Sociology: sport & leisure books

4685 books were found.

Marxism, Cultural Studies and Sport

Marxism, Cultural Studies and Sport
Author: Ben Carrington (University of Texas, Austin, USA) , Ian McDonald (Newcastle University, UK) ISBN: 9780415375405 Format: Hardback	$336.00
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Living out of Bounds: The Male Athlete's Everyday Life

Living out of Bounds: The Male Athlete's Everyday Life...
Author: Steven J. Overman ISBN: 9780313346682 Format: Hardback	$80.00
Despite some enormous differences in salary among professional athletes, most aspects of their daily lives remain... Read More >>

Sport and International Development

Sport and International Development
Author: Roger Levermore , Aaron Beacom ISBN: 9780230542563 Format: Hardback	$250.80
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Beckham Experiment, The: How the World's Most Famous Athlete Tried to Conquer America

Beckham Experiment, The: How the World's Most Famous...
Author: Grant Wahl ISBN: 9781299226456 Format: Electronic book text	$118.80
In 2007, David Beckham, the golden boy of soccer, shocked the international sports world when he signed a five-year... Read More >>

Game On: How the Pressure to Win at All Costs Endangers Youth Sports, and What Parents Can Do about It

Game On: How the Pressure to Win at All Costs Endangers...
Author: Tom Farrey ISBN: 9781299237148 Format: Electronic book text	$197.60
A first-of-its-kind investigative book on the least examined and most important topic in sports today. Youth sports... Read More >>

Sport & Leisure in Social Thought

Sport & Leisure in Social Thought
Author: Grant Jarvie , Joseph Maguire ISBN: 9780415244350 Format: Paperback	$43.96
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The Quality of Home Runs: The Passion, Politics, and Language of Cuban Baseball

The Quality of Home Runs: The Passion, Politics, and...
Author: Thomas F. Carter ISBN: 9780822342762 Format: Paperback	$63.23
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The Video Game Theory Reader 2

The Video Game Theory Reader 2
Author: Bernard Perron (University of Montreal, Canada) , Mark J.P. Wolf (Concordia University Wisconsin, USA) ISBN: 9780415962834 Format: Paperback	$101.00
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The Quality of Home Runs: The Passion, Politics, and Language of Cuban Baseball

The Quality of Home Runs: The Passion, Politics, and...
Author: Thomas F. Carter ISBN: 9780822342533 Format: Hardback	$211.07
Suggesting that baseball is in many ways an apt metaphor for cubanidad, the author points out aspects that resonate... Read More >>

Football: An Encyclopedia of Popular Culture

Football: An Encyclopedia of Popular Culture
Author: Edward J Rielly ISBN: 9781282424418 Format: Electronic book text	$71.15
Football. Far more than a game, America s favorite spectator sport is an intrinsic part of the nation s popular... Read More >>

Muscle Boys: Gay Gym Culture

Muscle Boys: Gay Gym Culture
Author: Erick Alvarez ISBN: 9781282595255 Format: Electronic book text	$300.83
What was once a lifestyle for a small number of gay men in big cities has become a way of life for many, and the... Read More >>

The Video Game Theory Reader 2

The Video Game Theory Reader 2
Author: Bernard Perron (University of Montreal, Canada) , Mark J.P. Wolf (Concordia University Wisconsin, USA) ISBN: 9780415962827 Format: Hardback	$326.00
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Quest for Excitement: Sport and Leisure in the Civilising Process

Quest for Excitement: Sport and Leisure in the Civilising...
Author: Norbert Elias (Late of Universities of Leicester, Ghana, Frankfurt and Bielefeld) , Eric Dunning ISBN: 9781904558439 Format: Hardback	$107.95
Argues that in highly constrained, 'civilised' societies, sports - as well as a spectrum of other cultural and leisure... Read More >>

Social and Cultural Diversity in a Sporting World

Social and Cultural Diversity in a Sporting World
Author: Chris Hallinan , Steven J. Jackson ISBN: 9780762314560 Format: Hardback	$236.95
Examines a range of cultural issues related to: nationalism, gender, race, ethnicity, indigenous culture, sexuality,... Read More >>

Reconstructing Fame: Sport, Race, and Evolving Reputations

Reconstructing Fame: Sport, Race, and Evolving Reputations...
Author: David C. Ogden , Joel Nathan Rosen ISBN: 9781604730913 Format: Hardback	$171.60
The essayists in this volume write about twentieth-century athletes whose careers were affected by racism and whose... Read More >>

Playing on the Periphery: Sport, Identity and Memory

Playing on the Periphery: Sport, Identity and Memory...
Author: Tara Brabazon (University of Brighton, UK) , J A Mangan (University of Strathclyde, UK) ISBN: 9780415484923 Format: Paperback	$25.99
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Hoop Dreams on Wheels: Disability and the Competitive Wheelchair Athlete

Hoop Dreams on Wheels: Disability and the Competitive...
Author: Ronald Berger (University of Wisconsn, Whitewater) ISBN: 9780415965095 Format: Paperback	$83.99
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Hoop Dreams on Wheels: Disability and the Competitive Wheelchair Athlete

Hoop Dreams on Wheels: Disability and the Competitive...
Author: Ronald Berger (University of Wisconsn, Whitewater) ISBN: 9780415965101 Format: Hardback	$336.00
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From Soccer Moms to NASCAR Dads: Sport, Culture, and Politics Since 9/11

From Soccer Moms to NASCAR Dads: Sport, Culture, and...
Author: Michael D. Giardina ISBN: 9781594512834 Format: Hardback	$274.56
Shows how sport and its culture are being transformed by wider forces of change. This book includes case studies,... Read More >>

Everyday Masculinities and Extreme Sport: Male Identity and Rock Climbing

Everyday Masculinities and Extreme Sport: Male Identity...
Author: Victoria Robinson ISBN: 9781845201371 Format: Paperback	$76.99
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Spare Time in Texas: Recreation and History in the Lone Star State

Spare Time in Texas: Recreation and History in the Lone...
Author: David G. McComb ISBN: 9780292718890 Format: Paperback	$65.95
A first-ever history of recreation in Texas that shows how our pastimes reveal our characters. Read More >>

Children at Play: An American History

Children at Play: An American History
Author: Howard P. Chudacoff ISBN: 9780814716656 Format: Paperback	$64.99
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Everyday Masculinities and Extreme Sport: Male Identity and Rock Climbing

Everyday Masculinities and Extreme Sport: Male Identity...
Author: Victoria Robinson ISBN: 9781845201364 Format: Hardback	$240.00
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Spare Time in Texas: Recreation and History in the Lone Star State

Spare Time in Texas: Recreation and History in the Lone...
Author: David G. McComb ISBN: 9780292718708 Format: Hardback	$158.40
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Group Dynamics in Recreation and Leisure: Creating Conscious Groups Through an Experiential Approach

Group Dynamics in Recreation and Leisure: Creating Conscious...
Author: Timothy S. O'Connell , Brent Cuthbertson ISBN: 9780736062879 Format: Paperback	$116.00
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