Sociology: sport & leisure books

4685 books were found.

Multiplayer: The Social Aspects of Digital Gaming

Multiplayer: The Social Aspects of Digital Gaming
Author: Thorsten Quandt (University of Münster) , Sonja Kröger ISBN: 9780415828864 Format: Paperback	$90.99
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Canada's Other Game: Basketball from Naismith to Nash

Canada's Other Game: Basketball from Naismith to Nash...
Author: Brian I. Daly ISBN: 9781459706330 Format: Paperback	$46.55
Record numbers of Canadian youths are taking up basketball, but the sport languishes in the shadow of hockey. From... Read More >>

Fan Culture in European Football and the Influence of Left Wing Ideology

Fan Culture in European Football and the Influence of...
Author: Peter Kennedy (Glasgow Caledonian University, UK) , David Kennedy (Glasgow Caledonian University, UK) ISBN: 9780415641388 Format: Hardback	$368.00
Drawing on the varied traditions of fan cultures across Europe, this book examines how football carries with it... Read More >>

Mapping Leisure across Borders

Mapping Leisure across Borders
Author: Gianna Cappello , Ishwar Modi ISBN: 9781443849722 Format: Hardback	$269.15
In current academic debates, leisure is increasingly defined as a discursive construction originating both from... Read More >>

Football and National Identities in Spain: The Strange Death of Don Quixote

Football and National Identities in Spain: The Strange...
Author: A. Quiroga ISBN: 9780230355408 Format: Hardback	$145.17
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Doing Real World Research in Sports Studies

Doing Real World Research in Sports Studies
Author: Andy Smith (Edge Hill University, UK) , Ivan Waddington (University of Chester, UK) ISBN: 9780415505253 Format: Hardback	$305.00
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The Political Economy of Television Sports Rights

The Political Economy of Television Sports Rights
Author: T. Evens , P. Iosifidis ISBN: 9781349446292 Format: Paperback	$145.17
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The Game Culture Reader

The Game Culture Reader
Author: Jason Thompson , Marc A. Ouellette ISBN: 9781443840941 Format: Hardback	$200.51
In The Game Culture Reader, editors Jason C. Thompson and Marc A. Read More >>

The Architecture of Pleasure: British Amusement Parks 1900–1939

The Architecture of Pleasure: British Amusement Parks...
Author: Josephine Kane , Dr. Eamonn Canniffe ISBN: 9781409410744 Format: Hardback	$315.00
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Sounds of Resistance [2 volumes]: The Role of Music in Multicultural Activism

Sounds of Resistance [2 volumes]: The Role of Music...
Author: Eunice Rojas , Lindsay Michie ISBN: 9780313398056 Format: Hardback	$380.16
From the gospel music of slavery in the antebellum South to anti-apartheid freedom songs in South Africa, this two-volume... Read More >>

A Companion to Sport and Spectacle in Greek and Roman Antiquity

A Companion to Sport and Spectacle in Greek and Roman...
Author: P Christesen , Donald G. Kyle ISBN: 9781118609965 Format: Digital	$514.80
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Women, Sport and Modernity in Interwar Britain

Women, Sport and Modernity in Interwar Britain
Author: Richard Holt , Matthew Taylor ISBN: 9783034302753 Format: Paperback	$153.18
This book offers a unique examination of women’s increasing involvement in sport during the period 1919-1939. Focusing... Read More >>

Capitalism and Leisure Theory (Routledge Revivals)

Capitalism and Leisure Theory (Routledge Revivals)
Author: Chris Rojek (City University, U.K.) ISBN: 9780415734608 Format: Hardback	$315.00
First published in 1985, this title explores theories of leisure in a capitalist society. Basing his argument on... Read More >>

Rolling with the 6.57 Crew: The True Story of Pompey's Legendary Football Fans

Rolling with the 6.57 Crew: The True Story of Pompey's...
Author: Cass Pennant , Ron Silvester ISBN: 9781306052207 Format: Electronic book text	$31.65
Portsmouth's 657 Crew were the most talked-about casual football firm of the eighties and nineties. Here, the crew... Read More >>

Development, Modernism and Modernity in Africa

Development, Modernism and Modernity in Africa
Author: Augustine Agwuele (Texas State University, USA) ISBN: 9780415719629 Format: Paperback	$101.00
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Ultimate Fighting and Embodiment: Violence, Gender and Mixed Martial Arts

Ultimate Fighting and Embodiment: Violence, Gender and...
Author: Dale C. Spencer (Carleton University, Canada) ISBN: 9780415719551 Format: Paperback	$118.00
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is an emergent sport where competitors in a ring or cage utilize strikes (punches, kicks,... Read More >>

Gender and Sexuality in Online Game Cultures: Passionate Play

Gender and Sexuality in Online Game Cultures: Passionate...
Author: Jenny Sundén , Malin Sveningsson ISBN: 9780415719704 Format: Paperback	$118.00
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The Cultural Politics of Post-9/11 American Sport: Power, Pedagogy and the Popular

The Cultural Politics of Post-9/11 American Sport: Power,...
Author: Michael Silk (University of Bath, UK) ISBN: 9780415719643 Format: Paperback	$101.00
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Music, Performance and African Identities

Music, Performance and African Identities
Author: Toyin Falola (The University of Texas at Austin, USA) , Tyler Fleming (Columbus State University, USA) ISBN: 9780415719612 Format: Paperback	$105.00
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Philosophy and Sport

Philosophy and Sport
Author: Anthony O'Hear ISBN: 9781107647695 Format: Paperback	$69.86
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Fraud, Corruption and Sport

Fraud, Corruption and Sport
Author: G. Brooks , A. Aleem ISBN: 9780230299788 Format: Hardback	$263.97
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Sport and Body Politics in Japan

Sport and Body Politics in Japan
Author: Wolfram Manzenreiter (University of Vienna, Austria) ISBN: 9780415840408 Format: Hardback	$336.00
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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: 9780415640978 Format: Hardback	$315.00
Sport, Fun and Enjoyment explores the pleasurable aspects of sport within the context of everyday recreational and... Read More >>

The Sochi Predicament: Contexts, Characteristics and Challenges of the Olympic Winter Games in 2014

The Sochi Predicament: Contexts, Characteristics and...
Author: Bo Petersson , Karina Vamling ISBN: 9781443849371 Format: Hardback	$200.51
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Steel City Rivals

Steel City Rivals
Author: Steve Cowens , Anthony Cronshaw ISBN: 9781306015592 Format: Electronic book text	$22.15
A double-sided flip book exploring the divide between fans of Sheffield United and Sheffield WednesdayFootball rivalry... Read More >>

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