(Izdošanas datums: 30-Jan-2014, Izdevniecība: Oxford University Press Inc, ISBN-13: 9780199355952)
In tennis, is it true that beginning to serve in a set gives an advantage? Can the outcome of a match be predicted? Which points are important, and do real champions win the big points? Do players serve optimally? Does winning mood exist? The book...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 18-Oct-2012, Izdevniecība: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780199695577)
The first monograph to explore the imagined link between male athletic prowess and national strength in interwar France. It ultimately sheds light on the roots of Vichys project for masculine regeneration after the military defeat of 1940....Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 31-May-2012, Izdevniecība: Oxford University Press Inc, ISBN-13: 9780199829705)
Taken for Wonder focuses on nineteenth-century travelogues authored by Iranians in Europe and argues for a methodological shift in the way scholars interpret travel writing....Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 27-Oct-2011, Izdevniecība: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780199693801)
The first economic analysis of the beer market and brewing industry, this volume examines the history and consumption of beer, industrial organisation, and new beer markets. It presents global developments as well as country studies from Europe, the...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 07-Jul-2011, Izdevniecība: Oxford University Press Inc, ISBN-13: 9780195399004)
Here is an eye-opening look at one of baseballs most intriguing and little known stories: the many-faceted relationship between Jews and black baseball in Jim Crow America. In Out of Left Field, Rebecca Alpert explores how Jewish sports entrepreneu...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 28-Oct-2010, Izdevniecība: OUP India, ISBN-13: 9780198068334)
This is the original English translation of the first Indian Muslim womans experiences in the West. Presented with annotations and forty-eight visuals, it provides a panoramic account of everyday life, subaltern classes, intellectuals and elites in...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 06-Aug-2009, Izdevniecība: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780198063117)
This omnibus presents a unique perspective of travel writing by Indians describing Europe during the eighteenth and nineteenth century. It presents the missing link in the east-west paradigm....Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 14-Feb-2008, Izdevniecība: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780199233359)
This collection of new essays presents a set of debates about what money was in antiquity and how it functioned. The focus is mainly on the Greeks, who were not the original inventors of coinage but were responsible for its widespread adoption, and...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 01-Jan-2008, Izdevniecība: Oxford University Press Inc, ISBN-13: 9780195331837)
Sullivan chronicles the entire history of a stadium that has been home to the greatest dynasty in sports history. He follows Yankee Stadium, from its inception in 1923 up to the present controversies surrounding the building of a new stadium - for Y...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 29-Nov-2007, Izdevniecība: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780199295852)
The first book to summarize the burgeoning research literature on the behavioural ecology of the dog. It presents a new ecological approach to the understanding of dog behaviour and highlights directions for future research. Providing links to human...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 01-Nov-2007, Izdevniecība: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780199234295)
The first book-length study of the oriental tale in England since 1908, Fabulous Orients is an original work of criticism which illustrates the centrality of narratives of and from the eastern territories of Turkey, Persia, China, and India in the f...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 01-Dec-2005, Izdevniecība: Oxford University Press Inc, ISBN-13: 9780195177749)
Held on June 22, 1938, in Yankee Stadium, the second title fight between black American Joe Louis and white German Max Schmeling sparked excitement around the globe. This work talks about what these fighters represented to their nations, and why the...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 19-May-2005, Izdevniecība: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780199258291)
Offering a study of twentieth-century travel literature in French, this book addresses changing ideas of travel in the colonial and postcolonial periods, and explores the links between travel and notions of cultural diversity....Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 14-Apr-2005, Izdevniecība: Oxford University Press Inc, ISBN-13: 9780195179293)
Designed for those interested in nature, this guide explores the natural world through a series of observations based on general themes. Including - relationship of size and shape, adaptations, distribution patterns, behavior, and diversity of life...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 01-Dec-2004, Izdevniecība: Oxford University Press Inc, ISBN-13: 9780195162431)
In this work, Dan Botkin, leading ecologist, follows the course of the Lewis and Clark expedition, eco-region by eco-region, showing the land and environment that the expedition explored, and how the personal qualities and preconceptions that Lewis...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 01-Jun-2004, Izdevniecība: Oxford University Press Inc, ISBN-13: 9780195150513)
Frequenting gun shops and shooting ranges, and devoting particular attention to those whose interest in weaponry extends beyond casual, Abigail Kohn captures in detail how gun owners actually think and feel about their guns, cutting through the clic...Lasīt vairāk
