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The Tour De France, 1903-2003
A Century of Sporting Structures, Meanings and Values
Series: Sport in the Global Society
This book analyses the Tour de France over its long history both as France's most prestigious and famous sporting event and as a European and, increasingly, a world cycling competition. This study provides interdisciplinary and varied perspectives on the sporting, cultural, social, economic and...
Published June 30th 2003 by Routledge
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Le Francais en Faculte
3rd Edition
Substantially revised and updated, this is the third edition of a highly popular book which has been helping students for decades. It provides a sound base of linguistic competence upon which students can build with confidence. Comprises twelve thematic modules each including a relevant and...
Published August 1st 1999 by Routledge
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France and the 1998 World Cup
The National Impact of a World Sporting Event
Series: Sport in the Global Society
The contributions here cover the major socio-economic, political, cultural and sporting dimensions of the 1998 World Cup. It is set within the sporting context of the history and organization of French football and the French tradition of using major sporting events to focus world attention....
Published February 27th 1999 by Routledge