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  • Anti-Sport Sentiments in Literature

    Batting for the Opposition

    by John Bale ...
    This book draws on literature, specifically on the writings of selected novelists and poets to widen an existing anti-sport discourse to include hitherto excluded voices from the world of literature.The book commences with a review of exiting pro- and anti-sport discourses and then proceeds to examine, in turn, the written works of five eminent authors, excavating from their writings their anti ... Read more

    $94.81 CAD

  • Roger Bannister and the Four-Minute Mile

    Sports Myth and Sports History

    by John Bale ...
    Roger Bannister was the first person to run the mile in under four minutes. Fifty years on, his status, not just as a champion athlete but also as a true British hero, a gentleman and an amateur from a 'golden era' in sport, retains its unblemished appeal.Until now there has been little criticism and even less close historical study of Bannister and his achievement. This book redresses the balance ... Read more

    $71.44 CAD

  • Running Cultures

    Racing in Time and Space

    by John Bale ...
    Series series Sport in the Global Society
    Running is one of the world's most widely practiced sports and recreations but until now it has intended to elude serious study outside of the natural sciences. John Bale brings the sport into the realm of the humanities by drawing on sources including literature, poetry, film, art and sculpture as well as statistics and training manuals to highlight the tensions, ambiguities and complexities that ... Read more

    $130.99 CAD

  • The Interlude of “God’s Promises” In Plain and Simple English

    by John Bale ...
    This is one of England’s oldest mystery plays. The text is present with both the original translation and a modern translation. Please note, this story is also included in the collection “Everyman and Other Old Religious Plays In Plain and Simple English.” ... Read more

    $4.11 CAD

  • Geography in the Primary School (Routledge Revivals)

    by John Bale ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    First published in 1987, this title provides primary school teachers with ideas by which geographical skills and ideas can be introduced in the primary school. John Bale shows how teachers can build on children’s ‘private geographies’ with practical learning strategies, examining approaches to the teaching of map skills, the ways in which the locality can be used and how information about distant ... Read more

    $101.68 CAD

  • Kenyan Running

    Movement Culture, Geography and Global Change

    by John Bale, Joe Sang ...
    1997 British Society of Sports History - Lord Aberdare Literary Prize for Sports HistoryThe record-breaking achievements of Kenyan athletes have caught the imagination of the world of sport. How significant really is Kenya in the world of sports? This book, the first to look in detail at the evolution and significance of a single sport in an African country, seeks to answer these and many other ... Read more

    $105.80 CAD

  • The Four-Minute Mile

    Historical and Cultural Interpretations of a Sporting Barrier

    Edited by John Bale, David Howe ...
    Breaking records and challenging the limits of human ability are central to much of our understanding of athletic track and field sports, with a world record title arguably as valued as an Olympic gold medal. Some particular limits and records take on greater significance, however, as in the case of the Four-Minute Mile which was roundly believed to be impossible until Roger Bannister shattered ... Read more

    $63.20 CAD

  • Sites of Sport

    Space, Place and Experience

    Edited by John Bale, Patricia Vertinsky ...
    Series series Sport in the Global Society
    The study of built environments such as gymnasiums, football stadiums, swimmimg pools and skating rinks provides unique information about the historical enclosure of the gendered and sexualised body, the body's capabilities, needs and desires. It illuminates the tensions between the globalising tendencies of sport and the importance of local culture and a sense of place. This collection uses ... Read more

    $116.99 CAD

  • The Book of Marvels and Travels

    by John Mandeville ...
    Translated by Anthony Bale ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    'Another island in the Great Ocean has many sinful and malevolent women, who have precious gems in their eyes.' In his Book of Marvels and Travels, Sir John Mandeville describes a journey from Europe to Jerusalem and on into Asia, and the many wonderful and monstrous peoples and practices in the East. He tells us about the Sultan in Cairo, the Great Khan in China, and the mythical Christian prince ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Post-Olympism

    Questioning Sport in the Twenty-First Century

    Edited by John Bale, Mette Krogh Christensen ...
    The Olympic ideal and the Olympic Games stand as symbols of global cooperation, international understanding and the bonding of individuals through the medium of sports. However, throughout the twentieth century, Olympic rhetoric was often confronted by a different reality. The Games have regularly been faced by crises that have threatened the spirit of Olympism and even the Games themselves. Given ... Read more

    $79.69 CAD

  • Sport and Postcolonialism

    Edited by John Bale, Mike Cronin ...
    Compared with modes of representation such as literature, drama, poetry and dance, the world of sport has been largely neglected in postcolonial studies. At both local and global levels, however, sport has been profoundly affected by the colonial legacy. How are individual nations and different sporting cultures coping with this legacy? What does the end of colonialism mean within particular ... Read more

    $79.69 CAD

  • East African Running

    Toward a Cross-Disciplinary Perspective

    Edited by Yannis Pitsiladis, John Bale, Craig Sharp, Tim Noakes ...
    What makes East African middle and long distance runners the best in the world? How should contemporary academia approach this question?The success of East African distance runners has generated a plethora of studies but much of the 'evidence' presented to support hypotheses is anecdotal, arguments being led by non-academics who use popular media as their medium rather than relying on scientific ... Read more

    $130.53 CAD