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UNINA990009243190403321 |
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Smart Sensing and Context [Risorsa elettronica] : Second European Conference, EuroSSC 2007, Kendal, England, October 23-25, 2007. Proceedings / edited by Gerd Kortuem, Joe Finney, Rodger Lea, Vasughi Sundramoorthy |
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Berlin ; Heidelberg : Springer, 2007 |
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Lecture Notes in Computer Science , 0302-9743 ; 4793 |
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Risorsa elettronica |
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Monografia |
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UNINA9910784866203321 |
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Maguire Joseph A. <1956-> |
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Power and global sport [[electronic resource] ] : zones of prestige, emulation and resistance / / Joseph Maguire |
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London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2005 |
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1-134-52728-4 |
1-281-15752-X |
9786611157524 |
0-203-09899-4 |
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1 online resource (466 p.) |
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Sports and state |
Nationalism and sports |
Sports and globalization |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-190) and index. |
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Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Globalisation, |
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power, and established-outsider relations; Civilisational encounters and global processes; Final remarks; Part I Local-global nexus; 1 'Making touchdowns and hoop dreams'; Transnational corporations, global sport and cultural identities; Theorising the local-global sports nexus; From touchdowns to hoop dreams: US sports in the UK market; Sports space: the NFL and NBA within the UK; Changing conjunctural dynamics: from enterprise culture to 'coolBritannia'?; Contested 'space' in the commercial sports market |
The peripheral sports space of basketball'Race', basketball and local-global consumption; Conclusion; 2 'Back to the Valley'; Sport, the city and globalisation; Topophilia and the football stadium; Leaving the Valley; The beginning of fan activism (1986-1988); Re-purchase of the Valley: decision time (1988-1989); Planning permission refused: political activism during 1990; Permission granted: the final hurdles (1991-1992); Return to the Valley (December 1992); Conclusion; Part II Lived experiences; 3 'Cricketers of the empire'; Sport labour migration research revisited |
Cricket, cash crops, mercenaries and emancipationThe development of labour migration in English county cricket; The structure of international labour migration in English county cricket; Host and donor country attitudes to migration into county cricket; The motivations and experience of migrant players; Migration and English county cricket in the twenty-first century; Conclusion; 4 'In league together'?; Sport, the media, and global cultural flows; Australia: the background to the creation of European Super League; Plans, negotiations and unintended outcomes |
Phase one: April 1995 - shock, horror and resistancePhase two: May-October 1995 - adaptation and consolidation; Phase three: November 1995-October 1996 - honeymoon over; Phase four: October 1996-May 1997 - hope and revival; Phase five: June-December 1997 - defeat, despair and receivership; Phase six: January 1998 - another new beginning?; Conclusion; Part III Identity politics; 5 'A world in union'?; National identity and issues of habitus; Sport, identity politics and national habitus codes; Rugby union, national identity and Ireland; History and tradition in Irish rugby |
Rugby, Irish identity politics, and the representatives of the nationNational symbols, flags, and anthems; National stereotyping and playing styles; Conclusion; 6 'Not the Germans again'; Anglo-German identity politics, habitus codes and 'national character'; Old scores, new games: 'them' versus 'us'; 'Sweet revenge': exorcising national habitus memories; The war of the words revisited; Who mentioned the war?; What the English victory meant, and revealed; Conclusion; Part IV Sporting futures; 7 'Civilised Games'?; The Olympics, the media, politics and identities |
US media and political reaction to the Beijing bid for the 2008 Olympic Games |
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Sport has changed. Traditional boundaries are dissolving as a result of new global conditions. Maguire and his co-authors examine the changes, investigating the power relations that shape sport and providing an example of globalisation at work. |
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UNINA9910961082303321 |
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Weeks Philip <1979-> |
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Painful bladder syndrome : controlling and resolving interstitial cystitus through natural medicine / / Philip Weeks |
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London ; ; Philadelphia, : Singing Dragon, 2013 |
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9781283906104 |
1283906104 |
9780857010896 |
0857010891 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (194 p.) |
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Bladder - Diseases - Alternative treatment |
Bladder - Diseases - Diet therapy |
Interstitial cystitis - Alternative treatment |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Painful Bladder Syndrome: Controlling and Resolving Interstitial Cystitis through Natural Medicine; Disclaimer; Introduction; Part I Understanding Painful Bladder Syndrome; 1. What is Painful Bladder Syndrome?; 2. Diagnosing Painful Bladder Syndrome; 3. Conventional Painful Bladder SyndromeTreatment Methods; 4. Holistic Medical Perspectives on the Causes of PBS; 5. Painful Bladder Syndrome and Diet; Summary; Part II Managing Painful Bladder Syndrome; 6. Diet and the Gut; 7. Detoxification; 8. Necessary Nutrients; 9. Testing; 10. Taking the Fear Out of Flare-ups; 11. Acupuncture |
12. AdaptogensConclusion; Endnotes; Bibliography; Resources; Index; Blank Page |
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Painful bladder syndrome is a common and highly debilitating condition that Western medicine finds notoriously difficult to treat. Blending ancient and modern holistic medical traditions from both East and West, Philip Weeks guides the reader through the process of managing their symptoms effectively using a simple yet powerful combination of natural techniques, nutrition and herbal medicine. Applying his deep understanding of the principles of Ayurvedic and |
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Chinese medicine, he provides holistic medical perspectives on the causes of PBS, as well as clear explanations of specific holistic meth |
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