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The London Olympics of 2012: Politics, Promises and Legacy

The London Olympics of 2012: Politics, Promises and Legacy

Stephen Wagg

5 Rick Gruneau and Robert Neubauer, 'A gold medal for the market: the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, the Reagan era and the politics of neoliberalism', in Helen Jefferson Lenskyj and Stephen Wagg (eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of Olympic ...
Activism and the Olympics: Dissent at the Games in Vancouver ...

Activism and the Olympics: Dissent at the Games in Vancouver ...

Jules Boykoff

Carrington,Race, Sport, and Politics, 7. Alan Tomlinson, “The Making—and Unmaking?—ofthe Olympic Corporate Class,” in The Palgrave Handbook ofOlympic Studies, ed. Helen Jefferson Lenskyj and Stephen Wagg, 233–247 ( Basingstoke, ...
Thatcher's Grandchildren?: Politics and Childhood in the ...

Thatcher's Grandchildren?: Politics and Childhood in the ...

Stephen Wagg

Itisnotquite the'QED'of Christopher,but some readers might prefer grittier works, likeIbi Kaslik's Skinny (2004), Judith Fathallah's Monkey Taming (2006) or Natasha Friend's Perfect (2004); or,on cutting, Joanna Kenrick's cleverly titled ...
British Football & Social Exclusion

British Football & Social Exclusion

Stephen Wagg

While no clear ground forthe increase in admission charges could be identified, football now excluded the 'older, poorer fans' (BBC Radio5 Live,17April 1997). ' It's notjusta matter ofnostalgia', continued Taylor.'The veryfabricof thecrowd ...
Come on Down?: Popular Media Culture in Post-War Britain

Come on Down?: Popular Media Culture in Post-War Britain

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Notes on contributors ix Introduction: Come on downP—popular culture today 1 Dominic Strinati and Stephen Wagg 1 Homeward Bound: Leisure, popular culture and consumer capitalism 9 Deborah Philips and Alan Tomlinson 2 The taste of ...
Amateurism in British Sport: It Matters Not Who Won Or Lost?

Amateurism in British Sport: It Matters Not Who Won Or Lost?

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Series Editors' Foreword x Introduction Dilwyn Porter & Stephen Wagg 1 1 The Amateur Body and the Middle-class Man: Work, Health and Style in Victorian Britain Richard Holt 8 2 Captains Courageous: Gentlemen Riders in British Horse  ...
Sport, Leisure and Culture in the Postmodern City

Sport, Leisure and Culture in the Postmodern City

Stephen Wagg

5 Paul Chatterton and Stuart Hodkinson 'Leeds: Skyscraper city' The Yorkshire and Humberside Regional Review Spring 2007 pp. 3031. 6 Chatterton and Hodkinson p. 32. 7 Stuart Hodkinson and Paul Chatterton 'Leeds: an affordable, viable ...
The Blowin of Baile Gall

The Blowin of Baile Gall

Ronan Noone

So there's no way Laurence can even stay now. STEPHEN. (Pause.) To hell with him. He shouldn't be takin' our jobs, and ... STEPHEN. Don't feel sorry for me. And I from here. I'm Stephen. Wild Stevee. MOLLY. Wild Stevee. STEPHEN. Yeah.
Stephen, the First Martyr

Stephen, the First Martyr

Stephen Hodges

Narrates in verse the story of Stephen and his martyrdom.
The Great Zapruder Film Hoax: Deceit and Deception in the ...

The Great Zapruder Film Hoax: Deceit and Deception in the ...

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By 07:00, Kethleen Kern is describing the “crack investigative team” that will pursue all of these important questions, including “Gary Mack, assassination historian; Mark Wagg, Dallas photographer; Steve McWilliams, cinematographer; and ...
Screening Violence 1

Screening Violence 1

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Stephen Prince ... make us Copyright © 1999 by Stephen Prince Stephen Prince pessimistic about the psychological health promoted in viewers Graphic Violence in the Cinema: Origins, Aesthetic Design, and Social Effects Stephen Prince.
The Michigan Alumnus

The Michigan Alumnus

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Back row: Good, Stephen, Sturgis, Thorns, Sabin, Case, Doty, Stephen, Reindel, Gorton, Hauke, Haskins, Hibbard, Bintz, .... O.; H. M. Stephen, Detroit; Paton C. Stephen, Shaker Heights, O. ; Marion L. Sturgis, Fowler, Mich.; Lansing W. Thorns, ...
The Inquest

The Inquest

Stephen Dando-Collins

Stephen Dando-Collins. A novel of the greatest story never told. in 1 STEPHEN Emmy "lfyou enjoyed THE DA WYWHI. mu mm? m“: V l mt this 1'): -Morgan waely ," fling mulmr “fl KTQO IRELAND '1“ 4(6) THE INQUEST STEPHEN ...
Where's Our Submarine

