Sociology: sport & leisure books

More Noble Than War is the vibrant and often shocking history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict told through football....  Read More >>

From national championships to intra-communal play and the elimination of racial, ethnic, and gender barriers, the...  Read More >>

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This book compiles several years of multi-faceted qualitative research on fitness doping to provide a fresh insight...  Read More >>

This book is an introduction to cosplay as a subculture and community, built around playful spaces and the everyday...  Read More >>

This book explores the understanding, description, and measurement of the physical, sensory, social, and emotional...  Read More >>

This book explores how different constituencies influenced the development of nineteenth-century swimming in England,...  Read More >>

Explores the experience of one young man and the concerns about CTE he helped to illuminate, and the cultural allure...  Read More >>

Explores the experience of one young man and the concerns about CTE he helped to illuminate, and the cultural allure...  Read More >>

This volume is a collection of works from both expert and emerging scholars with an empirical focus on case studies...  Read More >>

In What Size Balls Do I Need? Coach Steve Morris delivers a perspective injection for parents and coaches trying...  Read More >>

In What Size Balls Do I Need? Coach Steve Morris delivers a perspective injection for parents and coaches trying...  Read More >>

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The thrilling behind-the-scenes account of how the NFL's most sensational scandal culminated in sports history's...  Read More >>

"""Explores the experience of one young man and the concerns about CTE he helped to illuminate, and the cultural...  Read More >>

Germany has one of the most lively and well-developed punk scenes in the world. However, punk in this country is...  Read More >>

#SPORTSMANSHIP: Go Viral With It! gives parents, coaches, and other role models the tools they need to demonstrate...  Read More >>

This book takes a closer look at the societal functions of sports clubs by using the broad range of empirical data...  Read More >>

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The book takes an international perspective, exploring the topic of sport socialisation through different case studies...  Read More >>

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