Sociology: sport & leisure books

Cultural tourism has become an important source of revenue for Latin American countries, especially in the Andes...  Read More >>

An accessible book about the role of sport in society that transcends stereotypes. Essential reading for sociology...  Read More >>

Offers a response to the question 'what do people do with books?' that goes beyond the narrow perception that reading...  Read More >>

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Reveals that Chinese Americans began 'shooting hoops' nearly a century before Chinese superstar Yao Ming turned...  Read More >>

This book explores how antimodern nostalgia and modern sensibilities about the landscape, child rearing, and identity...  Read More >>

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This groundbreaking work explores masculinity and the body within sports. Through participant observations, sporting...  Read More >>

Offers insights into the Paralympic Movement. This book covers aspects of the organization, development and life...  Read More >>

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Stan Eitzen explores America's love of sport just as he reveals sport's darker side-the influence of big business,...  Read More >>

Stan Eitzen explores America's love of sport just as he reveals sport's darker side-the influence of big business,...  Read More >>

The New York Daily News Sports Investigative Team has written more than just the story of the rise and fall of...  Read More >>

Focuses on large questions about our relation to birds and the natural world. This book encourages birders to see...  Read More >>

A study of Everquest that provides a snapshot of multiplayer gaming culture, questions the truism that computer...  Read More >>

Drawing in an eclectic range of primary and secondary sources, Chaplin reveals how darts was transformed during...  Read More >>

Through an analysis of press coverage and interviews with musicians, and licensing managers, this title considers...  Read More >>

The ""New York Times""-bestselling author of ""Boys Will Be Boys"" and ""The Bad Guys Won!"" delivers this explosive...  Read More >>

Debates today's sports culture and examines society's attitudes about sports.  Read More >>

Debates today's sports culture and examines society's attitudes about sports.  Read More >>

Probes the richly complex gender dynamics of youth sports. This book finds that despite the movement of girls into...  Read More >>