The Field(1st Edition) Truth and Fiction in Sport History by DouglasBooth Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2006 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-415-28228-4, ISBN: 0-415-28228-4
"2006 North American Society for Sports History Book of the Year The literature on sport history is now well established, taking in a wide range of themes and covering every activity from aerobics to zorbing. However, in comparison to most mainstream histories, sport history has rarely been called upon to question its foundations and account for the basis of its historical knowledge. In this book, Booth offers a rigorous assessment of s ..."
Australian Beach Cultures The History of Sun, Sand and Surf (Sport in the Global Society) by DouglasBooth Paperback, 284 Pages, Published 2001 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-7146-8178-8, ISBN: 0-7146-8178-4
"Australians are surrounded by beaches. But this enclosure is more than a geographical fact for the inhabitants of an island continent; the beach is an integral part of the cultural envelope. This work analyzes the history of the beach as an integral aspect of Australian culture."
"The Berkshire Encyclopedia of Extreme Sports provides the first international survey of extreme sports, which include a wide variety of physical pursuits and activities such as bungee jumping, dirt biking, sky surfing, and rock climbing: individualist, adventure-type sports rather than traditional team sports. "Extreme" also refers to the antisocial attitudes and uncompromising values associated with these new sports, attitudes and valu ..."
How to Land a Top-Paying Cage Cashiers Job Your Complete Guide to Opportunities, Resumes and Cover Letters, Interviews, Salaries, Promotions, What To by DouglasBooth Published 2012 ISBN-13: 978-1-4861-0303-4, ISBN: 1-4861-0303-0
The Field Truth and Fiction in Sport History by DouglasBooth 352 Pages, Published 2007 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-134-45938-4, ISBN: 1-134-45938-6
"Harris's narrative, particularly in the way that he evokes sports, suggests that
beneath the surface, Native Americans and African Americans shared common
interests at a particular moment of danger in relation to racial politics. Bloom finds
further support for his argument in Harris' decision to stay at Hampton after the
federal government, fearful of, in Harris' words, 'Indians ... intermarry[ing] ...
Negroes', refused to financi ..."
The Field(1st Edition) Truth and Fiction in Sport History by DouglasBooth Hardcover, 352 Pages, Published 2006 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-415-28227-7, ISBN: 0-415-28227-6
"2006 North American Society for Sports History Book of the Year The literature on sport history is now well established, taking in a wide range of themes and covering every activity from aerobics to zorbing. However, in comparison to most mainstream histories, sport history has rarely been called upon to question its foundations and account for the basis of its historical knowledge. In this book, Booth offers a rigorous assessment of s ..."
The Race Game Sport and Politics in South Africa (Sport in the Global Society) by DouglasBooth Hardcover, 284 Pages, Published 1998 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-7146-4799-9, ISBN: 0-7146-4799-3
"1999 North American Society for Sports History Book of the YearDouglas Booth looks at the role of sport in the fostering of a new national identity in South Africa. He analyzes the effect of the 30-year sport boycott but concludes that sport will never unite South Africans except in the most fleeting and superficial manner."
"After 20 years as SHR's editor-in-chief, Morrow stepped down as editor but before leaving the journal he decided that a ... He also called upon two long-time, editorial review board members – Colin Howell and Ann Hall – to help identify ..."
"The moving body—pervasively occupied by fitness activities, intense training and dieting regimes, recreational practices, and high-profile sporting mega-events—holds a vital function in contemporary society. As the body moves—as it performs, sweats, runs, and jumps—it sets in motion an intricate web of scientific rationalities, spatial arrangements, corporate imperatives, and identity politics (i.e. politics of gender, race, social clas ..."
"The moving body—pervasively occupied by fitness activities, intense training and dieting regimes, recreational practices, and high-profile sporting mega-events—holds a vital function in contemporary society. As the body moves—as it performs, sweats, runs, and jumps—it sets in motion an intricate web of scientific rationalities, spatial arrangements, corporate imperatives, and identity politics (i.e. politics of gender, race, social clas ..."
"James Spencer's friend and collaborator, Captain William Stirling, can also be
thought of as the town's founder, or at least ... Marleen Boyd, Librarian at the Bill
Laxon Maritime Library based at the New Zealand Maritime Museum, is unable to
..."
Race Game, the Sport and Politics in South Africa by DouglasBooth Published 2014 ISBN-13: 978-1-283-89069-4, ISBN: 1-283-89069-0
"While some saw this as cause for alarm, many did not, and Universal executives
pointed to King Kong's similarities to Titanic: its cost overruns, its three- hour-plus
running time, its widespread critical acclaim and good con- sumer word of mouth,
its less than spectacular first weekend, all of which suggested Jackson's film
might enjoy the same longevity as Cameron's.60 That, like Jackson's successful
Lord of the Rings trilogy, Ki ..."
Sport in the Global Society Australian Beach Cultures: the History of Sun, Sand and Surf by DouglasBooth Published 2012 ISBN-13: 978-0-203-04559-6, ISBN: 0-203-04559-9
Sport in the Global Society The Race Game : Sport and Politics in South Africa by DouglasBooth 272 Pages, Published 2012 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-136-31347-9, ISBN: 1-136-31347-8
"1, 1991, p. 12. Moodie, The Rise of Afrikanerdom, p. 248. Odendaal, 'Black
Victorians', pp. 199-200. André Odendaal, Vukani Bantu. The Beginnings of
Black Protest Politics in South Africa to 1912 (Cape Town, 1984). Odendaal, '
Black Victorians', p. 200. Ibid., p. 201. Marks and Rathbone, 'Introduction', p. 20.
Roux, Longer Than Rope, pp. 72-3. Bill Freund, The Making of Contemporary
Africa (London, 1984), p. 103. Tom Lodge, Black Po ..."
The Race Game Sport and Politics in South Africa by DouglasBooth 272 Pages, Published 2012 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-136-31354-7, ISBN: 1-136-31354-0
"69.Albert Grundlingh, 'Playing for Power? Rugby, Afrikaner Nationalism and
Masculinity in South Africa, C.1900C.1970', in Nauright and Chandler,Making
Men, p. 196. 70. Lapchick,The Politics ofRace, pp.1914 and 13940. 71.Sam
Ramsamy, 'Racial Discrimination in South AfricanSport', United Nations Centre
against Apartheid, Notes and Documents 8/80 (1980). 72. Lapchick, The Politics
ofRace, p. 169. 73.Ivor Wilkins and Hans Strydom, The ..."
Sport in the Global Society Australian Beach Cultures : The History of Sun, Sand and Surf by DouglasBooth 284 Pages, Published 2012 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-136-33840-3, ISBN: 1-136-33840-3
"Several historians and sociologists have examined the place of the beach in
Australian national identity (Fiske, et al., Myths of Oz, pp. ... Max Weber, The
Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (New York: Free Press, 1965). ... 4-5).
For a brief semiotic interpretation of the Australian beach see, Fiske, et al., Myths
of Oz, p. 59. Kroeber and Kluckholm, Culture, p. 181. Talcott Parsons, The Social
System (London: Routledg ..."