{"title":"John Bale","description":"John Bale divides his time researching and teaching between the University of Aarhus, Denmark and Keele University, UK. He is also author of Imagined Olympians (University of Minnesota Press) and Running Cultures (Routledge).","products":[{"product_id":"sport-space-and-the-city-paperback","title":"Sport, Space and the City - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eLittle more than a decade since Sport, Space and the City was written in 1993, the sport-city nexus continues to be a focus of world attention. This global interest is reflected, in part, by the fact that while this book concentrates mainly on British football (soccer), it was well received in North America and translated into Japanese. Its widespread reception implies a degree of general interest and application of its contents. Almost all of it is fully relevant to the present day. A geographical perspective - the view taken in this book - continues to inform studies of sport and the city. Space and place are now widely recognized by sports sociologists and sports historians as being central to their studies and Sport, Space and the City is often cited as a source of ideas and concepts that inform such studies. This reprinting will enable those previously denied access to an out-of-print book to enhance a geographical approach to the exploration of sport in the late modern city. \"John Bale's book is essential reading for those wishing to think seriously about sports stadia.\" Sports and Leisure 1993 \"This splendid and path-breaking book might more accurately be entitled \"Professional Football, Space and the British City. It will prove revolutionary in the field of sports geography and thoroughly stimulating to social and economic geographers, planners and football enthusiasts everywhere.\" Society and Space 11, 1993 \"An offering from the preeminent British scholar on sports and geography. This was one of the first books I came across when I became interested in sports stadia. It presents a general overview of many issues related to stadium development including the evolution of the sports space, hooliganism and the performance boost to home teams. A very useful book indeed.\" From Tim Chapin's sports facility reference list Top Ten\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51457957429471,"sku":"9781930665385","price":50.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/kcH1HOHYWi9781930665385.webp?v=1790352044"},{"product_id":"roger-bannister-and-the-four-minute-mile-sports-myth-and-sports-history-paperback","title":"Roger Bannister and the Four-Minute Mile: Sports Myth and Sports History - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoger Bannister was the first person to run the mile in under four minutes. Fifty years on, his status, not just as a champion athlete but also as a true British hero, a gentleman and an amateur from a 'golden era' in sport, retains its unblemished appeal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil now there has been little criticism and even less close historical study of Bannister and his achievement. This book redresses the balance, presenting a revisionist history of Sir Roger Bannister and in doing so providing fresh insights into the making of this British 'champion'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book does more than detail the history of a sporting giant. It invites the reader to reconsider the very words often used to describe him - notably 'hero' and 'gentleman amateur'. Informed by contemporary sport science, the text also questions the significance of the four-minute mile.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProviding fascinating insights into the history of track racing as well as athletic training methods and the beginnings of sport science, this is not just a testimonial to the legend of Roger Bannister, but instead is the first rigorous historical study of his sporting life and the man behind the legend. It reveals him as an ambivalent athlete, highly achievement-orientated and scientific, but also in love with the freedom of running sensuously in nature, in contrast to the constraints of modern sport.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67926218801375,"sku":"9780415346078","price":84.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/oEBIkon55n9780415346078.webp?v=1791233591"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/john-bale.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}