Sociology: sport & leisure books

4685 books were found.

Gender, Media, Sport

Gender, Media, Sport
Author: Susanna Hedenborg (Malmo University, Sweden) , Gertrud Pfister (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) ISBN: 9781138936393 Format: Hardback	$315.00
Read More >>

Researching Embodied Sport: Exploring movement cultures

Researching Embodied Sport: Exploring movement cultures...
Author: Ian Wellard (Canterbury Christ Church University, UK) ISBN: 9781138793446 Format: Hardback	$315.00
Despite a growing interest in the sociology of the body, there has to date been a lack of scholarly work addressing... Read More >>

How Football Explains America

How Football Explains America
Author: Sal Paolantonio ISBN: 9781629371412 Format: Paperback	$29.99
Read More >>

Diehards: Why Fans Care So Much About Sports

Diehards: Why Fans Care So Much About Sports
Author: Chip Scarinzi , Josh Pahigian ISBN: 9781939054487 Format: Paperback	$43.86
"Diehard sports fans are arguably the beating heart of the sports industry. In good times and in bad, they file... Read More >>

The Video Game Debate: Unravelling the Physical, Social, and Psychological Effects of Video Games

The Video Game Debate: Unravelling the Physical, Social,...
Author: Rachel Kowert (University of Münster, Germany) , Thorsten Quandt (University of Münster) ISBN: 9781138831636 Format: Paperback	$81.99
Do video games cause violent, aggressive behavior? Can online games help us learn? When it comes to video games,... Read More >>

DC Sports: The Nation's Capital at Play

DC Sports: The Nation's Capital at Play
Author: Chris Elsey , David K . Wiggins ISBN: 9781557286772 Format: Paperback	$48.40
Not distributed; available at Arkansas State Library. Read More >>

Goal!: A Cultural and Social History of Modern Football

Goal!: A Cultural and Social History of Modern Football...
Author: Fabian Brändle , Christian Koller ISBN: 9780813227276 Format: Paperback	$53.90
Covers the history of the beautiful game from its origins in English public schools in the early 19th century to... Read More >>

Sport, Gender, and Sexuality

Sport, Gender, and Sexuality
Author: Michael Messner ISBN: 9780415731133 Format: Mixed media product	$2205.00
Read More >>

Globalizing Boxing

Globalizing Boxing
Author: Professor of Sociology Kath Woodward, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Open University (Faculty of Social Sciences) ISBN: 9781474253055 Format: Paperback	$76.99
This book uses boxing as a vehicle for exploring social, cultural and political change in a global context. It considers... Read More >>

Theorizing Outdoor Recreation and Ecology

Theorizing Outdoor Recreation and Ecology
Author: Sean Ryan ISBN: 9781137385079 Format: Hardback	$145.17
Read More >>

The London Olympics of 2012: Politics, Promises and Legacy

The London Olympics of 2012: Politics, Promises and...
Author: Stephen Wagg ISBN: 9781137326331 Format: Hardback	$145.17
Read More >>

Coming of Age in Second Life: An Anthropologist Explores the Virtually Human

Coming of Age in Second Life: An Anthropologist Explores...
Author: Tom Boellstorff , Tom Boellstorff ISBN: 9780691168340 Format: Paperback	$44.99
Read More >>

Emy9781782550761

Emy9781782550761
Author: Simon Shibli , Hans Westerbeek ISBN: 9781782550761 Format: Paperback	$69.73
An international comparison of the Sports Policy factors Leading to International Sporting Success (SPLISS 2.0)... Read More >>

Philosophical Perspectives on Play

Philosophical Perspectives on Play
Author: Malcolm MacLean , Wendy Russell ISBN: 9781138841437 Format: Hardback	$315.00
Philosophical Perspectives on Play develops a richer understanding of the concept and nature of play and its relation... Read More >>

Sport, Culture and Ideology in the State of Israel

Sport, Culture and Ideology in the State of Israel
Author: Yair Galily , Amir Ben-Porat ISBN: 9780415565318 Format: Hardback	$330.00
This book traces, conceptually and historically, the multifaceted nature of sports in the State of Israel from its... Read More >>

Sport Clubs in Europe: A Cross-National Comparative Perspective

Sport Clubs in Europe: A Cross-National Comparative...
Author: Christoph Breuer , Remco Hoekman ISBN: 9783319176345 Format: Hardback	$475.17
This book presents an up-to-date portrait of the characteristics of sport clubs in various European countries and... Read More >>

Sport in a Changing World

Sport in a Changing World
Author: Howard Nixon II , Howard L Nixon II (Townson University Department) ISBN: 9781612058566 Format: Hardback	$242.00
This book shows how the dynamic interplay of a powerful ""golden triangle"" of sports, media, and business interests... Read More >>

How Postmodernism Explains Football and Football Explains Postmodernism: The Billy Clyde Conundrum

How Postmodernism Explains Football and Football Explains...
Author: Robert Kerr ISBN: 9781137555885 Format: Hardback	$145.17
American football and postmodernist theory are both objects of popular and scholarly interest that reveal remarkable... Read More >>

Global Perspectives on Women in Combat Sports: Women Warriors around the World

Global Perspectives on Women in Combat Sports: Women...
Author: Christopher R. Matthews , Alex Channon ISBN: 9781137439352 Format: Hardback	$343.17
Read More >>

Bloodball

Bloodball
Author: J G Van Tine ISBN: 9781514230152 Format: Paperback	$39.47
In this revised and expanded edition of Bloodball, J. G. Van Tine probes the mind-set that dominates media sport.... Read More >>

A Chance to Win: Boyhood, Baseball, and the Struggle for Redemption in the Inner City

A Chance to Win: Boyhood, Baseball, and the Struggle...
Author: Jonathan Schuppe , L J Ganser ISBN: 9781511338110 Format: Audio	$26.37
A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist follows an embattled Little League team in inner-city Newark, revealing the... Read More >>

Fighters, Girls and Other Identities: Sociolinguistics in a Martial Arts Club

Fighters, Girls and Other Identities: Sociolinguistics...
Author: Lian Malai Madsen ISBN: 9781783093984 Format: Hardback	$297.43
This book examines how youths at a martial arts club in an urban setting participate and interact in a recreational... Read More >>

Exploring Videogames with Deleuze and Guattari: Towards an affective theory of form

Exploring Videogames with Deleuze and Guattari: Towards...
Author: Ciara Cremin (University of Auckland, New Zealand) ISBN: 9781138925533 Format: Paperback	$120.00
Videogames are a unique artistic form, and to analyse and understand them an equally unique language is required.... Read More >>

Sex, Drugs & Rock n Roll: The Science of Hedonism and the Hedonism of Science

Sex, Drugs & Rock n Roll: The Science of Hedonism and...
Author: Zoe Cormier ISBN: 9781781252703 Format: Paperback	$21.99
How can wordless collections of sounds send shivers down our spines and tickle ancient parts of our brains we share... Read More >>

Exploring Videogames with Deleuze and Guattari: Towards an affective theory of form

Exploring Videogames with Deleuze and Guattari: Towards...
Author: Ciara Cremin (University of Auckland, New Zealand) ISBN: 9781138925526 Format: Hardback	$305.00
Read More >>

Page 116 of 188 ... 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 ...

Latest Reading Guide

Shopping Cart

Your cart is empty

Mailing List

Sign up now