Sociology: sport & leisure books

This book seeks to explore the changing representation and consumption of lifestyle sport in the twenty-first century....  Read More >>

Touching true stories from the heyday of the Butlin’s holiday camps.  Read More >>

Since footballer sexual assault became top news in 2004, six years after the first case was reported, much has been...  Read More >>

The peak of sophisticated child abuse? The new normal for youth sports has some surprising realities. And the...  Read More >>

This book presents an original ethnographic study undertaken at a semi-professional football club and examines how...  Read More >>

This volume is part of the early systematic inquiry into the analysis of sport as a developmental device. The book...  Read More >>

Tackling social exclusion should be a central aim of social policy. This book demonstrates how the effects of social...  Read More >>

This book presents case studies of various athletes, sports, and public relations scenarios with prescriptive advice...  Read More >>

""In time for Brazil's hosting of the 2014 World Cup, this book uses the stories of star players and other key figures...  Read More >>

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The Serious Leisure Perspective (SLP) is a theoretical framework that can help us understand the complexities of...  Read More >>

""In time for Brazil's hosting of the 2014 World Cup, this book uses the stories of star players and other key figures...  Read More >>

Hockey, PQ explores how Canada's national sport has been used to signify a specific Quebecois identity.  Read More >>

This book looks specifically at the practice in the United States of permitting the type of sport competition in...  Read More >>

Sports are inspiring and uplifting. They can also bring out some of the worst characteristics in human nature: narcissism,...  Read More >>

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A Good Walk Unspoiled is a quest. The day I met Bob Hylen my life changed. He started me on a journey where I attempted...  Read More >>

Hockey, PQ explores how Canada's national sport has been used to signify a specific Quebecois identity.  Read More >>

A Good Walk Unspoiled is a quest. The day I met Bob Hylen my life changed. He started me on a journey where I attempted...  Read More >>

A Good Walk Unspoiled is a quest. The day I met Bob Hylen my life changed. He started me on a journey where I attempted...  Read More >>

Globalizing Cricket examines the global role of the sport's key points of development, the diffusion of cricket...  Read More >>

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