Sociology: sport & leisure books

4685 books were found.

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

C.L.R. James and the Study of Culture
Author: A. Smith ISBN: 9781349305773 Format: Paperback	$116.41
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The Nurture of Nature: Childhood, Antimodernism, and Ontario Summer Camps, 1920-55

The Nurture of Nature: Childhood, Antimodernism, and...
Author: Sharon Wall ISBN: 9780774816403 Format: Paperback	$94.91
This book explores how antimodern nostalgia and modern sensibilities about the landscape, child rearing, and identity... Read More >>

Out of Bounds: When Scholarship Athletes Become Academic Scholars

Out of Bounds: When Scholarship Athletes Become Academic...
Author: Shirley R. Steinberg , Jabari Mahiri ISBN: 9781433105685 Format: Paperback	$79.07
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Out of Bounds: When Scholarship Athletes Become Academic Scholars

Out of Bounds: When Scholarship Athletes Become Academic...
Author: Shirley R. Steinberg , Jabari Mahiri ISBN: 9781433105692 Format: Hardback	$237.47
Explores the trajectories and challenges of exceptional men and women athletes who later became outstanding academic... Read More >>

Athletes Who Indulge Their Dark Side: Sex, Drugs, and Cover-Ups

Athletes Who Indulge Their Dark Side: Sex, Drugs, and...
Author: Stanley H. Teitelbaum ISBN: 9780313377563 Format: Hardback	$103.00
A leading psychologist explores the phenomenon of athletes across the sports world who engage in high-risk behavior... Read More >>

Consumer Credit in the United States: A Sociological Perspective from the 19th Century to the Present

Consumer Credit in the United States: A Sociological...
Author: D. Marron ISBN: 9780230615182 Format: Hardback	$224.40
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Sport, Rhetoric, and Gender: Historical Perspectives and Media Representations

Sport, Rhetoric, and Gender: Historical Perspectives...
Author: L. Fuller ISBN: 9780230619708 Format: Paperback	$129.35
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American Sports: An Anthropological Approach

American Sports: An Anthropological Approach
Author: Alan Klein , J. A. Mangan (University of Strathclyde, UK) ISBN: 9780415572231 Format: Paperback	$96.99
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A Football Odyssey: For the Fans By the Fans

A Football Odyssey: For the Fans By the Fans
Author: Alex Alexandrou , Sean Fenelon ISBN: 9781849210027 Format: Paperback	$52.80
A Football Odyssey represents a new slant on football writing. It addresses the game through the eyes of ordinary... Read More >>

The Cultures of Alternative Mobilities: Routes Less Travelled

The Cultures of Alternative Mobilities: Routes Less...
Author: Phillip Vannini (Royal Roads University, Canada) ISBN: 9780754676669 Format: Hardback	$305.00
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Sport, Leisure and Culture in the Postmodern City

Sport, Leisure and Culture in the Postmodern City
Author: Stephen Wagg , Peter Bramham ISBN: 9780754672746 Format: Hardback	$315.00
Illustrated by an interdisciplinary study of a typical 'postmodern city' in the north of England - Leeds - this... Read More >>

Sound, Society and the Geography of Popular Music

Sound, Society and the Geography of Popular Music
Author: Thomas L. Bell , Ola Johansson ISBN: 9780754675778 Format: Hardback	$315.00
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The Making of Sporting Cultures

The Making of Sporting Cultures
Author: John Hughson (University of Central Lancashire, UK) , Mark Dyreson ISBN: 9780415468367 Format: Hardback	$305.00
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Play Their Hearts Out

Play Their Hearts Out
Author: George Dohrmann ISBN: 9781299178120 Format: Electronic book text	$134.64
Winner of the PEN/ESPN Award for Literary SportswritingWinner of the Award for Excellence in the Coverage of Youth... Read More >>

Perfect Rivals

Perfect Rivals
Author: Jeff Carroll ISBN: 9781299177826 Format: Electronic book text	$205.92
College football is a sport of rivalries--and no two teams were ever more perfectly matched than the Miami Hurricanes... Read More >>

On Any Given Sunday: A Life of Bert Bell

On Any Given Sunday: A Life of Bert Bell
Author: Robert Lyons ISBN: 9781592137312 Format: Hardback	$97.68
Bert Bell, a native of Philadelphia, has been called the most powerful executive figure in the history of professional... Read More >>

Gaming the World

Gaming the World
Author: Andrei S Markovits , Lars Rensmann ISBN: 9781282639423 Format: Electronic book text	$123.95
Professional sports today have truly become a global force, a common language that anyone, regardless of their nationality,... Read More >>

Muslim Women and Sport

Muslim Women and Sport
Author: Tansin Benn (University of Birmingham, UK) , Tansin Benn (University of Birmingham, UK) ISBN: 9781282886445 Format: Electronic book text	$464.64
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Playing Ball with the Boys

Playing Ball with the Boys
Author: Betsy Ross ISBN: 9781282990821 Format: Electronic book text	$36.83
The use of female sideline reporters is the fastest-growing new aspect of televised broadcasts of professional and... Read More >>

Anthropology of Sport and Human Movement

Anthropology of Sport and Human Movement
Author: Robert R Sands , Linda Sands ISBN: 9781282966932 Format: Electronic book text	$105.57
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Soccer Against the Enemy

Soccer Against the Enemy
Author: Simon Kuper ISBN: 9781282747784 Format: Electronic book text	$42.11
Soccer is much more than just the most popular game in the world. It is a matter of life and death for millions... Read More >>

Forty Million Dollar Slaves

Forty Million Dollar Slaves
Author: William C Rhoden ISBN: 9781306153591 Format: Electronic book text	$118.72
According to New York Times columnist Rhoden, black athletes, despite their money, fame and achievement, still... Read More >>

Sport and Crime Reduction: The Role of Sports in Tackling Youth Crime

Sport and Crime Reduction: The Role of Sports in Tackling...
Author: Geoff Nichols (Sheffield University, UK) ISBN: 9781322034553 Format: Electronic book text	$541.20
The use of sports-based activity programmes as a means of tackling crime has been explored in a number of countries... Read More >>

Heaven Is a Playground

Heaven Is a Playground
Author: Rick Telander ISBN: 9780803226784 Format: Paperback	$50.03
Examines the uniquely American phenomenon of urban basketball. This book focuses on Americans and the roots of the... Read More >>

Sexual Sports Rhetoric: Historical and Media Contexts of Violence

Sexual Sports Rhetoric: Historical and Media Contexts...
Author: Linda K. Fuller ISBN: 9781433105081 Format: Paperback	$92.27
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