 |
|
|
Item Details
| Title:
|
SPORTS MEGA-EVENTS
SOCIAL SCIENTIFIC ANALYSES OF A GLOBAL PHENOMENON |
| By: |
Prof. John Horne (Editor), Wolfram Manzenreiter (Editor) |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
|
£19.99 |
| Our price: |
£17.99 |
| Discount: |
|
| You save:
|
£2.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
| ISBN 10: |
1405152907 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781405152907 |
| Availability: |
Usually dispatched within 1-3 weeks.
 Delivery
rates
|
| Stock: |
Currently 0 available |
| Publisher: |
JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
8 September, 2006 |
| Series: |
Sociological Review Monographs |
| Pages: |
208 |
| Description: |
* A collection by leading international scholars examining sports mega-events, such as the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup. * Analyses the sociological, economic, and political significance of bids for, and the hosting of, sports mega-events. * Explores the costs and benefits incurred by host cities. |
| Synopsis: |
This volume offers a distinctive and timely comparative analysis of the sociological, economic, and political significance of bids for, and the hosting of, sports mega-events throughout the world. * A collection by leading international scholars examining sports mega-events, such as the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup. * Analyses the sociological, economic, and political significance of bids for, and the hosting of, sports mega-events. * Explores the costs and benefits incurred by host cities. * Focuses on both advanced and developing cities throughout Europe, Asia, North America, Australasia, and South Africa. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd) |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
Little Worried Caterpillar (PB)
Little Green knows she''s about to make a big change - transformingfrom a caterpillar into a beautiful butterfly. Everyone is VERYexcited! But Little Green is VERY worried. What if being a butterflyisn''t as brilliant as everyone says?Join Little Green as she finds her own path ... with just a littlehelp from her friends.
|
|
All the Things We Carry PB
What can you carry?A pebble? A teddy? A bright red balloon? A painting you''ve made?A hope or a dream?This gorgeous, reassuring picture book celebrates all the preciousthings we can carry, from toys and treasures to love and hope. With comforting rhymes and fabulous illustrations, this is a warmhug of a picture book.
|
|
|
|