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The Politics of the Canoe
by Bruce Erickson Sarah Wylie KrotzPopularly thought of as a recreational vehicle and one of the key ingredients of an ideal wilderness getaway, the canoe is also a political vessel. A potent symbol and practice of Indigenous cultures and traditions, the canoe has also been adopted to assert conservation ideals, feminist empowerment, citizenship practices, and multicultural goals. Documenting many of these various uses, this book asserts that the canoe is not merely a matter of leisure and pleasure; it is folded into many facets of our political life. Taking a critical stance on the canoe, The Politics of the Canoe expands and enlarges the stories that we tell about the canoe’s relationship to, for example, colonialism, nationalism, environmentalism, and resource politics. To think about the canoe as a political vessel is to recognize how intertwined canoes are in the public life, governance, authority, social conditions, and ideologies of particular cultures, nations, and states. Almost everywhere we turn, and any way we look at it, the canoe both affects and is affected by complex political and cultural histories. Across Canada and the U.S., canoeing cultures have been born of activism and resistance as much as of adherence to the mythologies of wilderness and nation building. The essays in this volume show that canoes can enhance how we engage with and interpret not only our physical environments, but also our histories and present-day societies.
The Politics of the Male Body in Global Sport: The Danish Involvement (Sport in the Global Society - Historical Perspectives)
by Hans BondeDanish sport has been associated with Europe and the World; not least through I.P. Muller and Niels Bukh and the Danish Gymnastics revolution with its emphasis on male aesthetics and hygiene in the first half of the twentieth century. At the same time, Denmark has stood apart from Europe in the early moments of its history of sport with the rural revolution of the farming communities as a statement of political independence and assertion. However, during the German occupation of Denmark, Danish sport was part of a European collaboration which characterized a number of the occupied countries not least in the Nordic area. After the Second World War, Denmark embraced international body cultures with other European nations in particular Eastern martial arts. Denmark too, as part of trends in the European region and the world, became caught up in sport as a powerful contemporary political statement.This book was previously published as a special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport.
The Politics of Tourism Development: Booms and Busts in Ireland
by Anne O’BrienMoving beyond both tourism and politics literatures' current understandings of how tourism is developed, this book offers an original theory of interlocking regimes to account for the manner in which public and private bodies either facilitate or prevent development within tourism.
Politics, Policy and Practice in Physical Education
by John Evans Dawn PenneyUsing the example and context of Physical Education, a particularly vivid and comprehensive illustration is provided of the processes involved in the development of the National Curriculum for Physical Education in England and Wales between 1988-1995.The authors draw upon the extensive research to provide an analysis, description and critique of the direct and indirect influences of central government, local education authorities, schools, departments and teachers in the development of policy and practice in Physical Education. The highly political nature of policy developments in education, and Physical Education in particular, is demonstrated clearly throughout.A valuable contribution to existing literature, this book helps students and researchers piece together the last ten years of policy-making in education and offers a new perspective on the future of Physical Education in the United Kingdom.
Polo: The lavish and racy classic from Sunday Times bestseller Jilly Cooper
by Jilly Cooper OBEIn Jilly Cooper's third Rutshire chronicle we meet Ricky France-Lynch, who is moody, macho, and magnificent. He had a large crumbling estate, a nine-goal polo handicap, and a beautiful wife who was fair game for anyone with a cheque book. He also had the adoration of fourteen-year-old Perdita MacLeod. Perdita couldn't wait to leave her dreary school and become a polo player.The polo set were ritzy, wild, and gloriously promiscuous.Perdita thought she'd get along with them very well.But before she had time to grow up, Ricky's life exploded into tragedy, and Perdita turned into a brat who loved only her horses - and Ricky France-Lynch.Ricky's obsession to win back his wife, and Perdita's to win both Ricky and a place as a top class polo player, take the reader on a wildly exciting journey - to the estancias of Argentina, to Palm Beach and Deauville, and on to the royal polo fields of England and the glamorous pitches of California where the most heroic battle of all is destined to be fought - a match that is about far more than just the winning of a huge silver cup...------------------------------'Compulsively readable and funny...the irrepressible Jilly remains irresistible' The Times'Polo is the best thing she's ever done' Daily Mail 'A work of towering genius' Evening Standard
Polos opuestos (Baile #Volumen 1)
by Mónica García¿Quién dijo que dos personas totalmente diferentes no pueden enamorarse? Primera parte de la bilogía Baile. Eric Woods, el chico más deseado de su instituto, nunca pensó que la inocente Madison Moon pudiese cautivarlo. No podía imaginarse que bajo ese moño apretado e insulso y esas gafas monstruosas se escondía una muchacha completamente distinta. Cuando su hermana pequeña, Hayley, empieza a competir en concursos de baile, descubre que su profesora es Madison... y que tras esa fachada cliché de chica empollona se esconde una de las mejores bailarinas del país. No solo eso, esa empollona va a tener que darle clases de refuerzo, porque si suspende no podrá seguir compitiendo en el equipo de baloncesto. El mundo de ambos dará un vuelco cuando sus vidas comiencen a enredarse y a descubrir que quizás no son lo que aparentan y que detrás de sus apariencias se esconde mucho más: promesas, risas y ambiciones. Dos almas distintas y un sueño por cumplir. ¿Podrán ambos quererse pese a sus diferencias?
