, and weigh up the legal, social and ... Read more

    $54.99 CAD

  • Reframing Disability?

    Media, (Dis)Empowerment, and Voice in the 2012 Paralympics

    Edited by Daniel Jackson, Caroline E.M. Hodges, Mike Molesworth, Richard Scullion ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
    The London 2012 Paralympic Games - the biggest, most accessible and best-attended games in the Paralympics' 64-year history - came with an explicit aim to "transform the perception of disabled people in society," and use sport to contribute to "a better world for all people with a disability." This social agenda offered the potential to re-frame disability; to symbolically challenge "ableist" ... Read more

    $101.68 CAD

  • Top Dog

    The Science of Winning and Losing

    by Po Bronson, Ashley Merryman ...
    New York Times BestsellerPo Bronson and Ashley Merryman's work changes the national dialogue. Beyond their bestselling books, you know them from commentary and features in the New York Times, CNN, NPR, Time, Newsweek, Wired, New York, and more. E-mail, Facebook, and Twitter accounts are filled with demands to read their reporting (such as "How Not to Talk to Your Kids," "Creativity Crisis," and ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

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  • Handbook of Children's Rights

    Global and Multidisciplinary Perspectives

    Edited by Martin D. Ruck, Michele Peterson-Badali, Michael Freeman ...
    While the notion of young people as individuals worthy or capable of having rights is of relatively recent origin, over the past several decades there has been a substantial increase in both social and political commitment to children’s rights as well as a tendency to grant young people some of the rights that were typically accorded only to adults. In addition, there has been a noticeable shift ... Read more

    $261.08 CAD

  • Teaching for Experiential Learning

    Five Approaches That Work

    by Scott D. Wurdinger, Julie A. Carlson ...
    This book describes how to change the way in which educators conduct business in the classroom. Our current educational systems lack ways to reach today's learners in relevant, meaningful ways. The five approaches in this book inspire and motivate students to learn. The authors provide in-depth descriptions into these overlapping approaches for experiential learning: active learning, problem-based ... Read more

    $54.69 CAD

  • Mental Illness, Discrimination and the Law

    Fighting for Social Justice

    by Felicity Callard, Norman Sartorius, Peter Bartlett, Hanfried Helmchen, Heather Stuart, Graham Thornicroft, Julio Arboleda-Flórez, José Taborda ...
    This book describes clearly how legislation can be used to advance the rights and entitlements of people with mental health problems. Straightforward and practical, it provides useful information on how to address disabilities so these people may enjoy full citizenship. It presents the key issues succinctly and illustrates these with legislative examples from around the world. This book documents ... Read more

    $139.99 CAD