Sociology: sport & leisure books

Originally published in 1978, this book was written in response to the growing need for resource material for Home...  Read More >>

This book represents the first critical examination of the social, cultural, and political significance of mountain...  Read More >>

This book takes readers below sport’s glossy surface to expose an ugly underbelly. While sport can attract players,...  Read More >>

For travel enthusiasts and digital nomads who snap up books like Joshua Foer's Atlas Obscura and care about preserving...  Read More >>

Twenty-Two Football Shirts that explain the world, geopolitics and the biggest stories of our time  Read More >>

Are sports the new American religion? Arthur Remillard, a seasoned scholar of religion and sports, hears this question...  Read More >>

It aimed to interview trainers with a focus on older active individuals (representation level) and to take a differentiated...  Read More >>

An outstanding reference source to this exciting subject and the first collection of its kind. Essential reading...  Read More >>

Sports, and the fans that follow them, are everywhere. The third edition of Sport Fans: The Psychology and Social...  Read More >>

A comprehensive resource that advances qualitative research in sport and physical culture, featuring global perspectives...  Read More >>

Bringing together international authors writing from a social science perspective on babies, toddlers and pre-school...  Read More >>

In den letzten Jahren ist der Fußball in China zu einem wichtigen Bereich für institutionellen Wandel und politische...  Read More >>

From ESPN combat sports reporter Marc Raimondi comes a detailed narrative history of professional wrestling's legendary...  Read More >>

Head in the game critically analyses the global concussion crisis in sport from sociocultural perspectives. This...  Read More >>

Mit der wachsenden Zahl von Radfahrern kommt auch die Herausforderung, den begrenzten städtischen Raum neu zu verteilen:...  Read More >>

Investigating evolving understandings of leisure in social philosophy, the nascent social sciences and welfare economics,...  Read More >>

Twenty-Two Football Shirts that explain the world, geopolitics and the biggest stories of our time  Read More >>

This open access book presents a collection of case studies to analyse the FIFA World Cup 2022 held in Qatar, which...  Read More >>

This book provides important new insights into the interplay between gender, technology, sport, and media in the...  Read More >>

This book examines the prevalence of racism, xenophobia, antisemitism, and Islamophobia in European football. It...  Read More >>

This edited volume analyses emerging trends in the world of leisure and human development from the perspectives...  Read More >>

A Pittsburgh Sports History Centering Issues of Race and Economic Disparity.  Read More >>

""This book reflects on the local, temporal, and arbitrary nature of commitment, affiliation, and fandom. The author...  Read More >>

A myth-busting vindication of women's physical strengths  Read More >>

You are cordially invited to join Michael Bamberger on a year-long golfing adventure—playing alongside the pros...  Read More >>