Sociology: sport & leisure books

Running, Identity and Meaning showcases how gender, class, age and ethnicity influence whether and how different...  Read More >>

"By creating many student-driven organizations and activities, the principal empowered the student body and faculty...  Read More >>

This edited collection explores Positive Sociology of Leisure (PSL) as a subfield relating to leisure studies, sociology...  Read More >>

liquid modernity and the post-1989 transformation of English football, are managed via the distinct and oft-competing...  Read More >>

This book presents a series of fascinating case studies that show how the lives and bodies of clubs, players and...  Read More >>

Acknowledging that the challenge facing social science is how to inject some order into the common-sense notion...  Read More >>

Introduction to the Sociology of Sport offers a comprehensive overview of topics, theories, definitions and results...  Read More >>

This state-of-the-art Research Handbook provides a challenging and critical examination of the complex issues surrounding...  Read More >>

Why has doping, both as a practice and a social phenomenon, been approached largely as a question of context: sport...  Read More >>

Football is ubiquitous and a permanent fixture of modern life. More than a sport, it frequently manifests in broader...  Read More >>

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Translation of the author's: Crowds: das Stadion als Ritual von Intensitèat.  Read More >>

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What do the millions of athletes and coaches around the globe have in common? Every single one of them has a desperate...  Read More >>

This book provides a historical study of the beginnings of the UEFA, demonstrating how the formation of the organisation...  Read More >>

While many books have looked at one or other of the four professional football codes within Australia, none has...  Read More >>

Higuchi provides insight into how this philosophy has developed in Japan, and the affinity it has developed with...  Read More >>

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Examines the ethical issues that arise when famous people speak out on issues unrelated to the performances that...  Read More >>

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What makes HEROES unique is that author Ralph Wimbish puts himself into many of his stories, a perspective we do...  Read More >>

Inspired by the young people he has coached over the years, this unique memoir of Coach John White's life was designed...  Read More >>

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