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  • Soccer, Globalization, and Innovation

    The Beautiful Game in the 21st Century

    Edited by Kirk Bowman, John B. Boyd ...
    Series series Critical Research in Football
    This is the first book to focus on innovation as a response to globalization in soccer in the context of the global development of the world’s most popular sport.Concentrating on social innovation and on innovations in governance and organization in soccer’s traditional heartlands and also at its global periphery, the book explores some of the most important contemporary themes in the social ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

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  • Winning Pitch

    The Canadian Men’s Soccer Team at the World Cup and Beyond

    by Murray Mollard ...
    A definitive look at the past, present and future of Canadian men’s soccer ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.In 2026, millions of soccer fans will have their eyes on Canada as we co-host the Greatest Show on Earth: the FIFA World Cup in Vancouver and Toronto. And they will wonder—will Canada’s men’s team be heroes or heartbreakers? Winning Pitch: The Canadian Men’s Soccer Team at the World Cup and ... Read more

    $10.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Soccer Vs. The State 2nd Edition

    Tackling Football and Radical Politics

    by Gabriel Kuhn ...
    Football has turned into a multi-billion industry. Professionalism and commercialisation dominate its global image. Yet the game retains a rebellious side, maybe more so than any other sport co-opted by money makers and corrupt politicians. From its roots in working-class Britain to political protests by players and fans, and a current radical soccer underground, the notion of football as the ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • When Sport Meets Business

    Capabilities, Challenges, Critiques

    Edited by Ulrik Wagner, Klaus Nielsen, Rasmus K. Storm ...
    Written by European professors and focusing on the specificities of European sport, When Sport Meets Business analyses the growing commercialisation of professional sport in recent years and explains how it has developed into a major global industry.Structured into four sections, the book covers the key issues in the Business of professional sport:The New Sport Environment – Analysing the ... Read more

    $78.99 USD

  • The Olympics: The Basics

    by Andy Miah, Beatriz Garcia ...
    Series series The Basics
    The Olympics: The Basics is an accessible, contemporary introduction to the Olympic movement and Games. Chapters explain how the Olympics transcend sports, engaging us with a range of contemporary philosophical, social, cultural and political matters, including:peace development and diplomacymanagement and economicscorruption, terror and activismthe rise of human enhancementethics and ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

  • Globalizing Sport

    How Organizations, Corporations, Media, and Politics are Changing Sport

    by George H. Sage ...
    Sport is enjoyed by millions of people across the world, and both watching and playing sport constitutes a major part of modern leisure time. But sport is also a huge worldwide industry. In Globalizing Sport, George Sage invites readers to explore a deeper understanding of the global dynamics of sport - not only competitions but of the big businesses of money, media coverage, athletic apparel and ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Governance, Regulation and Management of Global Sport Organisations

    by Emmanuel Bayle ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Sport Business and Management
    This book is a bold and ambitious analysis of the challenges facing global sport in the 21st century and how those challenges can be met through good governance, management and regulation.Connecting the political and managerial dimensions of sport, from international governing bodies such as the International Olympic Committee through to national governing bodies, leagues and professional sport ... Read more

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  • Celebration Capitalism and the Olympic Games

    by Jules Boykoff ...
    Series series Routledge Critical Studies in Sport
    The Olympic Games have become the world’s greatest media and marketing event—a global celebration of exceptional athletics gilded with corporate cash. Huge corporations vie for association with the "Olympic Image" in the hope of gaining a worldwide marketing audience of billions.In this provocative critical study of the contemporary Olympics, Jules Boykoff argues that the Games have become a ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Planning Olympic Legacies

    Transport Dreams and Urban Realities

    by Eva Kassens-Noor ...
    When a city wins the right to hold the Olympics, one of the oft cited advantages to the region is the catalytic effect upon the urban and transport projects of the host cities. However, with unparalleled access to documents and records, Eva Kassens-Noor questions and challenges this fundamental assertion of host cities who claim to have used the Olympic Games as a way to move forward their urban ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • The Geopolitical Economy of Sport

    Power, Politics, Money, and the State

    Edited by Simon Chadwick, Paul Widdop, Michael M. Goldman ...
    This is the first book to define and explore the geopolitical economy of sport – the intersection of power, politics, money, and state interests that both exploit and shape elite sport around the world.Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the global response, and the consequent ramifications for sport have put the geopolitical economy of sport front and centre in both public debate and academic thinking. ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • Fair and Foul

    Beyond the Myths and Paradoxes of Sport

    by D. Stanley Eitzen, Cheryl Cooky ...
    Sport is a pervasive aspect of US society. Most children in the U.S. are involved in organized sport and it's the subject of much conversation, media content, leisure activity, and discretionary spending. There is a growing number of broadcast networks, online news sites, social media accounts, and streaming platforms devoted to covering sports that fans consume with keen interest. But do we truly ... Read more

    $30.99 USD

  • Playing through Pain

    The Violent Consequences of Capitalist Sport

    by Daniel Sailofsky ...
    For many fans and casual observers, professional sports and violence are deeply connected. Violence on the field has real consequences for players, notably in the form of life-altering injuries from concussions. Off the field, in the last several decades, scores of athletes have committed violent acts, from domestic abuse and sexual assault to animal abuse and murder. Beyond athletes, sport also ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

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