Where's Our Submarine

Stephen Swann

Stephen Swann. WHERE'S OUR SUBMARINE? By Stephen Swann Illustrated ByJackie Swann © 2009 Stephen Swann &Jackie Swann. All rights reserved. ISBN.
A Statistical History of Rugby League - Volume V

A Statistical History of Rugby League - Volume V

Stephen Kane

It is something every player and fan would do well to study. Stephen Kane the author of this book could be a reincarnation of Stephen Harold Gascoigne, better known as Yabba whose statue stands proudly at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Leslie Stephen

Leslie Stephen

Desmond MacCarthy

LESLIE STEPHEN In that joyously aEectionate and informal book, The Life and Letters of Leslie Stephen, Maitland, after disclaiming any intention of criticising his work, says: “ If, as I doubt not, he has left worthy successors, someone will some ...
Out Front with Stephen Abram: A Guide for Information Leaders

Out Front with Stephen Abram: A Guide for Information Leaders

Stephen Abram

Jane Dysart Can you believe I didn't hire Stephen Abram when I had the chance? It was probably the best thing that could have happened to him, as he has gone on to have a stellar career as a librarian, library manager, electronic publisher, ...
Mystic Secrets

Mystic Secrets

Stephen Charles Long

“Mystic Secrets” Stephen Charles Long ISBN: 9780557051218 Copyright 2009 by Stephen Charles Long All rights ... Official Website Of Stephen Charles Long www.freewebs/stephencharleslong Published through Lulu Press Inc. Morrisville,  ...
Kiri: Her Unsung Story (Text Only)

Kiri: Her Unsung Story (Text Only)

Stephen d’ Antal

Stephen d' Antal, Garry Jenkins ... London SE19GF www.harpercollins.co.uk First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 1998 Copyright © Garry Jenkins and Stephen d'Antal 1998 Garry Jenkins and Stephen d'Antal assert the  ...
Reading Stephen Sondheim: A Collection of Critical Essays

Reading Stephen Sondheim: A Collection of Critical Essays

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extended quotations from Anyone Can Whistle, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. © 1964 (renewed 1992) by Stephen Sondheim. Burthen Musics Company, Inc., owner of publication and allied rights for the World. Chappell and Co.
The Mistress of Trevelyan

The Mistress of Trevelyan

Jennifer St. Giles

Stephen Trevelyan, a drink in his hand, stood at one end of an ornate mahogany dining table; its curved legs ended in claws ... But, madre de Dios, when Katherine learned Stephen had arrived, she—” Biting her lip, Miss Ortega sent Stephen ...
The Mammoth Book of the Best of Best New Horror

The Mammoth Book of the Best of Best New Horror

Stephen Jones

' - Christopher Fowler 'Stephen Jones . . . has a better sense of the genre than almost anyone in this country.'- Lisa Tuttle, The Times Books 'The best horror anthologist in the business is, of course, Stephen Jones.
The Wisdom and Teachings of Stephen R. Covey

The Wisdom and Teachings of Stephen R. Covey

Stephen R. Covey

This commemorative collection captures the essence of Dr. Stephen R. Covey’s most profound teachings on business, success, management, family, and love.
Mr. Mothercountry: The Man Who Made the Rule of Law

Mr. Mothercountry: The Man Who Made the Rule of Law

Keally McBride

James Stephen wrote the original character sketch of the group in his book, Essays in Ecclesiastical Biography (London: ... Included in Sir James Stephen, Letters, with biographical notes by Caroline Stephen (Cambridge: W. Heffer and Sons, ...
Poetry of The S.N.K

Poetry of The S.N.K

Stephen Nash

A selection of poems written by Stephen Nash. Photography by Stephen Nash.
History of Gorham

History of Gorham

K.B. Lewis

Stephen Longfellow died May 28,' 1824. Mrs. Patience Longfellow died Aug. 12, 1830. ' (3) Stephen Longfellow, son of Hon. Stephen, entered Harvard College at the age of eighteen, and graduated in the class of 1798. He was admitted to the ...
The Muslim Empires of the Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals

The Muslim Empires of the Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals

Stephen F. Dale

Dale, Stephen F., The Gardenof the Eight Paradises: Bâbur and the Culture of Empire in CentralAsia, Afghanistan and India (1483–1530) (Leiden: Brill, 2004). Dale, Stephen F., Indian Merchants and Eurasian Trade 1600–1750 (Cambridge  ...
Roper's Questions and Answers for Stationary and Marine ...

Roper's Questions and Answers for Stationary and Marine ...

Stephen Roper

With a Chapter on what to Do in Case of Accidents Stephen Roper, Clayton Warren Pike Edwin Robert Keller. Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1880, by STEPHEN ROPER, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, ...
Historical Dictionary of the Shakers

Historical Dictionary of the Shakers

Stephen J. Paterwic

M. Stephen Miller, From Shaker Lands and Shaker Hands: A Survey of the Industries (Hanover, N.H.: University Press of New England, 2007), 35, 126. 4. M. Stephen Miller, A Century of Shaker Ephemera: Marketing Community Industries  ...

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