Diane roberts ph (15 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Part introspective soul searching, part sharp cultural analysis, Tribal tackles the controversies plaguing big-time college athletics, tracing the dubious historical underpinnings of Americans' most popular sport and offering a visceral, often funny look at its tribal thrills and deep contradictions. Florida State's football team is always in the headlines, producing Heisman Trophy candidates and winning championships while dealing with federal investigations into corruption and rape. Like many big-time collegiate sports programs, it seems that if they excel on the field, all is forgiven. Writer, professor, and conflicted Seminole Diane Roberts examines the problems on her own campus in Tallahassee, placing them within the larger context of college football history and its significance in American life, and explores how the game shapes our Southern culture. How can a game so rife with corruption and controversy still hold the American South captive? Cultural Analysis: An unflinching and often hilarious look at the quasi-religious fervor of college football from the perspective of a writer, professor, and deeply conflicted Florida State Seminole fan. NCAA Controversies: A deep dive into the scandals plaguing major programs, using Florida State's high-profile troubles with corruption, academic fraud, and violence as a compelling case study. Tribalism in Sports: An exploration of the rituals, rivalries, and identities that turn Saturdays in the fall into a consecrated battleground where you are either with us or against us. Sports History: A look at the game's dubious origins, tracing a line from brutal medieval contests to the modern game's complicated role in the politics of race, gender, and culture in America.…

Hardback. Condizione: Good. Part family memoir, part political commentary, part apologia, Dream State tells the grand and sometimes crazy story of Florida through the eyes of one of its native daughters. Acclaimed journalist and NPR commentator Diane Roberts has many family secrets to tell. Roberts's ancestors helped settle Florida, kill off its pesky Indians, enslave some of its inhabitants, clear its forests, lay its train tracks, and pave its roads, all the time weaving themselves into the very fabric of the state. With a storyteller's talent for setting great scenes, Roberts lays out the sweeping history of eight generations of Browards and Bradfords, Tuckers and Robertses. From Florida's first inhabitants to those involved in the recent past with the botched presidential election of 2000, Roberts renders them all with a deep, familial affection. While exposing the real people whom Carl Hiaasen and Elmore Leonard have been fictionalizing for years, Dream State ultimately reveals the cogs and wheels that make the state tick. …

Hardback. Condizione: Good. Part introspective soul searching, part cultural analysis, Tribal tackles the controversies plaguing college athletics, tracing the dubious historical underpinnings of Americans' most popular sport, offering a visceral and often funny analysis of its tribal thrills and deep contradictions at the heart of college football. Florida State's football team is always in the headlines, producing Heisman Trophy candidates, winning championships, and, at the same time, dealing with federal investigations into corruption and rape. Same as many big time collegiate sports programs. Seems no matter how the team transgresses off the field, if they excel on the field, everyone forgives them. Writer, professor and conflicted Seminole Diane Roberts looks at the problems plaguing her campus in Tallahassee, examining them within the context of college football in the South, its significance in American life, and explores how the game shapes our culture. How can an intelligent, cultivated woman love a sport so rife with corruption, sexism, and brutality? A Conflicted Fan's Memoir: Step inside the mind of a writer and professor who spends her fall Saturdays celebrating the rituals of her tribe--even when she knows better. Incisive Cultural Analysis: Go beyond the headlines to understand why college football has become a quasi-religious, multi-billion-dollar business that shapes American life. Scandals and Corruption: An unflinching look at the controversies plaguing Florida State, from federal investigations to the Jameis Winston rape allegation, set in the context of a broken NCAA system. Tribalism and Identity: Explore how team allegiance becomes a creed, a source of identity that divides the world into Us and Them, from the FSU-Florida rivalry to the heart of the SEC.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Part introspective soul searching, part sharp cultural analysis, Tribal tackles the controversies plaguing big-time college athletics, tracing the dubious historical underpinnings of Americans' most popular sport and offering a visceral, often funny look at its tribal thrills and deep contradictions. Florida State's football team is always in the headlines, producing Heisman Trophy candidates and winning championships while dealing with federal investigations into corruption and rape. Like many big-time collegiate sports programs, it seems that if they excel on the field, all is forgiven. Writer, professor, and conflicted Seminole Diane Roberts examines the problems on her own campus in Tallahassee, placing them within the larger context of college football history and its significance in American life, and explores how the game shapes our Southern culture. How can a game so rife with corruption and controversy still hold the American South captive? Cultural Analysis: An unflinching and often hilarious look at the quasi-religious fervor of college football from the perspective of a writer, professor, and deeply conflicted Florida State Seminole fan. NCAA Controversies: A deep dive into the scandals plaguing major programs, using Florida State's high-profile troubles with corruption, academic fraud, and violence as a compelling case study. Tribalism in Sports: An exploration of the rituals, rivalries, and identities that turn Saturdays in the fall into a consecrated battleground where you are either with us or against us. Sports History: A look at the game's dubious origins, tracing a line from brutal medieval contests to the modern game's complicated role in the politics of race, gender, and culture in America.…

Hardback. Condizione: Good. Part family memoir, part political commentary, part apologia, Dream State tells the grand and sometimes crazy story of Florida through the eyes of one of its native daughters. Acclaimed journalist and NPR commentator Diane Roberts has many family secrets to tell. Roberts's ancestors helped settle Florida, kill off its pesky Indians, enslave some of its inhabitants, clear its forests, lay its train tracks, and pave its roads, all the time weaving themselves into the very fabric of the state. With a storyteller's talent for setting great scenes, Roberts lays out the sweeping history of eight generations of Browards and Bradfords, Tuckers and Robertses. From Florida's first inhabitants to those involved in the recent past with the botched presidential election of 2000, Roberts renders them all with a deep, familial affection. While exposing the real people whom Carl Hiaasen and Elmore Leonard have been fictionalizing for years, Dream State ultimately reveals the cogs and wheels that make the state tick. …

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Roberts PH., Diane (illustratore).

Condizione: New. Roberts PH., Diane (illustratore).

Condizione: New. Roberts PH., Diane (illustratore).

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Roberts PH., Diane (illustratore).

Condizione: New. 304.

Condizione: New. 304.

Condizione: New. Roberts PH., Diane (illustratore).

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Oklahoma Special Education teacher Linda Reed's fresh, contemporary storytelling engages children's minds in social contexts as they join Jaci and her new friend, Astoria, on their first day of school. Jaci's strong personality and compulsion with even numbers both bolsters Astoria and helps their new teacher, Mrs. White, turn lemons into lemonade. Roberts PH., Diane (illustratore).…

Condizione: New. KlappentextOklahoma Special Education teacher Linda Reed s fresh, contemporary storytelling engages children s minds in social contexts as they join Jaci and her new friend, Astoria, on their first day of school. Jaci s strong personalit. Roberts PH., Diane (illustratore).

Hardback. Condizione: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days. Roberts PH., Diane (illustratore).