*Diversity and Inclusion in Sport Organizations provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of the ways in which people differ--including race, sex, age, mental and physical ability, appearance, religion, sexual orientation, and social class--and how these differences can influence sport organizations. It offers specific strategies for managing diversity in work and sport environments, provides an overview of diversity training that can be implemented in the workplace, and discusse...

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Work is a comprehensive, accessible text focusing on DEI and how they influence employees’ access to work, their experiences in the workplace, and the outcomes for teams and organizations. The book examines the differences in opportunities and experiences among different groups as well as the ways managers can create more diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplaces. The book takes a multilevel approach and breaks down the issues to consider the...

This textbook is a comprehensive introduction to the ways in which people differ – including race, gender identity, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, and social class – and the importance of these differences for sport organizations.Now in a fully updated and revised fifth edition, the book offers strategies for managing diversity and inclusion in work and sport environments. It also overviews strategies for creating and sustaining diverse and inclusive sport organizat...

Theory is an essential element in the development of any academic discipline and sport management is no exception. This is the first book to trace the intellectual contours of theory in sport management, and to explain, critique and celebrate the importance of sport management theory in academic research, teaching and learning, and in the development of professional practice.Written by a world-class team of international sport management scholars, each of whom has taken a leading r...

Few, if any, twentieth-century political leaders have enjoyed greater popularity among their own people than Hitler did in the decade or so following his rise to power in 1933. The personality of Hitler himself, however, can scarcely explain this immense popularity or his political effectiveness in the 1930s and '40s. His hold over the German people lay rather in the hopes and perceptions of the millions who adored him.Based largely on the reports of government officials, party age...

Representing Black Men focuses on gender, race and representation in the literary and cultural work of black men.

What is consciousness? How do physical processes in the brain give rise to the self-aware mind and to feelings as profoundly varied as love or hate, aesthetic pleasure or spiritual yearning? These questions today are among the most hotly debated issues among scientists and philosophers, and wehave seen in recent years superb volumes by such eminent figures as Francis Crick, Daniel C. Dennett, Gerald Edelman, and Roger Penrose, all firing volleys in what has come to be called the con...

Michael Allen had watched his father charm his way in and out of so many different kinds of trouble, he'd all but stopped counting. Unctuous, yet honorable, Buford Allen embodied the spirit and passions of the West. But this time something was wrong. Why was his father so set on buying a ranch in Warhorse, Montana of all places? And what was in the tattered suitcase hidden under the hotel bed?

Port Town: How the People of Long Beach Built, Defended, and Profited from Their Harbor, tells how the Port of Long Beach rose from a marshy mud flat to become an economic powerhouse, one of the greenest and most modern ports in the world. An epic tale, Port Town is filled with the true stories of the larger-than-life soldiers of fortune, land-grabbers, lovers, dreamers and builders who were inspired and bewitched by the Port of Long Beach's mighty promise.New edition includes biog...

The Histories of Herodotus is a foundational text in Western literature, providing a rich tapestry of historical narrative interwoven with personal anecdotes, cultural observations, and mythological elements. Written in a prose style that melds inquiry with storytelling, Herodotus's work explores the Greco-Persian Wars, while also delving into the customs, beliefs, and geographies of various civilizations known to him, from the Egyptians to the Scythians. This unique approach not only chro...

The Histories of Herodotus recounts the origins and course of the Greco-Persian Wars while ranging to Egypt, Lydia, Scythia, and beyond. Written in Ionic Greek, its episodic logoi, speeches, and ring composition bind inquiry (historia) to storytelling, balancing autopsy with reported tales and source critique. Herodotus probes causes—human motives, political institutions, and divine retribution—testing boundaries between myth and reason in a fifth‑century culture of public recitation and e...

In "Memories," F. Max Müller crafts a poignant exploration of the intersections between personal reflection and cultural history. This collection of essays delves into the philosophical and historical implications of memory, examining how our recollections shape our identities and influence our understanding of civilization. Written in Müller's characteristic lucid prose, the work interweaves personal anecdotes with broader discussions of myth and language, echoing the Romantic tradition t...