Sociology: sport & leisure books

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The Mindful Athlete: Mental Strategies for Success in Sports

The Mindful Athlete: Mental Strategies for Success in...

Author: Craig Hotchkiss
ISBN: 9782443877715
Format: Paperback
$79.17

"The Mindful Athlete: Achieving Peak Performance Discover a game-changing approach to sports and community building...  Read More >>

Decolonizing Sport

Decolonizing Sport

Author: Janice Forsyth ,  Christine O¿Bonsawin
ISBN: 9781773636344
Format: Paperback
$47.95

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Prehistoric: The Audacious and Improbable Origin Story of the Toronto Raptors

Prehistoric: The Audacious and Improbable Origin Story...

Author: Alex Wong
ISBN: 9781637276587
Format: Paperback
$47.52

The improbable story of the birth of modern-day pro basketball in Toronto In just over 25 years, the Toronto Raptors...  Read More >>

At Close Range: A Memoir of Tragedy and Advocacy

At Close Range: A Memoir of Tragedy and Advocacy

Author: Leesa Ross
ISBN: 9781682832011
Format: Paperback
$71.15

Leesa Ross did not expect to write a book. Neither did she expect the tragedy that her family endured, a horrific...  Read More >>

The Power of New Urban Tourism: Spaces, Representations and Contestations

The Power of New Urban Tourism: Spaces, Representations...

Author: Claudia Ba ,  Sybille Frank
ISBN: 9780367555443
Format: Paperback
$83.99

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Football and Risk: Trends and Perspectives

Football and Risk: Trends and Perspectives

Author: Jan Andre Lee Ludvigsen (Liverpool John Moores University, UK)
ISBN: 9781032301136
Format: Paperback
$39.99

This is the first book to look closely at the concept of ‘risk’ in elite and professional football from a social...  Read More >>

Sport Mega-Events, Security and COVID-19: Securing the Football World

Sport Mega-Events, Security and COVID-19: Securing the...

Author: Jan Andre Lee Ludvigsen (Liverpool John Moores University, UK)
ISBN: 9781032192758
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This book examines contemporary issues of security at sports mega-events (SMEs). It focuses on the 2020 UEFA European...  Read More >>

Innovation and Impact of Sex as Leisure in Research and Practice

Innovation and Impact of Sex as Leisure in Research...

Author: Liza Berdychevsky ,  Neil Carr (University of Otago, New Zealand)
ISBN: 9781032264189
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This book responds to the need to investigate the complex links between sex and leisure and their implications for...  Read More >>

Superyachts: Luxury, Tranquility and Ecocide

Superyachts: Luxury, Tranquility and Ecocide

Author: Gregory Salle ,  Helen Morrison
ISBN: 9781509559954
Format: Paperback
$26.95

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Superyachts: Luxury, Tranquility and Ecocide

Superyachts: Luxury, Tranquility and Ecocide

Author: Gregory Salle ,  Helen Morrison
ISBN: 9781509559947
Format: Hardback
$93.95

A superyacht is a boat that exceeds 30 metres in length, with some surpassing even 100 metres—more than a football...  Read More >>

Scuba Diving Practices in Greece: A Historical Ethnography of Technology, Self, Body, and Nature

Scuba Diving Practices in Greece: A Historical Ethnography...

Author: Manolis Tzanakis
ISBN: 9783031488382
Format: Hardback
$343.17

Based on the author’s experience as a former diving instructor and on an historical and sociological research of...  Read More >>

Sport in Hong Kong: Culture, Identity, and Policy

Sport in Hong Kong: Culture, Identity, and Policy

Author: J.A. Mangan ,  Tobias Zuser
ISBN: 9781433185373
Format: Hardback
$250.67

This book accommodates perspectives across sociology, cultural studies, anthropology, policy studies, and history...  Read More >>

Religion of Sports: Navigating the Trials of Life Through the Games We Love

Religion of Sports: Navigating the Trials of Life Through...

Author: Gotham Chopra ,  Joe Levin
ISBN: 9781501198090
Format: Hardback
$49.99

From the sports documentarian and executive producer of “The Religion of Sports,” a memoir-meets-manifesto about...  Read More >>

Far Better: Self-Discovery Through the Power of Endurance Sports

Far Better: Self-Discovery Through the Power of Endurance...

Author: Miranda Bush
ISBN: 9781637553312
Format: Hardback
$65.87

Why race if you know you will not win? To keep learning more about yourself. Racing is truly a metaphor for life--you...  Read More >>

Global Sports and Contemporary China: Sport Policy, International Relations and New Class Identities in the People’s Republic

Global Sports and Contemporary China: Sport Policy,...

Author: Oliver Rick ,  Longxi Li
ISBN: 9783031185977
Format: Paperback
$369.57

This book examines the formation of a globally oriented sports system in China, from the beginning of the reform...  Read More >>

Legendary Lionesses: The England Women’s Football Team, 1972–2022

Legendary Lionesses: The England Women’s Football Team,...

Author: Jean Williams
ISBN: 9783031367595
Format: Paperback
$51.72

This is the first academic history of the FA England women’s national football team. Based on unprecedented access...  Read More >>

A Plague on All Our Sports: When Covid and Sport Collided

A Plague on All Our Sports: When Covid and Sport Collided...

Author: Bill Ribbans ,  Mark Saggers
ISBN: 9781801506687
Format: Paperback
$38.79

A Plague on All Our Sports is the story of what happened when Covid-19 and sport collided. What was the psychological...  Read More >>

Women’s Club Football in Brazil and Colombia: A Critical Analysis of Players, Media and Institutions

Women’s Club Football in Brazil and Colombia: A Critical...

Author: Mark Biram
ISBN: 9781802073621
Format: Hardback
$245.81

The first women's football book on Latin America centring the perspectives of players brings rare interview material...  Read More >>

Interdisciplinary Analyses of Professional Basketball: Investigating the Hardwood

Interdisciplinary Analyses of Professional Basketball:...

Author: Till Neuhaus ,  Niklas Thomas
ISBN: 9783031416552
Format: Hardback
$422.37

This edited collection conceptualizes professional basketball not just as a sport but as an historically, culturally,...  Read More >>

Project-Based Leisure: Toward Personal Well-Being and Community Involvement

Project-Based Leisure: Toward Personal Well-Being and...

Author: Robert A. Stebbins
ISBN: 9783031470516
Format: Paperback
$90.54

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Breaking Boundaries: A Student's Guide to International Marketing Strategy

Breaking Boundaries: A Student's Guide to International...

Author: Lincoln
ISBN: 9788119669844
Format: Paperback
$62.12

The Importance of International Marketing StrategyIn today's globalized world, businesses are increasingly expanding...  Read More >>

Football and Diaspora: Connecting Dispersed Communities through the Global Game

Football and Diaspora: Connecting Dispersed Communities...

Author: Jeffrey W. Kassing (Arizona State University, USA) ,  Sangmi Lee (Arizona State University, USA)
ISBN: 9781032366043
Format: Hardback
$284.00

This is the first book to examine football (soccer) through the lens of diaspora studies. Presenting case studies...  Read More >>

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