Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport

Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport
Title Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport PDF eBook
Author Gertrud Pfister
Publisher
Pages 3
Release 2013
Genre Extreme sports
ISBN 9781614729891

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Contains knowledge from sports management, sports science, human movement studies, sport history, and sport sociology synthesised in 450 comprehensive illustrated articles. Covers key social issues such as doping, racism, sexism, civic life, youth participation and public policy, with all perspectives covered.

Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport

Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport
Title Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport PDF eBook
Author
Publisher
Pages
Release 2005
Genre Sports
ISBN 9781780340777

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Presents everything and anything you want to know about sports and the sporting life.

Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport

Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport
Title Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport PDF eBook
Author
Publisher
Pages 488
Release 2005
Genre Sports
ISBN

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"Covers the whole world of sport, from major professional sports and sporting events to community and youth sport, as well as the business of sports and key social issues"--Provided by publisher.

Berkshire Encyclopedia of Extreme Sports

Berkshire Encyclopedia of Extreme Sports
Title Berkshire Encyclopedia of Extreme Sports PDF eBook
Author Douglas Booth
Publisher
Pages 404
Release 2007
Genre Sports & Recreation
ISBN 9780977015955

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Over the last decade extreme has become a popular adjective to describe a range of physical pursuits and activities such as bungee jumping, dirt biking, skysurfing and street luge. Yet, notwithstanding its widespread usage, extreme remains largely a connotative term to differentiate individualistic, adventure-type sports with high aesthetic components from more functional and traditional team sports such as baseball, basketball, cricket, football and hockey. However, as well as its physical characteristics extreme also connotes an ideological dimension that refers to a range of anti-social attitudes, many of which are embodied and stand in sharp contrast to conservative, mainstream middle-class sporting values. Indeed, the ideology of extreme attracts as much attention among scholars interested in the study of sport as the physical elements. The Encyclopedia of Extreme Sports offers a comprehensive dissection of this new and emerging phenomenon, and its characteristics, philosophy, ideology, functions, history and future. component-risk-from a number of disciplinary perspectives including history, sociology, psychology, theology and physiology. In examining the history of individual extreme sports, the Encyclopedia explores ancient, feudal and cross-cultural forms while also looking at the appeal of modern extreme activities to entrepreneurs, marketers, advertisers and the media as they seek to connect with consumers in the critical 13-34-age cohort. The commercialization of extreme sports as well as their institutionalization-formation of governing bodies, grand prix circuits, and inclusion in traditional mega-events such as the Olympic Games-highlights another critical dimension addressed by the Encyclopedia, their contradictory and paradoxical nature. As numerous commentators have observed, participants in extreme sports are typically no less racist, sexist and class and status conscious than their brothers and sisters participating in mainstream sports. cross-cultural and historical extreme sports; thematic essays; biographies of leading extreme exponents; descriptions of the best known extreme playgrounds.

Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport

Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport
Title Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport PDF eBook
Author David Levinson
Publisher Berkshire Publishing Group LLC
Pages 488
Release 2005
Genre Reference
ISBN 9780974309118

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Contains articles that provide information on topics related to sports around the world, covering college sports, the culture of sports, sporting events, health and fitness, nations, media, the sports industry, types of sports, sports theories, and sport in society; arranged alphabetically from Academics to Dance.

Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History

Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History
Title Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History PDF eBook
Author William Hardy McNeill
Publisher Berkshire Publishing Group LLC
Pages 0
Release 2005
Genre World history
ISBN 9780974309101

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The Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History is the first true encyclopedic reference on world history. It is designed to meet the needs of students, teachers, and scholars who seek to explore -- and understand -- the panorama of our shared history of humans. Anyone who loves history -- including those who are making history today -- will find this work an endless source of fascinating, thought-provoking coverage of events, people, patterns, and processes. To assure the highest quality, the encyclopedia was developed by an editorial team of over 30 leading scholars and educators, led by William H. McNeill, Jerry H. Bentley, David Christian, David Levinson, J. R. McNeill, Heidi Roupp, and Judith Zinsser. Its 550 articles were written by a team of 330 historians, archaeologists, anthropologists, sociologists, geographers and other experts from around the world. Students and teachers at the high school and college levels, as well as scholars and professionals, will turn to this defi

The Business of Sustainability

The Business of Sustainability
Title The Business of Sustainability PDF eBook
Author Chris Laszlo
Publisher Berkshire Publishing Group
Pages 530
Release 2010-01-01
Genre Business & Economics
ISBN 1933782137

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The Business of Sustainability is a core resource for policy makers, members of the development community, entrepreneurs, and corporate executives, as well as business and economics students and their professors. It contains rich analysis of how sustainability is being factored into industries across the globe, with enlightening case studies of businesses serving as agents of change. Contributing authors provide a groundbreaking body of research-based knowledge. They explain that the concept of sustainability is being re-framed to be positive about business instead of being tied to the old notion of a trade-off between business and society (that is, if business wins, society and the environment must lose), and they explore how economic development can contribute to building our common future.