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1. The History of Motor Sport

   A Case Study Analysis

   Edited by David Hassan

   Series: Sport in the Global Society - Historical perspectives

   This book examines the evolution of motor sport from its creation in central Europe, throughout the rest of the continent and elsewhere, including in both North and South America. It was published as a special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport....

   To Be Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
2. Sport Management in the Middle East

   A Case Study Analysis

   Edited by Mohammed Ben Sulayem, Sean O'Connor, David Hassan

   The Middle East is one of the fastest growing and significant markets in world sport, as well as a powerful source of investment in sport. Bids for the Olympics in 2020 and the soccer World Cup in 2022, as well as remarkable investments in Formula One motor racing, horse racing and English Premier...

   Published April 2nd 2013 by Routledge
3. Managing Sport

   Social and Cultural Perspectives

   Edited by David Hassan, Jim Lusted

   Series: Foundations of Sport Management

   Contemporary sport is shaped by wider society. Today those managing sport must be aware of the broader social and cultural context within which it exists if their effectiveness is to be established and their careers defined. This book is the first of its kind to contextualise the wider social and...

   Published October 21st 2012 by Routledge
4. Who Owns Football?

   Models of Football Governance and Management in International Sport

   Edited by David Hassan, Sean Hamil

   Series: Sport in the Global Society – Contemporary Perspectives

   The commercialization of sport since the 1990s has had a number of consequences. The market forces that have defined commercialization, notably pay-per-view television, whilst initially welcomed as important new sources of revenue, have also had the unanticipated consequences of de-stabilizing many...

   Published October 21st 2012 by Routledge
5. Managing Sport Business

   An Introduction

   Edited by Linda Trenberth, David Hassan

   Series: Foundations of Sport Management

   Contemporary sport is both a sophisticated and complex international business and a mass participatory practice run largely by volunteers and community organizations. This authoritative and comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of sports management helps to explain the modern...

   Published September 1st 2011 by Routledge
6. Climate Change Risks and Food Security in Bangladesh

   By Winston Yu, Mozaharul Alam, Ahmadul Hassan, Abu Saleh Khan, Alex Ruane, Cynthia Rosenzweig, David Major, James Thurlow

   Series: Earthscan Climate

   Managing climate variability and change remains a key development and food security issue in Bangladesh. Despite significant investments, floods, droughts, and cyclones during the last two decades continue to cause extensive economic damage and impair livelihoods. Climate change will pose...

   Published June 15th 2010 by Routledge
7. Emigrant Players

   Sport and the Irish Diaspora

   Edited by Paul Darby, David Hassan

   Series: Sport in the Global Society

   Ireland and its inhabitants have often been described as being ‘sports mad’. As a relatively small geographical entity, Ireland, north and south, has produced a disproportionately high number of world class sports men and women who have excelled at the highest levels of their chosen sport. The...

   Published June 24th 2008 by Routledge