1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910458304503321

Autore

Bar-On Tamir

Titolo

The world through soccer : the cultural impact of a global sport / / Tamir Bar-On

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-4422-3474-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (333 p.)

Disciplina

796.334

Soggetti

Soccer - Social aspects

Sports and globalization

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Saving the Nation; 2 "Believe, Obey, and Fight"; 3 Winning Hearts and Minds; 4 "One Ball Can Change the World"; 5 Gods and Their Shrines; 6 Playing Fair; 7 The Business of Business; 8 Leading by Example; 9 Dreaming of Wembley or Anfield; 10 Immortal Heroes?; 11 The Pitch as Canvas and Player as Artist; Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

This book uses soccer to provide insights into worldwide politics, religion, business, ethics, leadership, childhood, philosophy, and art. It examines the way soccer influences and reflects these aspects of society, and vice versa. Each chapter includes a selection of players that represent the current lesson, providing the reader with specific examples of how soccer replicates and informs our lives.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910463678703321

Autore

Hirt Sonia

Titolo

Zoned in the USA : the origins and implications of American land-use regulation / / Sonia A. Hirt ; cover design by Lou Robinson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ithaca, New York ; ; London, [England] : , : Cornell University Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-8014-5470-0

0-8014-7987-8

0-8014-5471-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (258 pages)

Disciplina

333.77/170973

Soggetti

Land use - United States - Planning - History

City planning - United States - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. An American Model Of Land-Use Control -- 1. America's Housing Trademark -- 2. How The System Works -- 3. How Others Do It -- 4. Roots -- 5. American Beginnings In A Comparative Context -- 6. The Formative Years Of American Zoning -- Conclusion. The Promises And Paradoxes Of Residential Zoning -- Notes -- References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Why are American cities, suburbs, and towns so distinct? Compared to European cities, those in the United States are characterized by lower densities and greater distances; neat, geometric layouts; an abundance of green space; a greater level of social segregation reflected in space; and-perhaps most noticeably-a greater share of individual, single-family detached housing. In Zoned in the USA, Sonia A. Hirt argues that zoning laws are among the important but understudied reasons for the cross-continental differences. Hirt shows that rather than being imported from Europe, U.S. municipal zoning law was in fact an institution that quickly developed its own, distinctly American profile. A distinct spatial culture of individualism-founded on an ideal of



separate, single-family residences apart from the dirt and turmoil of industrial and agricultural production-has driven much of municipal regulation, defined land-use, and, ultimately, shaped American life. Hirt explores municipal zoning from a comparative and international perspective, drawing on archival resources and contemporary land-use laws from England, Germany, France, Australia, Russia, Canada, and Japan to challenge assumptions about American cities and the laws that guide them.