Sociology: sport & leisure books

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Suicide Squeeze: Taylor Hooton, Rob Garibaldi, and the Fight Against Teenage Steroid Abuse

Suicide Squeeze: Taylor Hooton, Rob Garibaldi, and the...
Author: William C. Kashatus ISBN: 9781439914380 Format: Hardback	$92.40
Appearance- and performance-enhancing drugs-specifically, anabolic steroids (APEDs)-provide a tempting competitive... Read More >>

On Sport and the Philosophy of Sport: A Wittgensteinian Approach

On Sport and the Philosophy of Sport: A Wittgensteinian...
Author: Graham McFee (University of Brighton, UK / California State University Fullerton, USA) ISBN: 9781138633599 Format: Paperback	$96.99
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The Women's Football Encyclopedia: 2016 Edition

The Women's Football Encyclopedia: 2016 Edition
Author: Neal Rozendaal ISBN: 9780997063714 Format: Hardback	$105.57
The Women's Football Encyclopedia is a comprehensive history of female participation in the sport of gridiron football.... Read More >>

Global Games: Production, Circulation and Policy in the Networked Era

Global Games: Production, Circulation and Policy in...
Author: Aphra Kerr (National University of Ireland Maynooth, Ireland) ISBN: 9780415858861 Format: Hardback	$347.00
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Football and the Women's World Cup: Organisation, Media and Fandom

Football and the Women's World Cup: Organisation, Media...
Author: Carrie Dunn ISBN: 9781349849543 Format: Paperback	$64.99
Women's football is the fastest growing participation sport in both the UK and across the world, and the 2015 Women's... Read More >>

Evolution of Destination Planning and Strategy: The Rise of Tourism in Croatia

Evolution of Destination Planning and Strategy: The...
Author: Larry Dwyer , Renata Tomljenović ISBN: 9783319422459 Format: Hardback	$422.37
This book deals broadly with tourism planning and development from the perspective of Croatia, a major Adriatic... Read More >>

Anyone but England: Cricket, Race and Class

Anyone but England: Cricket, Race and Class
Author: Mike Marqusee (Author) ISBN: 9781448216703 Format: Paperback	$29.99
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A Sociology of Football in a Global Context

A Sociology of Football in a Global Context
Author: Jamie Cleland (Loughborough University, UK) ISBN: 9781138292130 Format: Paperback	$96.99
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Sport and Violence: Rethinking Elias

Sport and Violence: Rethinking Elias
Author: Dominique Bodin (Université Paris Est, France) , Luc Robène (Université de Bordeaux, France) ISBN: 9781138213005 Format: Hardback	$189.00
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Modern Sport Ethics: A Reference Handbook

Modern Sport Ethics: A Reference Handbook
Author: Angela Lumpkin (University of Kansas, USA) ISBN: 9781440851155 Format: Hardback	$91.00
""First published in the United States of America by ABC-CLIO 2017""--Title page verso Read More >>

The Discourse of Sport: Analyses from Social Linguistics

The Discourse of Sport: Analyses from Social Linguistics...
Author: David Caldwell (University of South Australia, Australia) , John Walsh (University of Adelaide, Australia) ISBN: 9781138184688 Format: Hardback	$336.00
This collection brings together innovative research from socially-oriented applied linguists working in sports.... Read More >>

The Ethics of Sport: Essential Readings

The Ethics of Sport: Essential Readings
Author: Arthur L. Caplan , Dr. Brendan Parent ISBN: 9780190210984 Format: Hardback	$164.95
Sports are more than just games . They can unite countries, start wars, and revolutionize views on race, class,... Read More >>

Female Olympians: A Mediated Socio-Cultural and Political-Economic Timeline

Female Olympians: A Mediated Socio-Cultural and Political-Economic...
Author: Linda K. Fuller ISBN: 9781137594815 Format: Hardback	$290.37
This book examines women's participation in the Olympic Games since they were allowed to be included in that global... Read More >>

Mega-Event Mobilities: A Critical Analysis

Mega-Event Mobilities: A Critical Analysis
Author: Noel B. Salazar (University of Leuven, Belgium) , Christiane Timmerman (University of Antwerp, Belgium) ISBN: 9781138217539 Format: Hardback	$315.00
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Under a Basketball Moon

Under a Basketball Moon
Author: Perry Ashe ISBN: 9781542367424 Format: Paperback	$52.80
How a Wicked Witch of the West racecar driving nymphomaniac highly compensated labor arbitration attorney flips... Read More >>

Sports Mega-Events and Urban Legacies: The 2014 FIFA World Cup, Brazil

Sports Mega-Events and Urban Legacies: The 2014 FIFA...
Author: Eduardo Alberto Cusce Nobre ISBN: 9783319440118 Format: Hardback	$158.37
This book examines the urban legacy of the 2014 football World Cup in Brazil across the seven cities that hosted... Read More >>

Sexual Abuse in Sport: A Qualitative Case Study

Sexual Abuse in Sport: A Qualitative Case Study
Author: Helen Owton ISBN: 9783319467948 Format: Hardback	$158.37
This book is about sexual abuse in sport, and specifically about one girl’s experience of long-term chronic abuse... Read More >>

More Than Cricket and Football: International Sport and the Challenge of Celebrity

More Than Cricket and Football: International Sport...
Author: Joel Nathan Rosen , Maureen M. Smith ISBN: 9781496809889 Format: Hardback	$194.70
Given the presumed dominance of American sport, many fans throughout the hemisphere find it difficult to envision... Read More >>

Leisure, Sport and Tourism, Politics, Policy and Planning

Leisure, Sport and Tourism, Politics, Policy and Planning...
Author: Regina Belo ISBN: 9781681175492 Format: Hardback	$359.64
Leisure travel is travel in which the primary motivation is to take a vacation from everyday life. Leisure travel... Read More >>

Drugs and Culture: Knowledge, Consumption and Policy

Drugs and Culture: Knowledge, Consumption and Policy...
Author: Geoffrey Hunt , Maitena Milhet ISBN: 9781138274426 Format: Paperback	$101.00
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The History of Opposition to Blood Sports in Twentieth Century England: Hunting at Bay

The History of Opposition to Blood Sports in Twentieth...
Author: Michael Tichelar (University of the West of England, UK) ISBN: 9781138225435 Format: Hardback	$336.00
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The Stadium Century: Sport, Spectatorship and Mass Society in Modern France

The Stadium Century: Sport, Spectatorship and Mass Society...
Author: Robert W. Lewis , Maire Cross ISBN: 9781526106247 Format: Hardback	$183.99
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Raj Rhapsodies: Tourism, Heritage and the Seduction of History

Raj Rhapsodies: Tourism, Heritage and the Seduction...
Author: Maxine Weisgrau , Carol Henderson ISBN: 9781138276338 Format: Paperback	$110.00
The northern state of Rajasthan, India, has been successfully marketed as the nation's most heritage-laden, traditional... Read More >>

Olympic Cities: 2012 and the Remaking of London

Olympic Cities: 2012 and the Remaking of London
Author: Iain MacRury , Gavin Poynter ISBN: 9781138275492 Format: Paperback	$110.00
Drawing upon historical, cultural, economic and socio-demographic perspectives, this book examines the role of London's... Read More >>

Footy Grounds to Grandstands: Play, Community and the Australian Football League

Footy Grounds to Grandstands: Play, Community and the...
Author: Sam Duncan (Brunel University London UK and Artez Institute for the Arts the Netherlands) ISBN: 9781760412487 Format: Paperback	$55.44
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