Sociology: sport & leisure books

For many sports fans, sporting events set milestones in a person's life. Ryan Spear used these as a basis for his...  Read More >>

They are familiar scenes: sports fans turning on each other in acts of violence, and mobs of sports fans flooding...  Read More >>

Despite the importance of sport as a social, economic and political institution, research into sport and social...  Read More >>

Offers a sociological perspective for understanding the place of sport in society and how it is affected by big...  Read More >>

Drawing on a broad range of historical and sociological literature, this book traces the everyday gambling experiences...  Read More >>

""Freakonomics"" meets ""Moneyball"" in this provocative expos of baseball's most fiercely debated controversies...  Read More >>

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Offers a conceptual overview of the cultural, social and economic significance of computer and video games and traces...  Read More >>

Going Abroad is a book not only for scholars, academics and students who are interested in different approaches...  Read More >>

Despite the importance of sport as a social, economic and political institution, research into sport and social...  Read More >>

Despite the importance of sport as a social, economic and political institution, research into sport and social...  Read More >>

Despite the importance of sport as a social, economic and political institution, research into sport and social...  Read More >>

A bitingly funny manifesto about how sports fans can take back their games from the bottom-line owners, corporate...  Read More >>

Bring It On meets Pledged in this fascinating odyssey through the world of competitive college cheerleading....  Read More >>

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In recent years, mixed martial arts, also known as ultimate fighting, has become the fastest-growing sport in...  Read More >>

In recent years, mixed martial arts, also known as ultimate fighting, has become the fastest-growing sport in...  Read More >>

This book on politics and sport, contains critical analyses of the commercialisation of sport, and also includes...  Read More >>

This book on politics and sport, contains critical analyses of the commercialisation of sport, and also includes...  Read More >>

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This classic of economic thought is a scathing critique of American snobbery and wastefulness. Chief among the practices...  Read More >>

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