Pompano Park Harness Track
by Frank J. CavaioliKnown as the "Winter Capital of Harness Racing," Pompano Park has provided the only nighttime standardbred harness competition in Florida since its 1964 inaugural season. Prominent Kentucky horseman Frederick Van Lennep and his wife, Frances Dodge Van Lennep, built a $5.5-million track on the property of a failed 1926 thoroughbred track in Pompano Beach. Pompano Park has since hosted leading trainers, drivers, and champion horses, including Hall of Famers Stanley Dancer, Bill Haughton, and Delvin Miller and current leading drivers Bruce Ranger and Wally Hennessey. It also has been a mecca for celebrities who have enjoyed the racing action and entertainment.
Pondering Everyday Life: Coordination, Continuity, and Comparison (Leisure Studies in a Global Era)
by Robert A. StebbinsThis pivot provides a conceptual statement of an approach to understanding the interrelationships of work, leisure, and “chore” activities in daily life, and how they are managed in practice. Drawing on the sociology of everyday life, Stebbins puts forward the notion of Pondering Everyday Life (PEA), a thinking process/activity in which we routinely understand, coordinate, organize, remember, and compare our involvements in work, leisure, and non-work obligations. This perspective demonstrates how the interrelation between these three domains helps bring meaning and continuity to everyday life. As a micro- and meso-level conception that takes into account social, cultural and historic context, Stebbins contemplates how and what PEA can tell us about an individual’s view of their own life. Pondering Everyday Life will be of interest to students and scholars across leisure studies, social psychology, and the sociology of leisure and work.
Pony Crazy (Pony Tails #1)
by Bonnie BryantFrom the author of the bestselling Saddle Club books comes a series about three pony-crazy girls May, Jasmine, and Joey are best friends and neighbors—and they&’re totally horse-crazy. When they aren&’t taking care of their ponies at home, they&’re riding them at Pony Club meetings at Pine Hollow Stables.But the trio is torn apart when Joey&’s family moves away and a new neighbor moves in. Odd things start happening at Joey&’s old house—lights flicker from inside, and strange noises come from the barn. Who is this new neighbor, and what&’s going on inside their friend&’s old house? It&’s up to these two best friends to find out!
The Ponytail: Icon, Movement, and the Modern (Sports)Woman (Cultural Sociology)
by Trygve B. BrochThis open access book adopts a cultural sociology of materiality to explore the hallmark of the female athlete: the ponytail. Studying a wealth of news articles about ponytails in sports and society, Broch uncovers this hairstyle’s polyvocality and argues that it is a total social phenomenon. By separating his approach from the cultural studies tradition, Broch highlights how hair is imbued with codes, narratives, and myth that allow its wearers to understand, maneuver, and criticize social gender relations in deeply personal ways. Using multiple theories about hair, bodies, myths, and icons, he creates a multidimensional method to show how icons are imitated and used. As women navigate their practical lives, health issues, and gendered expectations, the ponytail materializes their dynamic maneuvering of cultural and social environments. Sporting a ponytail—itself an embodiment of movement—is filled with a performativity of social movements: a cultural kinetics that is never apolitical.
Pool
by Lee JihyeonWhat happens when two shy children meet at a very crowded pool? Dive in to find out! Deceptively simple, this masterful book tells a story of quiet moments and surprising encounters, and reminds us that friendship and imagination have no bounds.
Pool
by JiHyeon LeeWhat happens when two shy children meet at a very crowded pool? Dive in to find out! Deceptively simple, this masterful book tells a story of quiet moments and surprising encounters, and reminds us that friendship and imagination have no bounds. Plus, this is a fixed-format version of the book, which looks nearly identical to the print version.
