Sociology: sport & leisure books

The researchers designed their own research platform and elicited the thoughts and opinions of nearly 2000 participants,...  Read More >>

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This book examines the urban legacy of the 2014 football World Cup in Brazil across the seven cities that hosted...  Read More >>

This book is about sexual abuse in sport, and specifically about one girl’s experience of long-term chronic abuse...  Read More >>

This book explores how recent football fiction has negotiated the decisive political developments in English football...  Read More >>

This book explores health and leisure as a holistic phenomenon with individual and social dimensions. Contributors...  Read More >>

This book deals with the concept of leisure and the everyday leisure practices of a group of diverse single women...  Read More >>

The incredible story of Tom Brady and the Patriots' tumultuous 2016 season: from national disgrace to the greatest...  Read More >>

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Written by a former Olympic consultant, this book examines youth sports in America today, from institutions that...  Read More >>

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""With a new foreword by former Olympic gymnast Jamie Dantzscher""--Back cover.  Read More >>

This book is open access under a CC BY license. This interdisciplinary book contains 22 essays and interventions...  Read More >>

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Tough and witty, SportsWorld is a well-known commentator's overview of the most significant form of mass culture...  Read More >>

Tough and witty, SportsWorld is a well-known commentator's overview of the most significant form of mass culture...  Read More >>

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No Slam Dunk provides important theoretical and empirical insights into the contemporary world of sports to help...  Read More >>