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How do new technologies come to be used in sport? This book moves beyond the idea of functionality to explore the many other important factors that athletes and sporting bodies consider throughout the process of adoption. Few would question the difficulty of producing an elite athletic performance. The high level of training, combined with intense competition and pressure from media and sponsors, can be challenging for athletes and sporting bodies to negotiate. The book investigates how these factors affect the use of technology in sport, while simultaneously demonstrating the influence of new technologies on sporting practice. Using actor-network theory – an approach common in studies of science and management but seldom applied in this field – it offers readers an inside view into elite sport and the part that technology plays in training, competition and broadcasting.

Sports --- Sports --- annemarie mol --- john law --- sport science --- technology --- elite sport --- bruno latour --- sport performance --- michele callon --- Technological innovations. --- Philosophy. --- annemarie mol --- john law --- sport science --- technology --- elite sport --- bruno latour --- sport performance --- michele callon

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How do new technologies come to be used in sport? This book moves beyond the idea of functionality to explore the many other important factors that athletes and sporting bodies consider throughout the process of adoption. Few would question the difficulty of producing an elite athletic performance. The high level of training, combined with intense competition and pressure from media and sponsors, can be challenging for athletes and sporting bodies to negotiate. The book investigates how these factors affect the use of technology in sport, while simultaneously demonstrating the influence of new technologies on sporting practice. Using actor-network theory – an approach common in studies of science and management but seldom applied in this field – it offers readers an inside view into elite sport and the part that technology plays in training, competition and broadcasting.

Sports --- Technological innovations. --- Philosophy. --- annemarie mol --- john law --- sport science --- technology --- elite sport --- bruno latour --- sport performance --- michele callon

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Money is nothing more than what is commonly exchanged for goods or services, so why has understanding it become so complicated? In Money, renowned economist John Kenneth Galbraith cuts through the confusions surrounding the subject to present a compelling and accessible account of a topic that affects us all. He tells the fascinating story of money, the key factors that shaped its development, and the lessons that can be learned from its history. He describes the creation and evolution of monetary systems and explains how finance, credit, and banks work in the global economy. Galbraith also shows that, when it comes to money, nothing is truly new-least of all inflation and fraud.

Economic history. --- Money --- History. --- Alexander Hamilton. --- American Revolution. --- American colonies. --- Andrew Jackson. --- Austria. --- Bank of England. --- Bank of the United States. --- Bretton Woods agreements. --- Britain. --- Christopher Columbus. --- David Ricardo. --- Employment Act (1946). --- Europe. --- Federal Reserve Act (1913). --- Federal Reserve System. --- France. --- Franklin D. Roosevelt. --- French Revolution. --- Germany. --- Great Depression. --- Gross National Product (GNP). --- Irving Fisher. --- Italy. --- John Law. --- John Maynard Keynes. --- Massachusetts Bay Colony. --- National Bank Act (1863). --- National Monetary Commission. --- New Economics. --- New York Stock Exchange. --- Nicholas Biddle. --- Richard M. Nixon. --- Robert Morris. --- Salmon P. Chase. --- Say's Law. --- Second Bank of the United States. --- The General Theory of Employment Interest and Money. --- Treasury notes. --- United States. --- Winston Churchill. --- World War I. --- World War II. --- anti-inflation policies. --- assignats. --- bank deposits. --- bank failures. --- bank notes. --- bank paper. --- bank rate. --- bank reserves. --- banks. --- budget. --- canals. --- central banks. --- coins. --- commerce. --- consumer expenditures. --- copper. --- credit. --- currency stabilization. --- deflation. --- demand. --- dual monetary system. --- economic policy. --- economy. --- employment. --- euphoria. --- finance. --- fiscal policy. --- fraud. --- free banking. --- global economy. --- gold standard. --- gold. --- government paper. --- greenbacks. --- income. --- inflation. --- investment. --- loans. --- market power. --- monetary policy. --- monetary system. --- monetary systems. --- money supply. --- money. --- national banks. --- national income. --- national product. --- notes. --- open-market operations. --- panics. --- paper money. --- politics. --- precious metals. --- prices. --- railroads. --- recessions. --- securities. --- silver. --- speculation. --- stock market crash. --- stock market. --- stocks. --- taxation. --- underemployment. --- unemployment. --- wages. --- whole prices.