Sociology: sport & leisure books

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Globalization, Sport and Corporate Nationalism: The New Cultural Economy of the New Zealand All Blacks

Globalization, Sport and Corporate Nationalism: The...
Author: Jay Scherer , Steve Jackson ISBN: 9783039111145 Format: Paperback	$116.70
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Fitness Culture: Gyms and the Commercialisation of Discipline and Fun

Fitness Culture: Gyms and the Commercialisation of Discipline...
Author: Roberta Sassatelli ISBN: 9780230507494 Format: Hardback	$224.40
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Race, Sport and Politics: The Sporting Black Diaspora

Race, Sport and Politics: The Sporting Black Diaspora...
Author: Ben Carrington ISBN: 9781412901031 Format: Paperback	$133.00
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Race, Sport and Politics: The Sporting Black Diaspora

Race, Sport and Politics: The Sporting Black Diaspora...
Author: Ben Carrington ISBN: 9781412901024 Format: Hardback	$330.00
Engaging analysis of sport′s role in the ′making of race′, and the place of sport in relation to the politics of... Read More >>

Getting in the Game: Title IX and the Women's Sports Revolution

Getting in the Game: Title IX and the Women's Sports...
Author: Deborah L. Brake ISBN: 9780814799659 Format: Hardback	$64.99
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Taking le Tiss

Taking le Tiss
Author: Matt Le Tissier ISBN: 9780007310920 Format: Paperback	$21.99
The fascinating, insightful and at times hilarious memoirs of one of the most gifted and enigmatic British footballers... Read More >>

C.L.R. James and the Study of Culture

C.L.R. James and the Study of Culture
Author: A. Smith ISBN: 9780230220218 Format: Hardback	$211.20
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Gymnastics, a Transatlantic Movement: From Europe to America

Gymnastics, a Transatlantic Movement: From Europe to...
Author: Gertrud Pfister (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) ISBN: 9780415587037 Format: Hardback	$305.00
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Breakdown: A Season of Gang Warfare, High School Football, and the Coach Who Policed the Streets

Breakdown: A Season of Gang Warfare, High School Football,...
Author: Bob Halloran ISBN: 9781599219042 Format: Hardback	$65.87
"From the author of ""Irish Thunder"" comes the true story about the collision of violent crime and high school... Read More >>

Sounds of the Borderland: Popular Music, War and Nationalism in Croatia since 1991

Sounds of the Borderland: Popular Music, War and Nationalism...
Author: Catherine Baker , Professor Derek B. Scott ISBN: 9781409403371 Format: Hardback	$336.00
A study of how popular music became a medium for political communication and contested identification during and... Read More >>

Pathways to Excessive Gambling: A Societal Perspective on Youth and Adult Gambling Pursuits

Pathways to Excessive Gambling: A Societal Perspective...
Author: Charlotte Fabiansson ISBN: 9781409404316 Format: Hardback	$315.00
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The Sociology of Sports Coaching

The Sociology of Sports Coaching
Author: Dr Robyn L Jones (University of Wales Institute Cardiff, UK) , Paul Potrac (University of Hull, UK Unitec New Zealand, Auckland Unitec New Zealand, Auckland University of Hull, UK University of Hull, UK) ISBN: 9781283045254 Format: Electronic book text	$503.71
This is the first book to describe a critical sociological perspective on sports coaching and as such it represents... Read More >>

Dimensions of Leisure for Life: Individuals and Society

Dimensions of Leisure for Life: Individuals and Society...
Author: Human Kinetics ISBN: 9780736082884 Format: Paperback	$169.25
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Social Capital and Sport Governance in Europe

Social Capital and Sport Governance in Europe
Author: Margaret Groeneveld (University of Ulster, Northern Ireland) , Barrie Houlihan (Loughborough University, UK) ISBN: 9780415876094 Format: Hardback	$315.00
This book critically presents the mechanisms and structures in a selection of sport federations within a variety... Read More >>

Anetso, the Cherokee Ball Game: At the Center of Ceremony and Identity

Anetso, the Cherokee Ball Game: At the Center of Ceremony...
Author: Michael J. Zogry ISBN: 9780807833605 Format: Hardback	$131.87
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Reds, Whites, and Blues: Social Movements, Folk Music, and Race in the United States

Reds, Whites, and Blues: Social Movements, Folk Music,...
Author: William G. Roy ISBN: 9780691143637 Format: Hardback	$87.99
Music, and folk music in particular, is often embraced as a form... Read More >>

Wrigley Regulars: Finding Community in the Bleachers

Wrigley Regulars: Finding Community in the Bleachers...
Author: Holly Swyers ISBN: 9780252077401 Format: Paperback	$58.99
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Wrigley Regulars: Finding Community in the Bleachers

Wrigley Regulars: Finding Community in the Bleachers...
Author: Holly Swyers ISBN: 9780252035500 Format: Hardback	$171.60
A unique exploration of creating community in a fragmented world Read More >>

Muslim Women and Sport

Muslim Women and Sport
Author: Tansin Benn (University of Birmingham, UK) , Gertrud Pfister (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) ISBN: 9780415490764 Format: Hardback	$326.00
Examining the global experiences, challenges and achievements of Muslim women participating in physical activities... Read More >>

Time and Memory in Reggae Music: The Politics of Hope

Time and Memory in Reggae Music: The Politics of Hope...
Author: Sarah Daynes ISBN: 9780719076213 Format: Hardback	$224.40
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Adolescence & Sports

Adolescence & Sports
Author: Dilip R Patel , Donald E Greydanus, MD ISBN: 9781608767021 Format: Hardback	$258.72
Sports participation by adolescents is considered a rite of passage in Western society. Adolescents participate... Read More >>

Globalizing Sport: How Organizations, Corporations, Media, and Politics are Changing Sport

Globalizing Sport: How Organizations, Corporations,...
Author: George H. Sage ISBN: 9781594517570 Format: Hardback	$378.00
Explores the sociological, political and economic aspects of sport. Shows how commerce, media and politics have... Read More >>

Stadium Worlds: Football, Space and the Built Environment

Stadium Worlds: Football, Space and the Built Environment...
Author: Sybille Frank (TU Darmstadt, Germany) , Silke Steets (both at Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany) ISBN: 9780415549042 Format: Paperback	$96.99
Analyzing football as a cultural practice, this book investigates the connection between the sport and its built... Read More >>

Stadium Worlds: Football, Space and the Built Environment

Stadium Worlds: Football, Space and the Built Environment...
Author: Sybille Frank (TU Darmstadt, Germany) , Silke Steets (both at Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany) ISBN: 9780415549035 Format: Hardback	$378.00
Analyzing football as a cultural practice, this book investigates the connection between the sport and its built... Read More >>

Sport, Theory and Social Problems: A Critical Introduction

Sport, Theory and Social Problems: A Critical Introduction...
Author: Eric Anderson (University of Winchester, UK) , Adam White (University of Winchester, UK) ISBN: 9780415571265 Format: Paperback	$118.67
What impact does sport have on the lives of ordinary people? How does sport help to perpetuate inequalities in society?... Read More >>

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