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30 Items Tagged With ‘Social Aspects’

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Long Distance Love

Long Distance Love

By Grant Farred

Since he was a young adult, Grant Farred has wandered the world. Born in South Africa, his own personal growth was fueled by dreams of English…

£12.99(Paperback)
Forty Million Dollar Slaves

Forty Million Dollar Slaves

By William Rhoden

From Jackie Robinson to Muhammad Ali and Arthur Ashe, African American athletes have been at the center of modern culture, their on-the-field heroics…

£8.99(Paperback)
Out of the Shadows

Out of the Shadows

By David Wiggins

The original essays in this comprehensive collection examine the lives and sports of famous and not-so- famous African American men and women athletes…

£29.99(Hardback)
A Home on the Field

A Home on the Field

By Paul Caudros

Cuadros, an investigative reporter of Peruvian descent, set out to write a book on the Latino Diaspora in the southeast but decided to tell the story…

£14.50(Hardback)
Forty Million Dollar Slaves

Forty Million Dollar Slaves

By William Rhoden

From Jackie Robinson to Muhammad Ali and Arthur Ashe, African American athletes have been at the center of modern culture, their on-the-field heroics…

£15.00(Hardback)
The Work of Professional Football

The Work of Professional Football

By Martin Roderick

A long-term study providing rare insights into the precarious career and ordinary working culture of professional footballers. Away from the…

£22.99(Paperback)
The Work of Professional Football

The Work of Professional Football

By Martin Roderick

A long-term study providing rare insights into the precarious career and ordinary working culture of professional footballers. Away from the…

£80.00(Hardback)
Transition Game

Transition Game

By Jon Wertheim

Through the lens of Indiana basketball - once known as the cradle of Larry Bird and Gene Hackman's Hoosiers, now as the land of Ron Artest and a…

£8.99(Paperback)
Salaam Stanley Matthews

Salaam Stanley Matthews

By Subrata Dasgupta

Salaam Stanley Matthews is the story of a unique encounter between England and India. Subrata Dasgupta was six years old when his parents came to…

£12.99(Paperback)
The Jump

The Jump

By Ian O'Connor

On NBA draft night, June 24, 2004, high school senior Sebastian Telfair awaited his future inside a suite at the Trump International Hotel. One of the…

£8.99(Paperback)
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It's A Fact!

Two England players from Stoke City FC, Goalkeeper William Rowley and right back Thomas Clare made their international debut against Ireland in Liverpool on March 2, 1889 winning 6-1.

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