Sociology: sport & leisure books

Explains why so many Australians feel a greater sense of risk and suggests some positive directions in social policy...  Read More >>

Reveals the often racy, ribald, and sexually charged nature of the vaudeville stage, looking at an array of provocative...  Read More >>

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Games of many kinds have been played in all cultures throughout human history. This book explores the social and...  Read More >>

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Will Carroll, an acknowledged authority on baseball conditioning and injuries, calls for a scientific, reasoned...  Read More >>

Sustainable and integrated regeneration in the context of culture and tourism is explored for the first time within...  Read More >>

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Offers a comprehensive view and analysis of the state of the sociology of leisure. This work also examines the future...  Read More >>

Sport is perceived to have the potential to alleviate a variety of social problems and generally to improve both...  Read More >>

The true story of basketball lives as much off the court as on the hardwood; it is about politics and race and cultural...  Read More >>

What does it mean to be a ""citizen"" today, in an age of unbridled consumerism, terrorism, militarism, and multinationalism?...  Read More >>

What does it mean to be a ""citizen"", in an age of unbridled consumerism, terrorism, militarism, and multinationalism?...  Read More >>

Sport is perceived to have the potential to alleviate a variety of social problems and generally to 'improve' both...  Read More >>

Souled Out? That s the question author Shaun Powell poses and ultimately answers with regard to the nature of blacks...  Read More >>

Understanding Sport Culture traces and analyzes the development of the modern field of sport from its ancient and...  Read More >>

International Perspectives on the Management of Sport is the first multi-contributed book that addresses the various...  Read More >>

Sheds light on the world of football and looks at the question of why this worldwide preoccupation with Football...  Read More >>

The purpose of this book is to provide the latest research about these characteristics, tourist behaviours and leisure...  Read More >>

Grand Theft Auto is among the most culturally significant video game franchises in history. This book focuses on...  Read More >>

Straddling humour, trivia and sport, ‘Notorious' brings together for the first time one hundred of the most potty...  Read More >>

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With heart and humor, popular hockey author Andrew Podnieks highlights the game's vital place in the fabric of daily...  Read More >>