Sociology: sport & leisure books

4685 books were found.

Rooting for the Home Team

Rooting for the Home Team
Author: Daniel A. Nathan , Amy Bass ISBN: 9780252037610 Format: Hardback	$239.00
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Sporting Gentlemen: Men's Tennis from the Age of Honor to the Cult of the Superstar

Sporting Gentlemen: Men's Tennis from the Age of Honor...
Author: E. Digby Baltzell , Howard G. Schneiderman ISBN: 9781412851800 Format: Paperback	$96.99
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Club Red: Vacation Travel and the Soviet Dream

Club Red: Vacation Travel and the Soviet Dream
Author: Diane P. Koenker ISBN: 9780801451539 Format: Hardback	$343.20
A sweeping and insightful history of Soviet vacationing and tourism from the Revolution through perestroika. Read More >>

Olympic Ceremonialism and The Performance of National Character: From London 2012 to Rio 2016

Olympic Ceremonialism and The Performance of National...
Author: R. Tzanelli ISBN: 9781137336316 Format: Hardback	$171.60
This book examines the London 2012 opening and closing ceremonies and the handover to Rio 2016 as articulations... Read More >>

Culture of the Slow: Social Deceleration in an Accelerated World

Culture of the Slow: Social Deceleration in an Accelerated...
Author: N. Osbaldiston ISBN: 9780230299764 Format: Hardback	$145.17
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Sport for Development: What game are we playing?

Sport for Development: What game are we playing?
Author: Fred Coalter (University of Stirling, UK) ISBN: 9780415567039 Format: Paperback	$96.99
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The B.A.A. at 125: The Official History of the Boston Athletic Association, 1887-2012

The B.A.A. at 125: The Official History of the Boston...
Author: John Hanc , Matt Damon ISBN: 9781613211984 Format: Hardback	$44.99
""Examines the history and key organizers of the Boston Athletic Association and the B.A.A.'s influence on the modern... Read More >>

Sport for Development: What game are we playing?

Sport for Development: What game are we playing?
Author: Fred Coalter (University of Stirling, UK) ISBN: 9780415567022 Format: Hardback	$305.00
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Routledge Handbook of Leisure Studies

Routledge Handbook of Leisure Studies
Author: Tony Blackshaw ISBN: 9780415697170 Format: Hardback	$483.00
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Sport Past and Present in South Africa: (Trans)forming the Nation

Sport Past and Present in South Africa: (Trans)forming...
Author: Scarlett Cornelissen (Stellenbosch University, South Africa) , Albert Grundlingh (University of Stellenbosch, South Africa) ISBN: 9780415850827 Format: Paperback	$105.00
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Inclusion and Exclusion Through Youth Sport

Inclusion and Exclusion Through Youth Sport
Author: Symeon Dagkas (University of Birmingham, UK) , Kathleen Armour (University of Birmingham, UK) ISBN: 9780415857987 Format: Paperback	$118.00
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Global Perspectives on Football in Africa: Visualising the Game

Global Perspectives on Football in Africa: Visualising...
Author: Susann Baller (University of Basel, Switzerland) , Giorgio Miescher (University of Basel, Switzerland) ISBN: 9780415572293 Format: Hardback	$305.00
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Outdoor Adventure and Social Theory

Outdoor Adventure and Social Theory
Author: Elizabeth C.J. Pike (University of Chichester, UK) , Simon Beames (Norwegian School of Sports Science, Norway) ISBN: 9780415532679 Format: Paperback	$105.00
Adventure and outdoor sports - from rock climbing to freestyle kayaking – are a modern social phenomenon that can... Read More >>

Outdoor Adventure and Social Theory

Outdoor Adventure and Social Theory
Author: Elizabeth C.J. Pike (University of Chichester, UK) , Simon Beames (Norwegian School of Sports Science, Norway) ISBN: 9780415532662 Format: Hardback	$305.00
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The Most Expensive Game in Town: The Rising Cost of Youth Sports and the Toll on Today's Families

The Most Expensive Game in Town: The Rising Cost of...
Author: Mark Hyman ISBN: 9780807001448 Format: Paperback	$39.60
Probes the soaring cost of the youth sports economy, targeting the dreams and aspirations of parents obsessed with... Read More >>

Wonder Girl: The Magnificent Sporting Life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias

Wonder Girl: The Magnificent Sporting Life of Babe Didrikson...
Author: Don Van Natta ISBN: 9780316067492 Format: Paperback	$65.97
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The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France

The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour...
Author: Tyler Hamilton , Daniel Coyle ISBN: 9780345530424 Format: Paperback	$44.88
“The holy grail for disillusioned cycling fans . . . The book’s power is in the collective details, all strung together... 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 ISBN: 9780805092875 Format: Hardback	$68.64
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Sport and International Development: What Game Are We Playing?

Sport and International Development: What Game Are We...
Author: Fred Coalter (University of Stirling, UK) ISBN: 9781299480766 Format: Electronic book text	$382.80
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Sport in Capitalist Society: A Short History

Sport in Capitalist Society: A Short History
Author: Tony Collins (De Montfort University, UK) ISBN: 9780415813556 Format: Hardback	$305.00
Why are the Olympic Games the driving force behind a clampdown on civil liberties? What makes sport an unwavering... Read More >>

Youth Sport, Physical Activity and Play: Policy, Interventions and Participation

Youth Sport, Physical Activity and Play: Policy, Interventions...
Author: Andrew Parker (University of the West of England, UK) , Don Vinson (University of Gloucestershire, UK) ISBN: 9780415694933 Format: Hardback	$336.00
Sport, physical activity and play are key constituents of social life, impacting such diverse fields as healthcare,... Read More >>

Strong and Hard Women: An ethnography of female bodybuilding

Strong and Hard Women: An ethnography of female bodybuilding...
Author: Tanya Bunsell (St Mary's University College, UK) ISBN: 9780415624411 Format: Hardback	$326.00
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Sport in Capitalist Society: A Short History

Sport in Capitalist Society: A Short History
Author: Tony Collins (De Montfort University, UK) ISBN: 9780415813563 Format: Paperback	$83.99
Why are the Olympic Games the driving force behind a clampdown on civil liberties? What makes sport an unwavering... Read More >>

Gambling, the State and Society in Thailand, c.1800-1945

Gambling, the State and Society in Thailand, c.1800-1945...
Author: James A. Warren (Mahidol University, Thailand) ISBN: 9780415536349 Format: Hardback	$326.00
James A. Warren is a lecturer in the Social Science Division of Mahidol University International College, Thailand.... Read More >>

Draft Daze: One Man's Quest to Process the Coverage, Characters, and Every Single Pick of the NFL Draft

Draft Daze: One Man's Quest to Process the Coverage,...
Author: Nathan Frederick ISBN: 9781478712596 Format: Paperback	$28.33
"""It's the suspense, the rumors, the potential, the unknown. It really adds up to make for a very, very compelling... Read More >>

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