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  • Cricket: A Political History of the Global Game, 1945-2017

    by Stephen Wagg ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Sports History
    Cricket is an enduring paradox. On the one hand, it symbolises much that is outmoded: imperialism; a leisured elite; a rural, aristocratic Englishness. On the other, it endures as a global game and does so by skilful adaptation, trading partly on its mythic past and partly on its capacity to repackage itself. This ambitious new history recounts the politics of cricket around the world since the ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • An Introduction to Leisure Studies

    Principles and Practice

    by Stephen Wagg, Peter Bramham ...
    "There are textbooks galore, but there aren’t many crafted as intelligently as this one. This book will change the way that students understand leisure. It will give them an easier entry to that place where difficult ideas fuse into something intelligible, where real understanding sits and the educated imagination is stirred."- Tony Blackshaw, Sheffield Hallam UniversityPeter Bramham and Stephen ... Read more

    $70.19 USD

  • Thatcher's Grandchildren?

    Politics and Childhood in the Twenty-First Century

    by Stephen Wagg, Jane Pilcher ...
    Series series History (R0)
    Thatcher's Grandchildren explores sociological and political issues about childhood that have that have become increasingly significant in the twenty first century within a political landscape framed by neo-liberalism. Issues addressed include child protection and abuse, the media, education and schooling, and poverty. ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Sport, Leisure and Culture in the Postmodern City

    by Stephen Wagg ...
    The widespread concept of the 'postmodern city' is frequently linked to the decline of traditional manufacturing industries and a corresponding wane of white working-class culture. In place of these appear flexible working practices, a diversified workforce, and a greater emphasis on consumption, leisure, and tourism. Illustrated by an interdisciplinary study of Leeds, a typical postmodern city, ... Read more

    $82.99 USD

  • British Football & Social Exclusion

    by Stephen Wagg ...
    Series series Sport in the Global Society
    This book takes stock of British football at the beginning of the twenty-first century. It is written by a range of concerned academics and writers, all of whom have an active relationship with the contemporary football world. The book assesses the changes that have occurred in many areas of football culture and the political and academic debates that have accompanied these changes.English ... Read more

    $91.99 USD

  • Key Concepts in Sports Studies

    by Stephen Wagg, Belinda Wheaton, Carlton Brick, Jayne Caudwell ...
    Series series SAGE Key Concepts series
    Written by experienced academics used to teaching the subject this book will help students and researchers find their way within the diverse field of sport studies. Clear, well researched entries explain the key concepts in the debates surrounding the social significance and social dynamics of sport. Each entry provides:• Clear Definitions• Relevant Examples• Up-to-date Suggestions for Further ... Read more

    $65.69 USD

  • The History and Politics of Motor Racing

    Lives in the Fast Lane

    Edited by Damion Sturm, Stephen Wagg, David L. Andrews ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book explores the history and politics of motor racing, one of the most popular and lucrative elements in the international sport industry. Written by a group of international scholars and motor racing specialists it discusses the sport’s origins, the relationship of motor racing to nation building and modernity (noting its links to fascism and dictatorship), the links between motor racing ... Read more

    $179.99 USD

  • Thatcher's Children?

    Politics, Childhood And Society In The 1980s And 1990s

    by Dr Jane Pilcher, Jane Pilcher, Stephen Wagg ...
    That childhood is a social construction is understood both by social scientists and in society generally. The authors of this book examine the political issues surrounding childhood, including law making, social policy, government provisions and political activism.; This text examines current social and political issues involving childhood. It looks at the impact of the "New Right" who talk of ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Because I Tell a Joke or Two

    Comedy, Politics and Social Difference

    Edited by Stephen Wagg ...
    Because I Tell a Joke or Two explores the complex relationship between comedy and the social differences of class, region, age, gender, sexuality, ethnicity and nationhood. It shows how comedy has been used to sustain, challenge and to change power relationships in society. The contributors, who include Stephen Wagg, Mark Simpson, Stephen Small, Paul Wells and Frances Williams, offer readings of ... Read more

    $58.99 USD

  • The Palgrave Handbook of Sport, Politics and Harm

    Edited by Stephen Wagg, Allyson M. Pollock ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book looks historically at the harm that has been inflicted in the practice of sport and at some of the issues, debates and controversies that have arisen as a result. Written by experts in history, sociology, sport journalism and public health, the book considers sport and injury in relation to matters of social class; gender; ethnicity and race; sexuality; political ideology and national ... Read more

    $215.99 USD

  • Amateurism in British Sport

    It Matters Not Who Won or Lost?

    Edited by Dilwyn Porter, Stephen Wagg ...
    The ideal of the amateur competitor, playing the game for love and, unlike the professional, totally untainted by commerce, has become embedded in many accounts of the development of modern sport. It has proved influential not least because it has underpinned a pervasive impression of professionalism - and all that came with it - as a betrayal of i ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Come on Down?

    Popular Media Culture in Post-War Britain

    Edited by Dominic Strinati, Stephen Wagg ...
    Come on Down represents an introduction to popular media culture in Britain since 1945. It discusses the ways in which popular culture can be studied, understood and appreciated, and covers its key analytical issues and some of its most important forms and processes. The contributors analyse some of popular culture's leading and most representative expressions such as TV soaps, quizzes and game ... Read more

    $57.99 USD