Sociology: sport & leisure books

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A lively and thoughtful exploration of how book clubs change the way we read. In this engaging and vivacious memoir,...  Read More >>

Britons Abroad (1968) takes the lid off nine 1960s package tours, mainly in Europe, revealing the kind of people...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1982, From Author to Reader, first of its kind, is a complete review of books in modern...  Read More >>

Chuck Klosterman - New York Times bestselling critic, journalist, and, yes, football psychotic - did not write this...  Read More >>

This original and thought-provoking study offers a fresh perspective on Zionism by exploring Hebrew culture’s ambivalent...  Read More >>

From the founder of Black Girl Hockey Club, a collection of deeply insightful and piercing essays shedding light...  Read More >>

This book uses the case of football fandom in Hong Kong to shine new light on the globalization of sport and culture,...  Read More >>

From an award-winning journalist, the inside story of the brilliant, hypercompetitive young coaches who threw out...  Read More >>

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First published in 1970, Recreation Research and Planning brings together some of the pioneering work done in Britain...  Read More >>

First published in 1971, Experiments in Recreation Research examines critically the techniques of assessment, measurement,...  Read More >>

Explore the complex relationship between sports and mental health and discover the influence of biological and social...  Read More >>

Step onto the green and dive deep into the rich, unforgettable story of golf's most legendary tournament-The Masters...  Read More >>

This original and thought-provoking study offers a fresh perspective on Zionism by exploring Hebrew culture’s ambivalent...  Read More >>

The first book to cover women’s football in Saudi Arabia based on empirical research.  Read More >>

This book examines the topic of identity and collective memory in football fandom. Drawing on global research in...  Read More >>

Vor dem Hintergrund der zunehmenden Professionalisierung, Kommerzialisierung und Globalisierung des professionellen...  Read More >>

This is the first book to focus on innovation as a response to globalization in soccer, in the context of the global...  Read More >>

""Water Mirror Echo is a remarkable story of a man, the traditions and communities that created him, and the new...  Read More >>

For marketing professionals, business leaders, entrepreneurs, and students who want to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving...  Read More >>

The ultimate celebration of all things après ski, from cocktails enjoyed at the famed Palace Hotel ice rink bar...  Read More >>

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Cricket, Fiction and Nation examines how cricket has been used by fiction writers from the early nineteenth century...  Read More >>