Sociology: sport & leisure books

"The United States is hardly a ""fit nation."" Only 20 percent of Americans work out consistently, over half of...  Read More >>

"From an Olympic gold medal-winning coach, a new playbook for effective athlete education and team building Championship...  Read More >>

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This book offers a comprehensive, multidisciplinary introduction to theme parks and the field of theme park studies....  Read More >>

This book reveals how, when, where and why vitalism and its relationship to new scientific theories, philosophies...  Read More >>

This book reveals how, when, where and why vitalism and its relationship to new scientific theories, philosophies...  Read More >>

There is something very soothing and reliable about discipline: if you force yourself into following a particular...  Read More >>

Research into sports fandom makes the sometimes counterintuitive case for why being a fan is good for us individually...  Read More >>

From Michael Bamberger, the New York Times bestselling author of Men in Green and our most celebrated contemporary...  Read More >>

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This book uses semiotic theory (and, secondarily, other theories) to explain the social, economic, cultural and...  Read More >>

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We hold on to our memories of the first years when we became cricket fans because those are the golden days of the...  Read More >>

This book presents an ethnographic study of contemporary ticket touts in the UK.  Read More >>

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Drawing on original research, this book looks at what sport can tell us about the social processes, patterns and...  Read More >>

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How is it that Americans are more obsessed with exercise than ever, and yet also unhealthier? Fit Nation explains...  Read More >>

A concept of game is justified and unfolded that revolves around the lure and threat of the unexpected. The author...  Read More >>

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Baseball's most outspoken fireballer brings the high heat in a book that calls out the hacks, cheats, ridiculous...  Read More >>

How to make fun an essential part of a balanced, purposeful and healthy life, from the bestselling author of How...  Read More >>

This book combines pieces of work on Europe and Latin America, the two continents where football arouses the most...  Read More >>

From disturbing research on concussions to publicly-financed stadiums that benefit wealthy team owners, Ken Reed...  Read More >>

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