Sociology: sport & leisure books

This book examines claims that the Olympic Games are a vehicle to inspire and increase mass sports participation....  Read More >>

This book examines how different stages of adult life affect participation in lifestyle sports and in the construction...  Read More >>

This book is a philosophical and cultural critique of contemporary boxing. It broadens and deepens our understanding...  Read More >>

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This is the first book to explore women’s judo in all aspects, from the history and governance of the sport to cutting-edge...  Read More >>

This book investigates the declining status of cricket within British society after England’s Ashes victory in 2005....  Read More >>

Higuchi provides insight into how this philosophy has developed in Japan, and the affinity it has developed with...  Read More >>

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An inside look at how women athletes are leading the fight for equality--on and off the field Women's sports...  Read More >>

In Mallparks, Michael Friedman observes that just as cathedrals represented power relations in medieval towns, and...  Read More >>

FROM FISHING AND FLYING TO FRENCH COOKING - BEN AITKEN'S YEAR OF ACTIVELY PURSUING FUN.  Read More >>

This book is a critical ethnographic investigation of media discourses surrounding online game addiction and the...  Read More >>

Different Evolutionary Models - Past, Present, and Future - Certain to Collide at Women's World Cup 2023 With...  Read More >>

This book explores strength sports as a site of political contestation and a platform for insurgent gender practices....  Read More >>

""An exploration of multilingualism in professional sports using linguistic anthropological analysis""--  Read More >>

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From an award-winning First Nations author, a ground-breaking examination of sport's troubled relationship with...  Read More >>

Combined with never-before-published photographs and other special features, this accounttells the compelling and...  Read More >>

Power Played represents a distinctly critical criminology of sport, blowing the whistle on the harm, violence, and...  Read More >>

In today's crazily busy world the importance of making time for leisure is more vital than ever. Yet so many of...  Read More >>

This book is the first English-language study of motorsport and Italian Fascism, arguing that a synergy existed...  Read More >>

This volume provides an analysis of the history, origins, and development of football in Africa. It brings together...  Read More >>

A New Golf Hero Is In Town! Michael Block is an American professional golfer and golf coach who made headlines at...  Read More >>

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First published in 1954, this title is the report of an inquiry into adolescents’ reactions to their local youth...  Read More >>