Pool and Billiards For Dummies
by Nicholas LeiderPractical, step-by-step tips for players of all levelsFrom Snooker to Carom to good-old-fashioned 8- or 9-Ball, Pool & Billiards For Dummies reveals the tips, tricks, and rules of play, covering the variety of the ever-popular games that make up pool and billiards. This hands-on guide discusses everything from the rules and strategies of the games to how to set up a pool room to choosing the right equipment, and is accompanied by dozens of photos and line drawings.See how hard to hit the cue ball and where to hit it, the angle to hold the cue stick and how much chalk to use, how to use a bridge, and how to put spin on the ballIncludes advanced pool techniques and trick shots for the seasoned pool sharpWith Pool & Billiards For Dummies, even a novice can play like a champion!
Pool Party Panic! (The Secret World of Alex Mack #28)
by V. E. MitchellAlex is in a desperate situation where quick thinking, decisive action, and resolve, and not powers, save the day and her life.
Pool Princess
by Michele Martin BossleyWhen Gracie is suddenly moved from the life she loves in Cochrane, Alberta, to the big city of Calgary, she feels lost. She leaves behind her school, her friends, and worst of all her synchronized swimming team. So things start to look up when she finds a new team in the city: she's excited to be training with some of the best swimmers in the province. When Rosalyn, the star of the Calgary team, starts driving Gracie to shape up fast or quit, she's relieved to see the familiar face of Christy Aldredge, the top swimmer at her Cochrane synchro club. Talking with Christy, Gracie finds allies in her stand against Rosalyn's unfair bullying. Pool Princess is a story about the pressures of competitive amateur sport, and about how friendship can help overcome them.
Pop
by Gordon KormanWhen Marcus moves to a new town in the dead of summer, he doesn't know a soul. While practicing football for impending tryouts, he strikes up an unlikely friendship with an older man. Charlie is a charismatic prankster-and the best football player Marcus has ever seen. He can't believe his good luck when he finds out that Charlie is actually Charlie Popovich, or "the King of Pop," as he had been nicknamed during his career as an NFL linebacker. But that's not all. There is a secret about Charlie that his family is desperate to hide. When Marcus begins school, he meets the starting quarterback on the team: Troy Popovich. Right from the beginning, Marcus and Troy disagree-about football, about Troy's ex-girlfriend, Alyssa, but most of all about what's good for Charlie. Marcus is betting that he knows what's best for the King of Pop. And he is willing to risk everything to help his friend.
Pop Flies, Robo-Pets, and Other Disasters
by Suzanne KamataThirteen-year-old Satoshi Matsumoto spent the last three years living in Atlanta where he was the star of his middle-school baseball team—a slugger with pro potential, according to his coach. Now that his father's work in the US has come to an end, he's moved back to his hometown in rural Japan. Living abroad has changed him, and now his old friends in Japan are suspicious of his new foreign ways. Even worse, his childhood foe Shintaro, whose dad has ties to gangsters, is in his homeroom. After he joins his new school's baseball team, Satoshi has a chance to be a hero until he makes a major-league error. "A heart-warming story about a baseball player who learns that teamwork is much more important than being the star of the team. I loved the family dynamics and depiction of life, and especially baseball, in Japan."—Shauna Holyoak, author of Kazu Jones and the Denver Dognappers (Hyperion, 2019) "A story set in Japan rich in details only Kamata, an insider, could share. With ease and respect, she weaves the pressures, agonies, and loyalties of Satoshi's life at home, at school and on a junior high baseball team with the practices and traditions of the game played in Japan. I am a big fan of this middle-grade homerun!"—Annie Donwerth Chikamatsu, award-winning author of Somewhere Among (Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, 2017) "Pop Flies really pops! A lively, fun, easy read that draws you in and keeps you guessing."—Dori Jones Yang, award-winning author of The Forbidden Temptation of Baseball (SparkPress, 2017)
Poppleton Everyday (Fountas & Pinnell LLI Blue #3)
by Cynthia RylantThree delightful new tales about Poppleton for beginning readers in which Poppleton gets sick while stargazing, goes in search of a new bed, and finds sailing anything but relaxing.
Poppleton in Spring (Fountas & Pinnell LLI Blue #5)
by Cynthia RylantPoppleton the pig charms young readers with his quirky adventures, whimsical ideas, and engaging community of friends! In these three fun springtime stories, Poppleton tries his hand at spring cleaning, riding a bicycle, and staying up all night in his new tent.
