Sociology: sport & leisure books

This book brings together examples and cases from across the world to discuss how sport has and can further contribute...  Read More >>

Beach Soccer Histories is the first text to consider the sport as a historical, social and cultural phenomenon,...  Read More >>

"A captivating chronicle of the pivotal decade in American sports, when the games invaded prime time, and sports...  Read More >>

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Famouslyselected as the 199th pick, in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft, Tom Brady's career trajectory is nothing...  Read More >>

This book tells the important story of the 30-year social movement against all-seated stadia in football in England...  Read More >>

#1 New York Times bestselling author Joe Posnanski is back with a masterful ode to the game- a countdown of 50 of...  Read More >>

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"A captivating chronicle of the pivotal decade in American sports, when the games invaded prime time, and sports...  Read More >>

This book discusses major discourses of performing sports within human rights. There are both organizational, environmental...  Read More >>

This book examines the deep connections between football and politics, and explains what those relationships can...  Read More >>

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This book uses football as a lens through which to examine China’s economic development, its political economy,...  Read More >>

Scheisse! recounts the extraordinary story of Union Berlin, the German Bundesliga's most spirited football club,...  Read More >>

A timely and defiant manifesto unpacking the past, present and future of women's sport, from the Olympic gold medal-winning...  Read More >>

Since its debut in 1993, Magic the Gathering has grown to be an influential collectible card game. These essays...  Read More >>

This book uses the world of sports in order to reveal the complicated history of gender, sexuality, race, and social...  Read More >>

From Michael Bamberger, the New York Times bestselling author of Men in Green and our most celebrated contemporary...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1978, this book was written in response to the growing need for resource material for Home...  Read More >>

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Features Thomas Hauser’s coverage of 2021 and 2022 in boxing. As always, Hauser chronicles the big fights and gives...  Read More >>

Becoming a Sustainable Runner weaves together concepts of internal and external sustainability to help runners achieve...  Read More >>

Mike the Tiger - the only live tiger mascot in the US - is an iconic presence on LSU’s campus. From his sanctuary...  Read More >>

This edited collection bringS together sociologically informed accounts from former high-performance athletes about...  Read More >>