Sociology: sport & leisure books

4685 books were found.

Cricket and Society in South Africa, 1910–1971: From Union to Isolation

Cricket and Society in South Africa, 1910–1971: From...

Author: Bruce Murray ,  Richard Parry
ISBN: 9783319936079
Format: Hardback
$343.17

This book explores how cricket in South Africa was shaped by society and society by cricket. It demonstrates the...  Read More >>

Philosophy of Leisure: Foundations of the good life

Philosophy of Leisure: Foundations of the good life...

Author: Johan Bouwer (NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands) ,  Marco van Leeuwen (NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands)
ISBN: 9781138369108
Format: Paperback
$96.99

What is leisure? How does leisure relate to leading a good life? This critical and intelligent study interrogates...  Read More >>

Parents, Media and Panic through the Years: Kids Those Days

Parents, Media and Panic through the Years: Kids Those...

Author: Karen Leick
ISBN: 9783319983189
Format: Hardback
$129.35

This book analyses articles that appeared in popular periodicals from the 1920s to the present, each revealing the...  Read More >>

Extreme Sports, Extreme Bodies: Gender, Identities and Bodies in Motion

Extreme Sports, Extreme Bodies: Gender, Identities and...

Author: Jesper Andreasson ,  Thomas Johansson
ISBN: 9783319972374
Format: Hardback
$168.16

This book investigates extreme sports, defined as sports in which athletes challenge and transgress societal perceptions...  Read More >>

Regenerating Regional Culture: A Study of the International Book Town Movement

Regenerating Regional Culture: A Study of the International...

Author: Jane Frank
ISBN: 9783319879321
Format: Paperback
$263.97

This book explores the significance of the international book town movement and its impact on contemporary society....  Read More >>

Sport. Faith. Life.

Sport. Faith. Life.

Author: Brian R Bolt
ISBN: 9781937555306
Format: Paperback
$25.85

Sport is something we do, an experience that is hard to describe. Sport draws us in and brings us back, day after...  Read More >>

The Best American Sports Writing 2018

The Best American Sports Writing 2018

Author: Glenn Stout ,  Jeff Pearlman
ISBN: 9781328846280
Format: Paperback
$42.21

An anthology of top-selected sports writing from the past year is culled from hundreds of national, regional, and...  Read More >>

Kicking Center: Gender and the Selling of Women's Professional Soccer

Kicking Center: Gender and the Selling of Women's Professional...

Author: Rachel Allison
ISBN: 9780813586779
Format: Paperback
$94.91

Investigates a women's soccer league seeking to break into the male-dominated centre of US professional sport. Through...  Read More >>

Game Changers: How a Team of Underdogs and Scientists Discovered What it Takes to Win

Game Changers: How a Team of Underdogs and Scientists...

Author: João Medeiros
ISBN: 9781408708453
Format: Paperback
$36.99

A fascinating investigation into the science behind high performance in sport, from the Features Director of Wired....  Read More >>

Game Changers: How a Team of Underdogs and Scientists Discovered What it Takes to Win

Game Changers: How a Team of Underdogs and Scientists...

Author: João Medeiros
ISBN: 9781408708460
Format: Hardback
$49.99

A fascinating investigation into the science behind high performance in sport, from the Features Director of Wired....  Read More >>

Kicking Center: Gender and the Selling of Women's Professional Soccer

Kicking Center: Gender and the Selling of Women's Professional...

Author: Rachel Allison
ISBN: 9780813586786
Format: Hardback
$396.00

Investigates a women's soccer league seeking to break into the male-dominated centre of US professional sport. Through...  Read More >>

Black Gods of the Asphalt: Religion, Hip-Hop, and Street Basketball

Black Gods of the Asphalt: Religion, Hip-Hop, and Street...

Author: Onaje X. O. Woodbine (Phillips Academy)
ISBN: 9780231177290
Format: Paperback
$37.95

A former streetball player who became an all-star Ivy Leaguer brings the sights and sounds, hopes and dreams of...  Read More >>

12: The Inside Story of Tom Brady's Season of Redemption

12: The Inside Story of Tom Brady's Season of Redemption...

Author: Casey Sherman ,  Dave Wedge
ISBN: 9781549144639
Format: Pre-recorded MP3 player
$184.77

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The Asterisk: A Fan's Grievance On Cheating And Rule Manipulation In The NFL

The Asterisk: A Fan's Grievance On Cheating And Rule...

Author: Nicholson Vern ,  Ward Antonio
ISBN: 9781732593824
Format: Paperback
$38.68

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Mineral Springs Resorts in Global Perspective: Spa Histories

Mineral Springs Resorts in Global Perspective: Spa Histories...

Author: John K. Walton (University of the Basque Country, Spain)
ISBN: 9781138377738
Format: Paperback
$105.00

This is the first scholarly book to cover the modern history of spa (mineral springs) resorts, from the eighteenth...  Read More >>

The Routledge Handbook of Festivals

The Routledge Handbook of Festivals

Author: Judith Mair
ISBN: 9781138735811
Format: Hardback
$462.00

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