Books written by Stephen Wagg
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Key Concepts in Sports Studies
Todd, Jan and Todd, Terry (2001) 'Significant Events in the History of Drug Testing in the Olympic Movement: 1960–1999' in Wayne Wilson and Edward Derse (eds) Doping in Elite Sport: The Politics of Drugs in the Olympic Movement.
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British Football & Social Exclusion
Johnson, S. 147, 157–9 Johnson, Seth 209–10 Jones, Kelly 7 Jones, Vinnie 154, 164 Jowell, Rt Hon Tessa MP 23 Kashiwa ... Steven (corporate financial advisor) 199 Lofthouse, Nat 162 Logan, Gaby 153, 159 Lomax, Brian 22 Macpherson Report ...
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Key Concepts in Sports Studies
Dr Vivienne Nathanson, Head of Ethics at the British Medical Association said in 2004: There are some very frightening bits of research which show that if you talk to people aspiring to be elite athletes and you say to them 'If we could ...
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An Introduction to Leisure Studies: Principles and Practice
His critique of the middle class of post-war America was akin to Herbert Marcuse's (see Chapter 7). In his view, they had become, rather than been replaced by, automatons. His own life in the 1950s, he once described as that ...
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Thatcher's Children?: Politics, Childhood And Society In The 1980s And 1990s
L.D. 185 Straw, Jack 19 Summerhill (school) 97 Taking Children Seriously (Proposal for Rights Commissioner) 108 Tate, Nicholas 25 Taylor, R.B. 185 Templeman. Lord 81-4, 87 Terminator films 165 Thatcher, Margaret 2-5. 17 21, 61, 68, 72, ...
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Sport, Leisure and Culture in the Postmodern City
References Bagchi, R. and Rogerson, P. (2002). The Unforgiven: The Story of Don Revie's Leeds United. London: Aurum Press. ... Clough, B. with Sadler, J. (2005). Cloughie: Walking on Water. London: Headline. Corbett, J. (2008).
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The London Olympics of 2012: Politics, Promises and Legacy
'Obese worker wins McDonald's lawsuit', Columbia Daily Tribune, 29 October 2010, http://www.columbiatribune.com/wire/obese-worker-Wins-mcdonald-s-lawsuit/article_f$5d271b-c345-57ea-ag0cd95c3a55d9b9.html; accessed 10 December 2014.
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Cricket: A Political History of the Global Game, 1945-2017: 1945 to 2012
'Johnners widened the audience for TMS dramatically with his jokes, terrible puns and, of course, the chocolate cakes', ... An Evening With Johnners; Brian Johnston: Letters Home 1926–1945; and Thanks, Johnners: An 74 Affectionate ...
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Because I Tell a Joke or Two: Comedy, Politics and Social Difference
The collection also includes an interview with the comedian Jo Brand.
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The Palgrave Handbook of Sport, Politics and Harm
World Rugby's Protocol for Head Injuries In 2012 World Rugby had introduced a new protocol for head injuries, the Pitch-Side Concussion Assessment (PSCA), colloquially known as the fiveminute rule. Under the PSCA a concussed player is ...
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Cricket and Globalization
'Nobody has any business playing cricket in Zimbabwe', wrote Michael Henderson in the following year in protest at England going to Zimbabwe for a one-day series (Henderson, 2004). Social and economic deterioration has been largely ...
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East Plays West: Sport and the Cold War
This is a collection of essays on the symbolic role of sport in the delicate interplay of the superpowers during the Cold War, showing how sport and politics became inextricably intertwined.
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An Introduction to Leisure Studies: Principles and Practice
"There are textbooks galore, but there aren’t many crafted as intelligently as this one. This book will change the way that students understand leisure.
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Amateurism in British Sport: It Matters Not Who Won Or Lost?
its limited formal nature in relation to the UK for the inter-war years Á Soviet diplomacy. [7] In this climate, instances of intervention by British diplomats gradually increased, and a cautious sports diplomacy evolved out of the ...
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East Plays West: Sport and the Cold War
This collection of essays from leading international authorities on sport, culture and ideology brings together an impressive body of work organized around key political themes and outstanding moments in sport, and is at once a political ...
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Thatcher's Children?: Politics, Childhood and Society in the 1980s and 1990s
The authors of this book examine the political issues surrounding childhood including law making, social policy, government provision & political activisim. It will be a highly pertinent text for students and teachers in higher education.
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Because I Tell a Joke or Two: Comedy, Politics and Social Difference
Latham, Caroline (1985) Bill Cosby—For Real, New York: Tom Doherty Associates. Lister, David (1996) In the Best Possible Taste: The Crazy Life of Kenny Everett, London: Bloomsbury Publishing. Margolis, Jonathan (1994) Cleese Encounters, ...
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The Football World: A Contemporary Social History
The Football World: A Contemporary Social History
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The History and Politics of Motor Racing: Lives in the Fast Lane
This book explores the history and politics of motor racing, one of the most popular and lucrative elements in the international sport industry.
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Cricket: A Political History of the Global Game, 1945-2017
This ambitious new history recounts the politics of cricket around the world since the Second World War, examining key cultural and political themes, including decolonisation, racism, gender, globalisation, corruption and commercialisation.