Sociology: sport & leisure books

This book examines the initial impact of the coronavirus pandemic on global sport and the varying consequences of...  Read More >>

This book analyses the increasing use of sport in European and Western welfare states as a tool of social policy...  Read More >>

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

This book explores the various ways in which participation in sport and physical activity might contribute to effective...  Read More >>

This book examines the initial growth of clubs in Dublin and the Free State League’s early turbulent history, while...  Read More >>

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Walter Payton approached us. A restaurant project he had been eyeing; thought we might like to be his partners in...  Read More >>

The book that inspired the stories of Gladiator & Gladiator II: Step into the ring with this classic, in-depth account...  Read More >>

Follow the historic rise of basketball superstar Caitlin Clark Caitlin Clark has written her name all over the...  Read More >>

Being a Tottenham Hotspur fan in the years of the Premier League has been a character-building experience, taking...  Read More >>

This is the first book to take an in-depth look at women’s football in Africa. Exploring the history, contemporary...  Read More >>

Elaborating on themes of resilience, memory, critique and metal beyond metal, this volume highlights how the development...  Read More >>

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A Cultural History of Sport in the Age of Industry covers the period 1800 to 1920. Over this period, sport become...  Read More >>

A Cultural History of Sport in the Renaissance covers the period 1450 to 1650. Outwardly, Renaissance sports resembled...  Read More >>

A Cultural History of Sport in the Medieval Age covers the period 600 to 1450. Lacking any viable ancient models,...  Read More >>

A Cultural History of Sport in the Age of Enlightenment covers the period 1650 to 1800, a period often seen as a...  Read More >>

A Cultural History of Sport in Antiquity covers the period 800 BCE to 600 CE. From the founding of the Olympics...  Read More >>

"The racial makeup of sports in the United States serves as a classic example of racism in the 21st century. This...  Read More >>

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

Melissa Ludtke offers a compelling account of her courtroom quest to do what her male sportswriter colleagues took...  Read More >>

A Cultural History of Sport in the Modern Age covers the period 1920 to today. Over this time, world-wide participation...  Read More >>

Regulating Bodies offers the first global history of protective policies in elite sports and asks how far we are...  Read More >>