Sociology: sport & leisure books

Those who have been lured by the sound of skate blades slicing into fresh ice and everything-or-nothing attitude...  Read More >>

Those who have been lured by the sound of skate blades slicing into fresh ice and everything-or-nothing attitude...  Read More >>

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A pithy, funny, illustrated guide to football, publishing just in time for the 2022 World Cup 'I love Tifo' Ian...  Read More >>

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Unacknowledged truths about the history and persistence of Settler colonialism in Canada haunt the commercial features...  Read More >>

Crossing the finish line is a message of motivation and personal development. It is a comparison of a marathon with...  Read More >>

In the Netherlands, girls and young women are increasingly active in women-only kickboxing. The general assumption,...  Read More >>

This book is a significant new contribution to understanding both sports and the arts, not just in their separate...  Read More >>

Both religion and sport can inspire great loyalty and shape identities. They have often been in competition for...  Read More >>

This book centralizes powerful leisure stories that may otherwise be understood as myths—sometimes recognized, often...  Read More >>

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Those who have been lured by the sound of skate blades slicing into fresh ice and everything-or-nothing attitude...  Read More >>

This book considers the ability of individuals and communities to maintain healthy relationships with their surroundings...  Read More >>

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This book explores the intersections between leisure and health. It reveals and critiques the nuanced ways that...  Read More >>

This book presents a kaleidoscopic view of the multidisciplinary field of research developed within Brazilian social...  Read More >>

While the topic of relationships in professional sports teams is gaining greater attention from researchers and...  Read More >>

This is the first book to focus on race, sport, protest, and the Black Atlantic. It brings together innovative scholarship...  Read More >>

The first book to integrate the social science literature on outdoor recreation, this volume reviews studies from...  Read More >>

Football affects the lives of many in substantial ways. This book addresses the notion that football is ‘merely...  Read More >>

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This book addresses the major forms of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in children’s sport, including sexual, physical,...  Read More >>

This book addresses how whiteness is represented in heavy metal scenes and practices, both as a site of academic...  Read More >>

""A heartbreaking and inspiring true story of a New Orleans high school football team and their head coach's mission...  Read More >>