Explains how and why surf lifesaving enjoys iconic status across Australia, and remains relevant and popular today. Covers all aspects of surf lifesaving including technology, competition, membership and the professionalsim of the organisation and its volunteers.
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Vendeur : Flamingo Books, Menifee, CA, Etats-Unis
paperback. Etat : Very Good. 2006 UNSW Press (Sydney, Australia), 8 1/4 x 11 inches tall color pictorial paperbound, copiously illustrated with mostly full color photographs, xvii, 262 pp. Very slight rubbing and edgewear to covers. Small ink gift inscription to upper margin of half title page. Otherwise, a very good to near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked. Note that this is a heavy and oversized book, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~SP27~ [3.0P] A thorough analysis of 100 years of Australia?s most successful national volunteer movement. Tracing its origin and development as the foundation of Australia?s world-renowned beach culture, Between the Flags explains how and why surf lifesaving enjoys iconic status across Australia, and remains relevant and popular today. Written by a team of sports and social historians, for anyone interested in Australian surf and surf lifesaving culture, Between the Flags is a refreshingly original thematic history. It examines technology, competition, membership, governance, professionalism and lifesaving overseas, as well as the future directions for surf lifesaving. Contents: 1. A national icon : surf lifesaving and Australian society and culture / Nancy Cushing and Leone Huntsman; 2. Surf bathing and surf lifesaving : origins and beginnings / Sean Brawley; 3. From beach to boardroom : governing surf lifesaving / Ed Jaggard; 4. Managing pleasure and discipline : clubbies / Douglas Booth; 5. Saving lives, changing methods : surf lifesaving technology / Alleyn Best; 6. The luck of the surf? : competition / Barry Galton and Ed Jaggard; 7. Dissension and challenges in surf lifesaving : amateurism and professionalism / Murray Phillips; 8. Spreading the word : surf lifesaving overseas / Caroline Ford and Ed Jaggard; 9. Waves of change : future directions / Cameron O'Beirne; Meritorious rescues / Chris Conri. N° de réf. du vendeur SP27-1052-15280
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Vendeur : Arapiles Mountain Books - Mount of Alex, Castlemaine, VIC, Australie
Soft Cover. Etat : VG+. First Edition. 8vo. original pictorial paper wraps (a trifle rubbed & marked, slight creasing); pp. 184, with illustrations. A very good copy. N° de réf. du vendeur 028906
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Vendeur : Boodle Books, Millmerran, QLD, Australie
Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. FROM THE BEGINNING SURF LIFESAVING IN AUSTRALIA HAS ALWAYS BEEN MUCH MORE THAN RESCUE FROM THE SEA. ITS ETHOS HAS BEEN UNSELFISH COMMUNITY SERVICE THEROUGH TEAMWORK, EGALITARIANISM, FRIENDSHIP, AND DISCIPLINED TRAINING AND COMPETITION. N° de réf. du vendeur 007161
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Vendeur : A Small Bookshop, ELMHURST, VIC, Australie
Pictorial Card Cover. Etat : Near Fine. 1st Edition. Colour photographs throughout. Includes inside front and back covers the flags of every surf-lifesaving club in Australia. Format: Large paperback. 28 x 21 cm. 262 pp. N° de réf. du vendeur 004128
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Vendeur : Jean-Louis Boglio Maritime Books, CYGNET, TAS, Australie
1st soft cover edition. Foreword by Ron Rankin, and a preface by Sir William Deane. XVIII, 262 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Inside front cover: 152 caps (in colour) from Agnes Water, Qld to Mentone, Vic. Inside rear cover: 152 caps (in colour) from Merewether, NSW, to Yeppoon, Qld. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 28 x 21. 2007: Year of the Surf Lifesaver. N° de réf. du vendeur 51793
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Vendeur : Spencer & Murphy Booksellers, Yungaburra, QLD, Australie
Softcover (with flaps). Etat : Very Good. The book explains how and why surf lifesaving enjoys iconic status across Australia, and remains relevant and popular today. Covers all aspects of surf?. N° de réf. du vendeur 54263
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