Sociology: sport & leisure books

4265 books were found.

Sailing and Social Class

Sailing and Social Class

Author: Alan O'Connor (Trent University, Canada)
ISBN: 9781032703572
Format: Hardback
$273.00

This book explores the sociology of sailing and yachting. Drawing on original research, and employing a theoretical...  Read More >>

Masculinities and the Culture of Competitive Cycling

Masculinities and the Culture of Competitive Cycling...

Author: Jack Hardwicke
ISBN: 9783031269776
Format: Paperback
$369.57

Chapters present varied analyses on male cyclists’ relationship with masculinity, the culture of competitive road...  Read More >>

A Nation of Family and Friends?: Sport and the Leisure Cultures of British Asian Girls and Women

A Nation of Family and Friends?: Sport and the Leisure...

Author: Aarti Ratna
ISBN: 9781978834118
Format: Paperback
$73.79

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A Nation of Family and Friends?: Sport and the Leisure Cultures of British Asian Girls and Women

A Nation of Family and Friends?: Sport and the Leisure...

Author: Aarti Ratna
ISBN: 9781978834125
Format: Hardback
$316.80

"In A Nation of Family and Friends, sociologist Aarti Ratna examines the complex and dynamic relationships between...  Read More >>

Olympic Games and Global Cities: What Future for an Olympic System in Turmoil?

Olympic Games and Global Cities: What Future for an...

Author: Alexandre Faure
ISBN: 9789819995981
Format: Hardback
$118.77

This book offers a comprehensive overview of current debates on the influence of the Olympic Games on cities, urban...  Read More >>

The International Working Group on Women and Sport 1994-2024: The Challenge of Change

The International Working Group on Women and Sport 1994-2024:...

Author: Elizabeth C.J. Pike (University of Hertfordshire, UK)
ISBN: 9781032412191
Format: Hardback
$103.00

This book comprehensively evaluates the role of the International Working Group on Women and Sport (IWG) - the world’s...  Read More >>

Media Management and Live Experience: Sports, Culture, Entertainment and Events

Media Management and Live Experience: Sports, Culture,...

Author: Alex Connock
ISBN: 9781032563671
Format: Paperback
$83.99

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Live to Ride: Finding Joy and Meaning on a Bicycle

Live to Ride: Finding Joy and Meaning on a Bicycle

Author: Peter Flax
ISBN: 9781648291319
Format: Hardback
$49.99

A visual celebration of the beauty and lure of bicycle culture by renowned cycling journalist Peter Flax.  Read More >>

Media, Place and Tourism: Worlds of Imagination

Media, Place and Tourism: Worlds of Imagination

Author: Stijn Reijnders (Erasmus University, Rotterdam, NL) ,  Emiel Martens (University of Amsterdam, NL)
ISBN: 9781032341040
Format: Hardback
$273.00

Accessible and interdisciplinary in nature, this volume highlights the connections between media, tourism and place,...  Read More >>

Sport in audiovisuellen Medien: Entwicklungen, Strategien, Inszenierungsformen

Sport in audiovisuellen Medien: Entwicklungen, Strategien,...

Author: Simon Rehbach
ISBN: 9783658418960
Format: Paperback
$197.97

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Media Management and Live Experience: Sports, Culture, Entertainment and Events

Media Management and Live Experience: Sports, Culture,...

Author: Alex Connock
ISBN: 9781032563657
Format: Hardback
$273.00

Global and authoritative, this textbook maps modern, live experience media, the categories that thrive on real-time...  Read More >>

Religions and Sports: The Basics

Religions and Sports: The Basics

Author: Terry D. Shoemaker
ISBN: 9781032424026
Format: Paperback
$29.99

Religions and Sports: The Basics introduces the many connections and interactions between religions and sporting...  Read More >>

Coming Home: My Amazin' Life with the New York Mets

Coming Home: My Amazin' Life with the New York Mets...

Author: Cleon Jones ,  Gary Kaschak
ISBN: 9781637272916
Format: Paperback
$34.99

"""This book is the autobiography of former New York Mets star Cleon Jones""--"  Read More >>

Religions and Sports: The Basics

Religions and Sports: The Basics

Author: Terry D. Shoemaker
ISBN: 9781032424019
Format: Hardback
$179.00

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Beyond the Deck: Critical Essays on Magic: The Gathering and Its Influence

Beyond the Deck: Critical Essays on Magic: The Gathering...

Author: Shelly Jones
ISBN: 9781476683164
Format: Paperback
$68.20

Since its debut in 1993, Magic the Gathering has grown to be an influential collectible card game. These essays...  Read More >>

Searching in St. Andrews

Searching in St. Andrews

Author: Sean Zak
ISBN: 9781637273326
Format: Hardback
$49.99

A compelling journey through the heart and soul of golf, bringing the sport's history and the current state of the...  Read More >>

Interrelationships Between Sport and the Arts

Interrelationships Between Sport and the Arts

Author: Jonathan Long (Leeds Beckett University, UK) ,  Doug Sandle (Leeds Beckett University, UK)
ISBN: 9781032350400
Format: Paperback
$77.99

This book is a significant new contribution to understanding both sports and the arts, not just in their separate...  Read More >>

What Are the Olympics For?

What Are the Olympics For?

Author: Jules Boykoff (Pacific University)
ISBN: 9781529230284
Format: Paperback
$19.99

While attention is on Olympic triumphs and tribulations, there is much that goes on behind the scenes that is deeply...  Read More >>

Strong Like a Woman: 100 Game-changing Female Athletes

Strong Like a Woman: 100 Game-changing Female Athletes...

Author: Laken Litman ,  Stephen Cannella
ISBN: 9780789345134
Format: Hardback
$45.00

Now available at a promotional price!  Read More >>

Routledge Handbook of Sport, Leisure, and Social Justice

Routledge Handbook of Sport, Leisure, and Social Justice...

Author: Stefan Lawrence (Leeds Beckett University, UK) ,  Joanne Hill (University of Bedfordshire, UK)
ISBN: 9781032485607
Format: Hardback
$431.00

This is the first book to explore in breadth and in depth the complex intersections between sport, leisure and social...  Read More >>

Reading Habits in the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Applied Linguistic Perspective

Reading Habits in the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Applied...

Author: Abigail Boucher ,  Marcello Giovanelli
ISBN: 9783031527524
Format: Hardback
$118.77

This book presents and analyses the results of the Lockdown Library Project survey, using a range of quantitative...  Read More >>

Sport Migrants, Precarity and Identity: Brazilian Footballers in Central and Eastern Europe

Sport Migrants, Precarity and Identity: Brazilian Footballers...

Author: José Hildo de Oliveira Filho (Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic)
ISBN: 9781032650357
Format: Hardback
$273.00

This book takes a close look at the experiences of migrant athletes, their precarious careers, and at what this...  Read More >>

Closing the Iron Cage: The Scientific Management of Work & Leisure

Closing the Iron Cage: The Scientific Management of...

Author: Andrew E
ISBN: 9781551641294
Format: Hardback
$129.33

A thought-provoking analysis of how the principles of scientific management in the work place have been applied...  Read More >>

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