Poppleton in Spring (Fountas & Pinnell LLI Blue #Level J)
by Cynthia RylantRevisit three wonderful stories from Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant and award-winning illustrator Mark Teague--with new cover art and design! <P><P>In this easy-to-read chapter book, Poppleton the pig charms young readers with his quirky adventures, whimsical ideas, and engaging community of friends! In three wonderful springtime stories, Poppleton tries his hand at spring cleaning, riding a bike, and staying up all night in his new tent. <P><P>These hilarious stories feature simple language, everyday experiences, and beautiful illustrations--perfect for beginning readers! <P><P>Lexile Measure: 500
Poppy
by Nancy E. Walker-GuyeFollow along with Poppy the bicycle as he helps Greg, Erica, and Jay learn how to ride.
Popular Culture in a New Age
by Marshall FishwickWith a Foreword by Dr. Fishwick's student--Tom Wolfe.This book redefines popular culture in the light of the revolutionary changes brought about by the information revolution and the digital divide. It explores the phenomenal growth and extension of popular culture in the last decade and ties in the vast changes brought about by technology and the Internet. In an era when American television and the Internet reach virtually every corner of the globe, Popular Culture in a New Age shows how the poorly understood and often underestimated area known as popular culture affects all of our lives.Beginning with an evaluation of the millennium celebrations and the enormous error of Y2K madness, Popular Culture in a New Age then moves on to the “New Gold Rush” brought about by technology and takes a hard look at its risks. The book examines a wide variety of pop culture phenomena such as carnivals, celebrities, and the road from nineteenth century humbuggery (P. T. Barnum's term) to today's hype.In Popular Culture in a New Age you'll learn about: the three faces of popular culture: folk, fake, and pop--how they relate and how they differ today's popular icons the empire of Disney World Marshall McLuhan, our era's most profound and shocking electronic thinker African-American popular culture and stylePopular Culture in a New Age gives characterization to the postmodern world in a chapter on “postmodern pop,” followed by the shift from civil religion to civil disobedience and the “myth of success.” This insightful book will help you understand the way we eat, think, vote, and respond to our fast-changing world in the era of hype, spin doctors, chat rooms, and jargon.
The Popular Front and the Barcelona 1936 Popular Olympics: Playing as if the World Was Watching (Mega Event Planning)
by James StoutThis book deals with the events leading up to the 1936 Popular Olympics which would have united the Popular Front in opposition to the Berlin Olympics. It also discusses the days after the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War which began on the same day the games were due to start. Using a variety of primary and secondary sources, the book traces the biographies of several Popular Olympians who would go on to volunteer in the Spanish Civil War. The book also examines the planned events and locations for the Popular Olympics as well as the international funding that the games secured. The book argues that the events were a departure from Workers’ Sport as well as the IOC’s Olympic games and represented an important cultural manifestation of the Popular Front.
Por Estradas de Terra em Direção ao Lar
by Nicole CampbellMas quando ele vai para casa, tudo isso desaparece. Sua mãe não se importa muito do filho competir para ser capitão do time de basquete, ou de ter uma namorada incrível, ou mesmo de ganhar honras na escola no ano anterior. Quer dizer, quase ganhou honras. Ele está determinado em não se deixar afetar por nada disso, porque o segundo ano o deixa mais um passo próximo de sair de Gem City e de estar por conta própria. Ou talvez não. Luke aprende que tomar decisões é complicado quando se importa, e ainda mais quando afeta as pessoas que ama. Saudoso dos dias em que uma resposta besta e um sorriso charmoso resolviam seus problemas, Luke precisa decidir em quem pode contar conforme a vida segue em frente.
Por qué corremos: Las causas científicas del furor de las maratones
by Martín De Ambrosio Alfredo Ves LosadaUn combo veloz e inteligente que mezcla las razones científicas ysociales del fenómeno con algunas historias de los grandes corredores detodos los tiempos. ¿Por qué cada vez más gente se calza las zapatillas para correr por laciudad? ¿Hay alguna razón para este sacrificio autoimpuesto? ¿O enrealidad no es un sufrimiento, sino uno de los antiguos placeres de laespecie? ¿Correr genera adicción? ¿Está en nuestros genes de sociedadesnómadas? ¿Es una respuesta al sedentarismo de la vida moderna?Hace dos millones de años que el ser humano corre, pero nunca antestantas personas lo hicieron como ahora. Por eso, la ciencia comenzó abuscar respuestas en el cerebro de los maratonistas.Este libro explica qué le sucede desde el punto de vista biológico ypsicológico a las personas que corren y, sobre todo, a quienes desafíanla resistencia de su cuerpo y de su mente en las maratones; quésatisfacción o sensación siente quien corre para superar el dolor y elagotamiento.