Sociology: sport & leisure books

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""From Mike Pesca, host of the ... Slate podcast The Gist, comes the greatest sports minds imagining how the world...  Read More >>

This book presents a fresh perspective on football fandom in England, going beyond existing debates surrounding...  Read More >>

Die Vereinbarkeit von Spitzensport und Studium stellt für viele Akteure im Spitzensport- und Hochschulsystem eine...  Read More >>

Why do so many American universities operate spectator sports businesses that have virtually nothing to do with...  Read More >>

Why do so many American universities operate spectator sports businesses that have virtually nothing to do with...  Read More >>

Drawing on original ethnographic research conducted with fans at all levels, the book explores the tensions between...  Read More >>

The book explores a variety of case studies in the field of socialisation into, out of, and through sport ranging...  Read More >>

This book provides an overview of perspectives and approaches to the cultural meaning of sport volunteering in different...  Read More >>

Featuring contributions by leading tennis scholars from North America, Europe, Asia and Australia, this is the first...  Read More >>

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Exposes the excesses of American middle and high school sports and the detrimental effects the American sports obsession...  Read More >>

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Exposes the excesses of American middle and high school sports and the detrimental effects the American sports obsession...  Read More >>

This book constitutes the first full volume dedicated to an academic analysis of British football as depicted on...  Read More >>

This volume of abstracts provides an insight into the contested nature of sports coaching. Detailed, yet concise,...  Read More >>

The first part deals with leisure and recreation in relation to quality of life, with different perspectives on...  Read More >>

Aufgrund enttauschender Ergebnisse in internationalen Leistungsvergleichsstudien kam es in Luxemburg ahnlich wie...  Read More >>

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This book draws upon a relational sociological paradigm to explore the processes of collective action in football...  Read More >>