Sociology: sport & leisure books

4685 books were found.

The Palgrave International Handbook of Football and Politics

The Palgrave International Handbook of Football and...

Author: Jean-Michel De Waele ,  Suzan Gibril
ISBN: 9783319787763
Format: Hardback
$659.97

This Handbook offers an analysis of the relation between football and politics, based on over 30 case studies covering...  Read More >>

Fighting for a Gender[ed] Identity: An Ethnographic Examination of White Collar Boxers

Fighting for a Gender[ed] Identity: An Ethnographic...

Author: Travis D. Satterlund
ISBN: 9781536138740
Format: Paperback
$367.40

Fighting for a Gender[ed] Identity is an ethnographic exploration into the increasingly popular world of white collar...  Read More >>

Contemporary Issues in Leisure Sciences: A Look Forward

Contemporary Issues in Leisure Sciences: A Look Forward...

Author: Diana Parry (University of Waterloo, Canada) ,  Corey W. Johnson (University of Waterloo, Canada)
ISBN: 9780815347484
Format: Hardback
$305.00

This book focuses on the past, present, and future of leisure studies with particular attention to critically assessing...  Read More >>

Lifestyle Migration and Colonial Traces in Malaysia and Panama

Lifestyle Migration and Colonial Traces in Malaysia...

Author: Michaela Benson ,  Karen O'Reilly
ISBN: 9781137511577
Format: Hardback
$263.97

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The British Football Film

The British Football Film

Author: Stephen Glynn
ISBN: 9783319777269
Format: Hardback
$290.37

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

Sport and Politics

Sport and Politics

Author: Alan Bairner (Loughborough University, UK)
ISBN: 9780415570275
Format: Paperback
$62.99

Sport and politics have become inseparably entwined. From the volatile nationalism of international soccer to human...  Read More >>

Revisiting Family Leisure Research: Critical Reflections on the Future of Family-Centered Scholarship

Revisiting Family Leisure Research: Critical Reflections...

Author: Dawn Trussell ,  Ruth Jeanes (La Trobe University, Australia)
ISBN: 9781138489950
Format: Hardback
$305.00

This book considers what advancements have been made in family leisure research over the past two decades and potential...  Read More >>

Research Methodologies for Sports Scholarship

Research Methodologies for Sports Scholarship

Author: James Skinner ,  Terry Engelberg
ISBN: 9781138588325
Format: Hardback
$305.00

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Cricket's Changing Ethos: Nobles, Nationalists and the IPL

Cricket's Changing Ethos: Nobles, Nationalists and the...

Author: Jon Gemmell
ISBN: 9783319763385
Format: Hardback
$343.17

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Perspectives on the U.S.-Mexico Soccer Rivalry: Passion and Politics in Red, White, Blue, and Green

Perspectives on the U.S.-Mexico Soccer Rivalry: Passion...

Author: Jeffrey W. Kassing ,  Lindsey J. Meân
ISBN: 9783319857602
Format: Paperback
$343.17

The themes of nationhood, geography, citizenship, acculturation, identity, globalization, narrative and mythology...  Read More >>

Bildungspotentiale des Fußballs: Soziokulturelle Projekte und Analysen

Bildungspotentiale des Fußballs: Soziokulturelle Projekte...

Author: Elke Gramespacher ,  Rolf Schwarz
ISBN: 9783658195014
Format: Paperback
$158.37

Der Fußball bietet neben Chancen zur sozialen Integration auch enormes Potential zur sprachlichen, sport- und interkulturellen...  Read More >>

Sport and Politics

Sport and Politics

Author: Alan Bairner (Loughborough University, UK)
ISBN: 9780415570268
Format: Hardback
$179.00

Sport and politics have become inseparably entwined. From the volatile nationalism of international soccer to human...  Read More >>

Virtual Dark Tourism: Ghost Roads

Virtual Dark Tourism: Ghost Roads

Author: Kathryn N. McDaniel
ISBN: 9783319746869
Format: Hardback
$448.77

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Sport in the Americas: Local, Regional, National, and International Perspectives

Sport in the Americas: Local, Regional, National, and...

Author: Mark Dyreson
ISBN: 9781138481480
Format: Hardback
$189.00

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Controversies in Law and Sport

Controversies in Law and Sport

Author: Curtis Fogel
ISBN: 9781612299044
Format: Paperback
$51.75

As the sport industry grows, so too does the significance of law in regulating sport and its commercial aspects....  Read More >>

The History of Opposition to Blood Sports in Twentieth Century England: Hunting at Bay

The History of Opposition to Blood Sports in Twentieth...

Author: Michael Tichelar (University of the West of England, UK)
ISBN: 9781138600102
Format: Paperback
$96.99

An interdisciplinary social history, this book examines the major pressures and influences that brought about the...  Read More >>

Mega-event Cities: Urban Legacies of Global Sports Events

Mega-event Cities: Urban Legacies of Global Sports Events...

Author: Valerie Viehoff ,  Gavin Poynter (University of East London, UK)
ISBN: 9781138546783
Format: Paperback
$96.99

Mega-events represent an important moment in the life of a city, providing a useful lens through which we may analyse...  Read More >>

Global Sport Leaders: A Biographical Analysis of International Sport Management

Global Sport Leaders: A Biographical Analysis of International...

Author: Emmanuel Bayle ,  Patrick Clastres
ISBN: 9783319767529
Format: Hardback
$316.77

This book analyses the careers, governance and management practices of some of the institutional sports leaders...  Read More >>

Balancing Acts: Women in Sport: Essays on power, performance, bodies & love

Balancing Acts: Women in Sport: Essays on power, performance,...

Author: Justin Wolfers ,  Erin Riley
ISBN: 9781925704020
Format: Paperback
$32.99

Focusing on a critically underrepresented part of Australian culture (the many ways non-male participants in sport...  Read More >>

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