Sociology: sport & leisure books

Adolescent girls are dropping out of sports at an alarming rate, despite having more opportunities than ever before....  Read More >>

First published in 1987. Following an introductory chapter on the nature of theory and the outline of the book,...  Read More >>

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First published in 1938. The author observes the differences in leisure between the various echelons of society,...  Read More >>

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First published in 1983. In this study, Kenneth Roberts uses evidence from youth and leisure research to examine...  Read More >>

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First published in 1988. This book provides a lucid and exceptionally well-informed account at the controversial...  Read More >>

First published in 1971. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship which exists between the education...  Read More >>

First published in 1983. Leisure has too often been approached as a set of activities that people do when everything...  Read More >>

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First published in 1989. Understanding Leisure is a readable introductory analysis of the key elements in the study...  Read More >>

This book is the first to celebrate the stories of this group of Aboriginal mentors and leaders and present them...  Read More >>

Schulsportforschung und Jugendsportforschung stehen noch häufig unverbunden nebeneinander. Dieses Defizit versucht...  Read More >>

This book is the first comprehensive attempt to identify the deeper causes that have shaped contemporary behaviour...  Read More >>

Con un lenguaje que mezcla la politica y el deporte, el autor busca compartir una serie de experiencias personales...  Read More >>

The PlayStation 5 has arrived! This next-generation console has hardware power, futuristic accessories and blockbuster...  Read More >>

Adolescent girls are dropping out of sports at an alarming rate, despite having more opportunities than ever before....  Read More >>

This book explores the artistic routines and inspirations of amateur and professional musicians, fine artists and...  Read More >>

This book considers how Samoans embraced and reshaped the English game of cricket, recasting it as a distinctively...  Read More >>

From German unification to the birth of the Bundesliga and beyond, this book tells the history of Germany’s cult...  Read More >>

Many athletes grow up wanting to be a star - Michael Jordan, Mia Hamm, Michael Phelps, Cheryl Miller, Hussain Bolt,...  Read More >>

Many athletes grow up wanting to be a star - Michael Jordan, Mia Hamm, Michael Phelps, Cheryl Miller, Hussain Bolt,...  Read More >>

Through the prism of sports and from a range of scholarly perspectives, this anthology offers insight into the varied...  Read More >>