Sociology: sport & leisure books

Stalin's Russia is best known for its political repression, forced collectivization and general poverty. This work...  Read More >>

Sitting in the ruins of the Third Reich, most Germans wanted to know which of the two post-war German states would...  Read More >>

Around the world, when people think of vacation it's the beach they want-even when long distances must be traversed,...  Read More >>

What is meaningful about the experience of travelling abroad? What feeds the impulse to explore new horizons?  Read More >>

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This text grew out of a five-year research project that was based on the premise that self-determination and leisure...  Read More >>

This text grew out of a five-year research project that was based on the premise that self-determination and leisure...  Read More >>

In 1986, the author decided to resist the steady march of fast food and all that it represents when he organized...  Read More >>

This book explores the extraordinary cultural, economic, and political history behind French football's development...  Read More >>

This book explores the cultural, economic, and political history behind French football's development throughout...  Read More >>

Moving Writing brings together scholars in cultural studies, sports studies, and physical education who transcend...  Read More >>

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Organized around 4 themes key to the study of sport; perspectives, inclusion, commercialization and the international...  Read More >>

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Sports Culture examines individual issues people, artefacts, events and organizations in their historical, social...  Read More >>

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Meet the men who, for decades, have ruled the football terraces. They are the faces behind the biggest firms in...  Read More >>

Cass Pennant was one of the best-known figures of the I.C.F. He has used his unique position as a West Ham insider...  Read More >>

What is meaningful about the experience of travelling abroad? What feeds the impulse to explore new horizons?  Read More >>

Presenting a cultural history of drinking and sport, this work examines the roles masculinity, class and regional...  Read More >>

At the end of the project the information was carefully examined and discoveries made about the jokes that made...  Read More >>

The book offers a series of cutting-edge contemporary historical case-studies, broad ranging in their geographical...  Read More >>

The book offers a series of cutting-edge contemporary historical case-studies, broad ranging in their geographical...  Read More >>

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Focusing on the role of national art galleries in continental Europe, England and Scotland, this book explores the...  Read More >>