Sociology: sport & leisure books

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Lifelong Engagement in Sport and Physical Activity: Participation and Performance across the Lifespan

Lifelong Engagement in Sport and Physical Activity:...
Author: Nicholas Holt (University of Calgary, Canada) , Margaret Talbot ISBN: 9780415675895 Format: Hardback	$336.00
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Understanding the Olympics

Understanding the Olympics
Author: John Horne , Garry Whannel ISBN: 9780415558358 Format: Hardback	$422.40
How can the Olympics help us to understand the relationship between sport and society? What will be the impact and... Read More >>

Views from the Fairway: Media Explorations of Identity in Golf

Views from the Fairway: Media Explorations of Identity...
Author: Heather Hundley , Andrew C. Billings ISBN: 9781572739710 Format: Paperback	$34.10
Through a series of specific case studies ranging from Tiger Woods to the now-defunct Golf for Women magazine, this... Read More >>

Laws of Chance: Brazil's Clandestine Lottery and the Making of Urban Public Life

Laws of Chance: Brazil's Clandestine Lottery and the...
Author: Amy Chazkel ISBN: 9780822349884 Format: Paperback	$65.87
Chronicles the first decades of an informal lottery called the jogo do bicho, or animal game, which originated... Read More >>

Come to Win: Business Leaders, Artists, Doctors, and Other Visionaries on How Sports Can Help You Top Your Profession

Come to Win: Business Leaders, Artists, Doctors, and...
Author: Venus Williams , Kelly E. Carter ISBN: 9780061718274 Format: Paperback	$19.99
Suitable for managers and aspiring professionals, this title shows how to turn a competitive spirit and athletic... Read More >>

Laws of Chance: Brazil's Clandestine Lottery and the Making of Urban Public Life

Laws of Chance: Brazil's Clandestine Lottery and the...
Author: Amy Chazkel ISBN: 9780822349730 Format: Hardback	$237.47
Chronicles the first decades of an informal lottery called the jogo do bicho, or animal game, which originated... Read More >>

Paralympic Legacies

Paralympic Legacies
Author: David Legg , Keith Gilbert (New Hampshire, USA Enfield, New Hampshire, USA Enfield, New Hampshire, USA) ISBN: 9781863358965 Format: Paperback	$92.40
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Soccer Vs. The State: Tackling Football and Radical Politics

Soccer Vs. The State: Tackling Football and Radical...
Author: Gabriel Kuhn ISBN: 9781604860535 Format: Paperback	$52.80
Citing the professionalism and commercialisation that dominate the multi billion-dollar soccer industry, this study... Read More >>

Views from the Fairway: Media Explorations of Identity in Golf

Views from the Fairway: Media Explorations of Identity...
Author: Heather Hundley , Andrew C. Billings ISBN: 9781572739703 Format: Hardback	$75.90
Through a series of specific case studies ranging from Tiger Woods to the now-defunct Golf for Women magazine, this... Read More >>

The Only Game in Town: Sportswriting from The New Yorker

The Only Game in Town: Sportswriting from The New Yorker...
Author: David Remnick ISBN: 9780812979985 Format: Paperback	$47.52
Originally published: New York: Random House, c2010. Read More >>

Critical Readings in Bodybuilding

Critical Readings in Bodybuilding
Author: Adam Locks , Niall Richardson ISBN: 9786613441713 Format: Electronic book text	$396.00
<p>In recent years the 'body' has become one of the most popular areas of study in the arts, humanities and social... Read More >>

Beyond the Scoreboard: An Insider's Guide to the Business of Sport

Beyond the Scoreboard: An Insider's Guide to the Business...
Author: Rick Horrow , Karla Swatek ISBN: 9786613252593 Format: Electronic book text	$63.20
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Places of the Imagination: Media, Tourism, Culture

Places of the Imagination: Media, Tourism, Culture
Author: Stijn Reijnders ISBN: 9781409419778 Format: Hardback	$336.00
The years have seen an explosive growth in the phenomenon of people visiting locations from popular novels, films... Read More >>

Sport in Contemporary Society

Sport in Contemporary Society
Author: Eitzen ISBN: 9780199945900 Format: Paperback	$97.95
Sports buffs know all about famous players and coaches and can recite statistics in endless detail. But do fans... Read More >>

Personality Presenters: Television's Intermediaries with Viewers

Personality Presenters: Television's Intermediaries...
Author: Frances Bonner ISBN: 9780754676546 Format: Hardback	$336.00
Television presenters are key to the sociability of the medium, speaking directly to viewers as intermediaries between... Read More >>

World Atlas of Sport: Who Plays What, Where and Why

World Atlas of Sport: Who Plays What, Where and Why...
Author: Alan Tomlinson ISBN: 9780956559920 Format: Paperback	$56.25
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Lifelong Engagement in Sport and Physical Activity: Participation and Performance Across the Lifespan

Lifelong Engagement in Sport and Physical Activity:...
Author: Nicholas L Holt (University of Alberta, Canada) , Margaret Talbot ISBN: 9786613442581 Format: Electronic book text	$421.34
<p>Sport and physical activity should now be understood as lifelong activity, beginning in childhood, and accessible... Read More >>

Sport, Culture and Society: An Introduction

Sport, Culture and Society: An Introduction
Author: Grant Jarvie , Nigel Warburton (Open University UK) ISBN: 9780415562997 Format: Paperback	$305.00
This critical, challenging and comprehensive textbook introduces the study of sport, culture and society. International... Read More >>

Sport Management Cultures

Sport Management Cultures
Author: Vassil Girginov ISBN: 9780415609203 Format: Hardback	$189.00
This is the first book to address sport management from a cultural perspective. It offers a comprehensive review... Read More >>

Sport, Bodily Culture and Classical Antiquity in Modern Greece

Sport, Bodily Culture and Classical Antiquity in Modern...
Author: Eleni Fournaraki , Zinon Papakonstantinou ISBN: 9780415667531 Format: Hardback	$189.00
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Drugs and Culture: Knowledge, Consumption and Policy

Drugs and Culture: Knowledge, Consumption and Policy...
Author: Geoffrey Hunt , Maitena Milhet ISBN: 9781409405436 Format: Hardback	$315.00
The approaches to drugs tend to be determined by medical and criminal visions that emerged over a century ago. This... Read More >>

Tratado Sobre Violencia y DePorte

Tratado Sobre Violencia y DePorte
Author: Antonio Sanchez Pato , Maria Jose Mosquera Gonzalez ISBN: 9788498238648 Format: Paperback	$38.81
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Sports Ethics for Sports Management Professionals

Sports Ethics for Sports Management Professionals
Author: Patrick K. Thornton , Walter T. Champion Jr. ISBN: 9780763743840 Format: Paperback	$168.83
Sports management professionals are confronted with many ethical decisions during their careers, and its essential... Read More >>

Social Issues in Sport

Social Issues in Sport
Author: Ronald B. Woods ISBN: 9780736089821 Format: Hardback	$234.96
Offers an introduction to the roles of sport and physical activity in society and the perfect tool for examining... Read More >>

The Battle of the Century: Dempsey, Carpentier, and the Birth of Modern Promotion

The Battle of the Century: Dempsey, Carpentier, and...
Author: Jim Waltzer ISBN: 9780313382444 Format: Hardback	$80.00
This exciting account of the 1921 heavyweight boxing title fight between champion Jack Dempsey and Frenchman Georges... Read More >>

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