Sociology: sport & leisure books

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Race, Ethnicity, and Leisure: Perspectives on Research, Theory, and Practice

Race, Ethnicity, and Leisure: Perspectives on Research,...
Author: Monika Stodolska , Kimberly Shinew ISBN: 9780736094528 Format: Hardback	$126.00
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The Athletic Issue: Number 4

The Athletic Issue: Number 4
Author: Jennifer Doyle ISBN: 9780822368014 Format: Paperback	$31.68
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Fighting Scholars: Habitus and Ethnographies of Martial Arts and Combat Sports

Fighting Scholars: Habitus and Ethnographies of Martial...
Author: Raúl Sánchez García , Dale C. Spencer ISBN: 9780857283320 Format: Hardback	$115.00
'Fighting Scholars' presents insightful ethnographic research on several different martial arts and combat sports,... Read More >>

Laboring to Play: Home Entertainment and the Spectacle of Middle-Class Cultural Life, 1850-1920

Laboring to Play: Home Entertainment and the Spectacle...
Author: Melanie Dawson ISBN: 9780817357641 Format: Paperback	$79.07
A compelling analysis of how ""middling"" Americans entertained themselves and how these entertainments changed... Read More >>

A Companion to Sport

A Companion to Sport
Author: David L. Andrews (University of Maryland, USA) , Ben Carrington (University of Texas at Austin, USA) ISBN: 9781405191609 Format: Hardback	$78.95
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Vacationland: Tourism and Environment in the Colorado High Country

Vacationland: Tourism and Environment in the Colorado...
Author: William Philpott , William Cronon ISBN: 9780295992730 Format: Hardback	$132.00
Forces us to consider how profoundly tourism changed Colorado and America and to grapple with both the potential... Read More >>

Socialising Children

Socialising Children
Author: A. James ISBN: 9780230300330 Format: Hardback	$145.17
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League of Denial: The NFL, Concussions, and the Battle for Truth

League of Denial: The NFL, Concussions, and the Battle...
Author: Mark Fainaru-Wada , Steve Fainaru ISBN: 9780804128193 Format: Audio	$118.80
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Come Out Swinging: The Changing World of Boxing in Gleason's Gym

Come Out Swinging: The Changing World of Boxing in Gleason's...
Author: Lucia Trimbur ISBN: 9780691150291 Format: Hardback	$54.99
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The Well-Played Game: A Player's Philosophy

The Well-Played Game: A Player's Philosophy
Author: Bernard De Koven ISBN: 9780262019170 Format: Hardback	$59.99
The return of a classic book about games and play that illuminates the relationship between the well-played game... Read More >>

Aspects of Tourist Behavior

Aspects of Tourist Behavior
Author: Metin Kozak , Nazmi Kozak ISBN: 9781443848664 Format: Hardback	$200.51
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Sport, Public Broadcasting, and Cultural Citizenship: Signal Lost?

Sport, Public Broadcasting, and Cultural Citizenship:...
Author: Jay Scherer (University of Alberta, Canada) , David Rowe (Monash University, Australia) ISBN: 9780415886031 Format: Hardback	$315.00
This volume charts the debates over the provision of free-to-air telecasts of sport as a right of cultural citizenship,... Read More >>

Contested Spatialities, Lifestyle Migration and Residential Tourism

Contested Spatialities, Lifestyle Migration and Residential...
Author: Michael Janoschka (Autonomous University Madrid, Spain) , Heiko Haas (Spanish National Resource Council, Spain) ISBN: 9780415628754 Format: Hardback	$336.00
Lifestyle Migration and Residential Tourism represent a major trend in individualized societies worldwide, which... Read More >>

A World of Excesses: Online Games and Excessive Playing

A World of Excesses: Online Games and Excessive Playing...
Author: Faltin Karlsen (Kristiania University College, Norway) ISBN: 9781409427636 Format: Hardback	$315.00
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The System: The Glory and Scandal of Big-Time College Football

The System: The Glory and Scandal of Big-Time College...
Author: Jeff Benedict , Armen Keteyian ISBN: 9780804148412 Format: Audio	$132.00
AN EXPLOSIVE AND REVELATORY PORTRAIT REPORTED FROM DEEP BEHIND THE SCENES OF BIG-TIME NCAA COLLEGE FOOTBALL: THE... Read More >>

The Rise of Stadiums in the Modern United States: Cathedrals of Sport

The Rise of Stadiums in the Modern United States: Cathedrals...
Author: Mark Dyreson (Pennsylvania State University, USA) , Robert Trumpbour (Penn State University, Altoona, USA) ISBN: 9780415853811 Format: Paperback	$105.00
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Life Forms and Meaning Structure

Life Forms and Meaning Structure
Author: Alfred Schutz , Helmut R. Wagner ISBN: 9780415703048 Format: Hardback	$305.00
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A Companion to Sport

A Companion to Sport
Author: DL Andrews , Ben Carrington ISBN: 9781118325261 Format: Digital	$527.87
A Companion to Sport brings together writing by leading sports theorists and social and cultural thinkers, to explore... Read More >>

Sport and the Emancipation of European Women: The Struggle for Self-fulfilment

Sport and the Emancipation of European Women: The Struggle...
Author: Gigliola Gori (University of Urbino, Italy) , J.A. Mangan (University of Strathclyde, UK) ISBN: 9780415869843 Format: Hardback	$189.00
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The War Game: Studies of the New Civilian Militarists

The War Game: Studies of the New Civilian Militarists...
Author: Irving Horowitz , Howard G. Schneiderman ISBN: 9781412851817 Format: Paperback	$96.99
War gaming has become a characteristic feature of modern life Read More >>

Fame to Infamy: Race, Sport, and the Fall from Grace

Fame to Infamy: Race, Sport, and the Fall from Grace...
Author: David C. Ogden , Joel Nathan Rosen ISBN: 9781617037115 Format: Paperback	$62.70
Essays that reveal the public slide into disrepute of once-cherished male sports icons Read More >>

Disneyland That Was, is, and Never Will be

Disneyland That Was, is, and Never Will be
Author: Sam Gennawey ISBN: 9781578605385 Format: Paperback	$50.03
Walt Disney said, Disneyland is the star. Everything else is in the supporting role. Disneyland: The Evolution of... Read More >>

Online Gaming in Context: The social and cultural significance of online games

Online Gaming in Context: The social and cultural significance...
Author: Garry Crawford (University of Salford, Manchester, UK) , Victoria K Gosling ISBN: 9780415714976 Format: Paperback	$96.99
This book explores patterns of gameplay and sociality afforded by online gaming. Bringing together essays from leading... Read More >>

Tourist Experience and Fulfilment: Insights from Positive Psychology

Tourist Experience and Fulfilment: Insights from Positive...
Author: Sebastian Filep (Otago University, New Zealand) , Philip Pearce (James Cook University, Australia) ISBN: 9780415809863 Format: Hardback	$315.00
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Coach: A Story of Amateur Sports

Coach: A Story of Amateur Sports
Author: Howard L Biddulph ISBN: 9781492123910 Format: Paperback	$42.11
Can sports and recreation leadership influence moral character? Coach: A Story of Amateur Sports explores this question.... Read More >>

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