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  • The Bones Abode

    de Owen Wagg ...
    Death thought his job would be easy: keep tabs in his assigned Bones Abode cemetery. Make sure every soul stays in their proper coffin and send souls for rebirth as the Wheels of Reincarnation. This was, after all, why Death had attended the School of the Demised. His only aide-the Shadow of Death-helped things run smoothly.Some things they just don't teach you in school, however. How do you deal ... Leer más

    $3.99 USD

  • Because I Tell a Joke or Two

    Comedy, Politics and Social Difference

    Edición de 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 ... Leer más

    $58.99 USD

  • Amateurism in British Sport

    It Matters Not Who Won or Lost?

    Edición de 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 ... Leer más

    $73.99 USD

  • Cricket and National Identity in the Postcolonial Age

    Following On

    Edición de Stephen Wagg ...
    Bringing together leading international writers on cricket and society, this important new book places cricket in the postcolonial life of the major Test-playing countries. Exploring the culture, politics, governance and economics of cricket in the twenty-first century, this book dispels the age-old idea of a gentle game played on England's village greens.This is an original political and ... Leer más

    $68.99 USD

  • The History and Politics of Motor Racing

    Lives in the Fast Lane

    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 ... Leer más

    $179.99 USD

  • The Palgrave Handbook of Olympic Studies

    Edición de H. Lenskyj, S. Wagg ...
    A comprehensive, state-of-the-art reference collection, bringing together an authoritative and international line-up of scholars to examine key social and political issues related to the Olympics. An essential, 'one-stop' volume for a wide range of academics, students and researchers. ... Leer más

    $143.99 USD

  • The Palgrave Handbook of Sport, Politics and Harm

    Edición de 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 ... Leer más

    $215.09 USD

  • Sounds and the City

    Popular Music, Place and Globalization

    Edición de B. Lashua, K. Spracklen, S. Wagg ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book explores the ways in which Western-derived music connects with globalization, hybridity, consumerism and the flow of cultures. Both as local terrain and as global crossroads, cities remain fascinating spaces of cultural contestation and meaning-making via the composing, playing, recording and consumption of popular music. ... Leer más

    $31.99 USD

  • The Social Faces of Humour

    Practices and Issues

    Series series Routledge Revivals
    First published in 1996, this volume is a sequel to Humour in Society: Resistance and Control which was edited by George E.C. Paton and Chris Powell. Now, seven years later, the culturally central nature of humour seems greater than ever.This collection of original essays critically assesses the practices of humour in various role relationships in a number of social contexts, for example, in the ... Leer más

    $51.99 USD

  • Sounds and the City

    Volume 2

    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book draws from a rich history of scholarship about the relations between music and cities, and the global flows between music and urban experience. The contributions in this collection comment on the global city as a nexus of moving people, changing places, and shifting social relations, asking what popular music can tell us about cities, and vice versa.Since the publication of the first ... Leer más

    $80.99 USD

  • I'm Tired of Chasing

    A Memoir of Relationships

    de W. Kirby Wagg ...
    Have you been chasing love?Chasing intimacy?I certainly did.For most of my life, I searched for that perfect connection. The woman who would finally make everything click. I loved kissing, holding hands, making love, and sharing life's adventures. Surely, I thought, I could not be the problem.Or could I?After more than twenty-five relationships, countless first dates, heartbreak, spectacular ... Leer más

    $4.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Little Book of Nova Scotia

    Updated edition of the bestselling travel-sized photography book featuring 30+ new photos

    de Len Wagg ...
    Journey through Nova Scotia's magical landscapes with award-winning photojournalist Len Wagg—from historic Shelburne to iconic Peggys Cove to Cape Breton's majestic highlands and beyond. These remarkable photos capture not only the grandeur of Nova Scotia's natural landscapes but the unwavering spirit of the people who live there. ... Leer más

    $2.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus