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Creative Sports: A History of Hoops: The Story of the Utah Jazz (Hardcover)

Introduce basketball fans to the extraordinary history of NBA s Utah Jazz with a photo-laden narrative of their greatest successes. Beginning with the franchise s early years in New Orleans readers get a highlight of the team s superstars and memorable... more

Creative Sports: A History of Hoops: The Story of the Miami Heat (Hardcover)

Introduce basketball fans to the extraordinary history of NBA s Miami Heat with a photo-laden narrative of their greatest successes. Beginning with the franchise s early years readers get a highlight of the team s superstars and memorable seasons as... more

Creative Sports: A History of Hoops: The Story of the Philadelphia 76ers (Hardcover)

Introduce basketball fans to the extraordinary history of NBA s Philadelphia 76ers with a photo-laden narrative of their greatest successes. Beginning with the franchise s early years in Syracuse New York readers get a highlight of the team s... more

Creative Sports: A History of Hoops: The Story of the New York Knicks (Hardcover)

Introduce basketball fans to the extraordinary history of NBA s New York Knicks with a photo-laden narrative of their greatest successes. Beginning with the franchise s early years readers get a highlight of the team s superstars and memorable seasons... more

Creative Sports: A History of Hoops: The Story of the Toronto Raptors (Hardcover)

Middle grade basketball fans are introduced to the extraordinary history of NBA s Canadian team Toronto Raptors with a photo-laden narrative of their greatest successes and losses -- Introduce basketball fans to the extraordinary history of NBA s... more

Creative Sports: A History of Hoops: The Story of the New Orleans Pelicans (Paperback)

Middle grade basketball fans are introduced to the extraordinary history of NBA s New Orleans Pelicans with a photo-laden narrative of their greatest successes and losses -- more

Creative Sports: A History of Hoops: The Story of the Oklahoma City Thunder (Hardcover)

Introduce basketball fans to the extraordinary history of NBA s Oklahoma City Thunder with a photo-laden narrative of their greatest successes. Beginning with the franchise s early years as the Seattle SuperSonics readers get a highlight of the team s... more

Creative Sports: A History of Hoops: The Story of the Sacramento Kings (Hardcover)

Middle grade basketball fans are introduced to the extraordinary history of NBA s Sacramento Kings with a photo-laden narrative of their greatest successes and losses -- Introduce basketball fans to the extraordinary history of NBA s Sacramento Kings... more

Creative Sports: A History of Hoops: The Story of the Chicago Bulls (Hardcover)

Introduce basketball fans to the extraordinary history of NBA s Chicago Bulls with a photo-laden narrative of their greatest successes. Beginning with the franchise s early years readers get a highlight of the team s superstars and memorable seasons... more

Creative Sports: A History of Hoops: The Story of the Oklahoma City Thunder (Paperback)

Middle grade basketball fans are introduced to the extraordinary history of NBA s Oklahoma City Thunder with a photo-laden narrative of their greatest successes and losses -- more

Creative Sports: A History of Hoops: The Story of the Orlando Magic (Hardcover)

Middle grade basketball fans are introduced to the extraordinary history of NBA s Orlando Magic with a photo-laden narrative of their greatest successes and losses -- Introduce basketball fans to the extraordinary history of NBA s Orland Magic with a... more

Creative Sports: A History of Hoops: The Story of the Atlanta Hawks (Paperback)

Middle grade basketball fans are introduced to the extraordinary history of NBA s Atlanta Hawks with a photo-laden narrative of their greatest successes and losses -- more

Creative Sports: A History of Hoops: The Story of the Milwaukee Bucks (Hardcover)

Introduce basketball fans to the extraordinary history of NBA s Milwaukee Bucks with a photo-laden narrative of their greatest successes. Beginning with the franchise s early years readers get a highlight of the team s superstars and memorable seasons... more

Sport and the Literary Imagination: Essays in history literature and sport (Paperback)

The development of sport in the twentieth century has been examined from a variety of angles. Rarely though has the work of the creative writer been considered in detail. This book directs its attention to this neglected area examining a selection of... more

Routledge Research in Sports History Making Sport History: Disciplines Identities and the Historiography of Sport Book 04 (Hardcover)

The field of sport history is a relatively new research domain situated at the intersection of a number of disciplines and sub-disciplines. This interdisciplinarity has created interesting avenues for growth and fresh thinking but also inherent... more

Routledge Research in Sports History Sports Coaching in Europe: Cultural Histories (Paperback)

This book explores the historical development of coaching traditions across Europe placing national approaches to coaching within their cultural and political context. Sports coaching is a social practice that has been shaped by its cultural context... more

Sport in World History: ABC Sports : The Rise and Fall of Network Sports Television (Series #4) (Edition 1) (Paperback)

ABC Sports shaped how the world consumes sport. The American Broadcasting Company s sports division is behind some of network television s most significant practices celebrated personalities and iconic moments. It created the weekend anthology Wide... more

Sports Reference Library: International Sport: A Bibliography 1995-1999: Including Index to Sports History Journals Conference Proceedings and Essay Collections. (Hardcover)

There has been an explosion in the quantity of sports history literature published in recent years making it increasingly difficult to keep abreast of developments. The annual number of publications has increased from around 250 to 1 000 a year over... more

Eleven years in Ceylon. Comprising sketches of the field sports and natural history of that colony and an account of its history and antiquities. By Major Forbes. [Leather Bound]

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Cultural Histories: A Cultural History of Sport in the Age of Industry (Hardcover)

A Cultural History of Sport in the Age of Industry covers the period 1800 to 1920. Over this period sport become increasingly global some sports were radically altered sports clubs proliferated and new team games - such as baseball basketball and the... more

Eleven years in Ceylon. Comprising sketches of the field sports and natural history of that colony and an account of its history and antiquities Volume 1 1841 [Leather Bound]

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Eleven years in Ceylon; comprising sketches of the field sports and natural history of that colony and an account of its history and antiquities Volume 1 / Forbes Jonathan Turnour [Leather Bound]

Leatherbound edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Reprinted from 1840 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr d reprint. Illustrations Index if any are... more

Eleven years in Ceylon. Comprising sketches of the field sports and natural history of that colony and an account of its history and antiquities 1840 [Leather Bound]

Select Your Preferred Color at No Additional Cost! Explore More Options by Clicking on More Images and Notify Us of Your Choice via Email. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition expertly crafted by the prestigious organization “Rare Biblio�... more

Major Problems in American History: Major Problems in American Sport History (Paperback)

This text illuminates the history of the American sporting experience from a variety of viewpoints. Each topic is covered by both secondary readings and a wide variety of primary source documents including legal decisions diary entries newspaper... more

Routledge Research in Sports History Britain s Olympic Women: A History (Paperback)

Britain has a long and distinguished history as an Olympic nation. However most Olympic histories have focused on men s sport. This is the first book to tell the story of Britain s Olympic women how they changed Olympic spectacle and how in turn they... more

Cultural Histories: A Cultural History of Sport in the Medieval Age (Hardcover)

A Cultural History of Sport in the Medieval Age covers the period 600 to 1450. Lacking any viable ancient models sport evolved into two distinct forms divided by class. Male and female aristocrats hunted and knights engaged in jousting and tournaments... more

Pre-Owned People s History of Sports in the United States A: 250 Years of Politics Protest People and Play (New Press People s History) Paperback

Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully check all our books and believe them to be in - USED - GOOD Condition condition. If you re not completely satisfied please get in touch & we ll be happy to help. ISBN-10:... more

Eleven years in Ceylon. Comprising sketches of the field sports and natural history of that colony and an account of its history and antiquities. By Major Forbes. Volume v.1 1841 [Leather Bound]

Select Your Preferred Color at No Additional Cost! Explore More Options by Clicking on More Images and Notify Us of Your Choice via Email. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition expertly crafted by the prestigious organization “Rare Biblio�... more

Eleven years in Ceylon; comprising sketches of the field sports and natural history of that colony and an account of its history and antiquities Volume 1 1840 [Leather Bound]

Select Your Preferred Color at No Additional Cost! Explore More Options by Clicking on More Images and Notify Us of Your Choice via Email. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition expertly crafted by the prestigious organization “Rare Biblio�... more

Eleven years in Ceylon. Comprising sketches of the field sports and natural history of that colony and an account of its history and antiquities / Jonathan Forbes George Turnour [Leather Bound]

Leatherbound edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Reprinted from 1840 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr d reprint. Illustrations Index if any are... more

Pre-Owned The Olympics: A HISTORY OF THE MODERN GAMES (2D ED.) (Illinois History of Sports) Paperback

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Eleven years in Ceylon. Comprising sketches of the field sports and natural history of that colony and an account of its history and antiquities. By Major Forbes ... Volume 2 (1841) [Leatherbound]

Leatherbound edition. Language: English Volume: v.2 Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Reprinted from 1841 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr d reprint.... more

Cultural Histories: A Cultural History of Sport in Antiquity (Hardcover)

A Cultural History of Sport in Antiquity covers the period 800 BCE to 600 CE. From the founding of the Olympics and Rome s celebratory games sport permeated the cultural life of Greco-Roman antiquity almost as it does our own. Gymnasiums public baths... more

Illinois History of Sports: The World s Game : A HISTORY OF SOCCER (Paperback)

Traces the growth of what during pre-industrial times was called the simplest game through its codification in the nineteenth century to the 1994 World Cup. This title weaves the sport s growth into the culture and politics of the countries where it... more

Routledge Research in Sports History Britain s Olympic Women: A History (Hardcover)

Britain has a long and distinguished history as an Olympic nation. However most Olympic histories have focused on men s sport. This is the first book to tell the story of Britain s Olympic women how they changed Olympic spectacle and how in turn they... more

Sport in World History: Empire in Waves : A Political History of Surfing (Series #1) (Edition 1) (Hardcover)

Surfing today evokes many things: thundering waves warm beaches bikinis and lifeguards and carefree pleasure. But is the story of surfing really as simple as popular culture suggests? In this first international political history of the sport Scott... more

Dangerous History: Brutal Games! : History s Most Dangerous Sports (Hardcover)

Fighting with deadly weapons scaling towering mountains and riding angry bulls. Sporting events take on a whole new meaning when winning and losing is a life-or-death situation. Get the play-by-play of history s most dangerous sports. Fighting with... more

Themes in World History Sports in World History (Paperback)

This lively and clear survey provides a wide-ranging overview of the history of modern sports covering such topics as: why human beings are athletes how the major modern sports came about and how they spread throughout the world with the help of... more