A & C Black Publishers “Dictionary of Sports Science"
A & C Black Publishers | 2006-12 | ISBN:0713677856 | PDF | 320 pages | 2,2 Mb
This invaluable reference for anyone interested in the fascinating world of sport contains more than 5,000 terms relating to sport and sports science. Among the included subjects are anatomy, physiology, physiotherapy, biology, sports medicine, sporting rules and regulations, governing bodies, health and fitness, and banned substances.
• COVER: The Fire This Time - Fierce winds and years of drought put the torch to hundreds of square miles in California and displace nearly a million people. How we got here and what--if anything--we can do
• HEALTH & MEDICINE: When Lite Gets Heavy - Low-fat foods can pack a high-fat wallop if you don't look out for some hidden dangers
• SOCIETY: Floating Your Own Boat - The recent surge in solo sports has put kayaking into the mainstream
• ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT: Elitist, Moi? - Tom Stoppard isn't trying to be highbrow. To prove it, his new play is about rock music ... and revolution
Within each sport (more than 200 make the cut), individual entries vary in length and depth depending on popularity and/or importance, and for the major sports they are quite extensive. Yet most entries provide some information about history, rules, and cultural influences. Some even offer rudiments of how the games are played, though the "Encyclopedia" is certainly no how-to manual. Most importantly, the volume seeks to grasp the larger picture and import of games and competitions around the world; with entries on aggression, drug testing, law, ethics, media, environment, commercialization, spectators, literature, and even movies, it's a volume assembled to appeal as much to those interested in thinking about sports as to those who play them. Most of the contributors are academics, and at times the text reflects that--and illustrations, especially of the more obscure activities, would have only helped the effort--but that's a fair price to pay for a one-volume compendium that can place the wide world of sports quite literally in your hands.
FROM ADMIN: THE BOOK WAS PUBLISHED IN 1964 FOR RUSSIAN SPEAKERS, THUS A LOT OF IT HAS RUSSIAN TRANSLATION. THE VOCABULARY AND TEXTS CAN BE QUITE USEFUL FOR ANYBODY INTERESTED IN THE TOPIC, THOUGH. Учебное пособие „Спорт" рассчитано на студентов старших курсов педагогических институтов иностранных языков, а также на всех, совершенствующих свои знания по разговорной практике английского языка. Тема „Спорт" является одной из наиболее трудных среди разговорных тем как в силу своей специфики, так и из-за большого числа особых терминов. Язык спорта богат фразеологией и полон юмора; по манере изложения он являет собою интересную смесь разговорного и технического стилей речи.
