Sociology: sport & leisure books

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Walt's Utopia: Disneyland and American Mythmaking

Walt's Utopia: Disneyland and American Mythmaking
Author: Priscilla Hobbs ISBN: 9780786498369 Format: Paperback	$79.07
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Kit: Fashioning the Sporting Body

Kit: Fashioning the Sporting Body
Author: Jean Williams (De Montfort University, UK) ISBN: 9781138922051 Format: Hardback	$305.00
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What is Sport: A Controversial Essay About Why Humans Practice Sports

What is Sport: A Controversial Essay About Why Humans...
Author: Rob Alpha ISBN: 9781631929991 Format: Paperback	$44.99
My lifelong passion for human behavior and sports has led me to think a lot about why we practice and enjoy all... Read More >>

The Philosophy of Human Movement

The Philosophy of Human Movement
Author: Dina Mijacevic ISBN: 9781634873796 Format: Paperback	$162.80
Takes a new approach to movement by stepping away from data collection, statistical analysis, and objectification... Read More >>

The Pearl Frontier: Indonesian Labor and Indigenous Encounters in Australia's Northern Trading Network

The Pearl Frontier: Indonesian Labor and Indigenous...
Author: Julia Martínez , Adrian Vickers ISBN: 9780824840020 Format: Hardback	$184.80
Remarkable for its meticulous archival research and moving life stories, the Pearl Frontier offers a new way of... Read More >>

Tourism Encounters and Controversies: Ontological Politics of Tourism Development

Tourism Encounters and Controversies: Ontological Politics...
Author: Gunnar Thór Jóhannesson , Carina Ren ISBN: 9781472424365 Format: Hardback	$305.00
The multiplicity of tourism encounters provide some of the best available occasions to observe the social world... Read More >>

Sport and Urban Space in Europe: Facilities, Industries, Identities

Sport and Urban Space in Europe: Facilities, Industries,...
Author: Thierry Terret (University of Lyon, France) , Sandra Heck (Ruhr Universitat Bochum, Germany) ISBN: 9781138910775 Format: Hardback	$305.00
Going from geography to political science, from sports history to urban and transport history, the book brings together... Read More >>

Game Play: Paratextuality in Contemporary Board Games

Game Play: Paratextuality in Contemporary Board Games...
Author: Dr. Paul Booth (DePaul University, USA) ISBN: 9781628927436 Format: Paperback	$59.99
""Analyzes paratextual board games--particularly games based on film, television, and books--as unique media texts""--... Read More >>

Game Play: Paratextuality in Contemporary Board Games

Game Play: Paratextuality in Contemporary Board Games...
Author: Dr. Paul Booth (DePaul University, USA) ISBN: 9781628927443 Format: Hardback	$240.00
""Analyzes paratextual board games--particularly games based on film, television, and books--as unique media texts""--... Read More >>

The Anatomy of Competition in Sports: The Struggle for Success in Major US Professional Leagues

The Anatomy of Competition in Sports: The Struggle for...
Author: Christopher B. Doob ISBN: 9781442250604 Format: Hardback	$115.00
This book examines different professional sports leagues in the United States and the role of competition within... Read More >>

Sport and the Social Significance of Pleasure

Sport and the Social Significance of Pleasure
Author: Richard Pringle (Monash University, Australia) , Robert E. Rinehart (University of Waikato, New Zealand) ISBN: 9780415885102 Format: Hardback	$336.00
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Spanish Football and Social Change: Sociological Investigations

Spanish Football and Social Change: Sociological Investigations...
Author: R. Llopis-Goig ISBN: 9781137467942 Format: Hardback	$145.17
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The Politics of the Male Body in Global Sport: The Danish Involvement

The Politics of the Male Body in Global Sport: The Danish...
Author: Hans Bonde ISBN: 9781138880566 Format: Paperback	$105.00
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The Anatomy of Competition in Sports: The Struggle for Success in Major Us Professional Leagues

The Anatomy of Competition in Sports: The Struggle for...
Author: Christopher Bates Doob (Southern Connecticut State University) ISBN: 9781442250611 Format: Electronic book text	$100.29
Thousands of children across the United States dream of becoming professional athletes, yet less than one in a thousand... Read More >>

Fanaticus: Mischief and Madness in the Modern Sports Fan

Fanaticus: Mischief and Madness in the Modern Sports...
Author: Justine Gubar ISBN: 9781442228924 Format: Hardback	$103.00
Fanaticus: Mischief and Madness in the Modern Sports Fan explores the roots of extreme fanaticism, from organized... 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: 9781138907867 Format: Hardback	$336.00
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Sports and Labor in the United States

Sports and Labor in the United States
Author: Michael Schiavone ISBN: 9781438456812 Format: Hardback	$261.36
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Digital Leisure, the Internet and Popular Culture: Communities and Identities in a Digital Age

Digital Leisure, the Internet and Popular Culture: Communities...
Author: Karl Spracklen ISBN: 9781137405869 Format: Hardback	$145.17
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Communication, Sport and Disability: The Case of Power Soccer

Communication, Sport and Disability: The Case of Power...
Author: Michael S. Jeffress , Dr. Mark Sherry ISBN: 9781472448200 Format: Hardback	$305.00
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Asia and the Future of Football: The Role of the Asian Football Confederation

Asia and the Future of Football: The Role of the Asian...
Author: Ben Weinberg (Independent scholar and writer based in Cologne, Germany) ISBN: 9781138826502 Format: Hardback	$284.00
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Landscapes of Leisure: Space, Place and Identities

Landscapes of Leisure: Space, Place and Identities
Author: S. Gammon , S. Elkington ISBN: 9781137428523 Format: Hardback	$369.57
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The Fantasy Sport Industry: Games within Games

The Fantasy Sport Industry: Games within Games
Author: Andrew Billings (University of Alabama, USA) , Brody Ruihley (University of Cincinnati, USA) ISBN: 9781138898714 Format: Paperback	$118.00
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Sport, Fun and Enjoyment: An Embodied Approach

Sport, Fun and Enjoyment: An Embodied Approach
Author: Ian Wellard (Canterbury Christ Church University, UK) ISBN: 9781138860407 Format: Paperback	$96.99
Sport, Fun and Enjoyment explores the pleasurable aspects of sport within the context of everyday recreational and... Read More >>

Sport and Social Movements: From the Local to the Global

Sport and Social Movements: From the Local to the Global...
Author: Jean Harvey , Professor John Horne (Sch Sport, Uni Central Lancs, School of Sport Tourism and the Outdoors, Preston) ISBN: 9781474238281 Format: Paperback	$76.99
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Sport Policy in Britain

Sport Policy in Britain
Author: Barrie Houlihan (Loughborough University, UK) , Iain Lindsey (Edge Hill University, UK) ISBN: 9781138920606 Format: Paperback	$120.00
Since 1990, Britain has seen a period of unprecedented public investment in, and political commitment to, sport.... Read More >>

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