Sociology: sport & leisure books

4685 books were found.

Sports and The Global South: Work, Play and Resistance In Sri Lanka

Sports and The Global South: Work, Play and Resistance...

Author: S. Janaka Biyanwila
ISBN: 9783319685014
Format: Hardback
$290.37

This book reimagines the pleasures of sports and provides a critical perspective from the Global South. Analysing...  Read More >>

Railway Photographic Advertising in Britain, 1900-1939

Railway Photographic Advertising in Britain, 1900-1939...

Author: Alexander Medcalf
ISBN: 9783319708560
Format: Hardback
$145.17

This book explores the phenomenal resources dedicated to understanding and encouraging passengers to consume travel...  Read More >>

Flawless: Notebook, 150 lined pages, softcover, 6  x 9

Flawless: Notebook, 150 lined pages, softcover, 6 x...

Author: Wild Pages Press
ISBN: 9781987798036
Format: Paperback
$18.45

Stylish Designer Journal / Notebook. Interior 150 lined pages. Size 6 x 9 . Glossy softcover. Perfect for everyday...  Read More >>

Wild Animals and Leisure: Rights and Wellbeing

Wild Animals and Leisure: Rights and Wellbeing

Author: Neil Carr (University of Otago, New Zealand) ,  Janette Young (Adelaide SA University of South Australia, Australia)
ISBN: 9781138209282
Format: Hardback
$305.00

Wild animals form an integral component of the human leisure experience. They are a significant part of the leisure...  Read More >>

Collective Action and Football Fandom: A Relational Sociological Approach

Collective Action and Football Fandom: A Relational...

Author: Jamie Cleland ,  Mark Doidge
ISBN: 9783319731407
Format: Hardback
$343.17

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

The Palgrave Handbook of Dark Tourism Studies

The Palgrave Handbook of Dark Tourism Studies

Author: Philip R. Stone ,  Rudi Hartmann
ISBN: 9781137475657
Format: Hardback
$1003.17

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Indentured

Indentured

Author: Joe Nocera ,  Ben Strauss
ISBN: 9780143130550
Format: Paperback
$35.00

""How can the NCAA blithely wreck careers without regard to due process or common fairness? How can it act so ruthlessly...  Read More >>

My Name Was Mickey Mantle

My Name Was Mickey Mantle

Author: Gary Kaschak ,  Bruce Markusen
ISBN: 9781684330263
Format: Paperback
$47.39

For boys and girls growing up playing baseball in the 50s and 60s, one player stood out above all others-Mickey...  Read More >>

Superfans

Superfans

Author: George Dohrmann
ISBN: 9780553394214
Format: Hardback
$55.00

From a Pulitzer Prize-winning Sports Illustrated journalist comes a fascinating exploration of what it means to...  Read More >>

Forbidden Football in Ceausescu’s Romania

Forbidden Football in Ceausescu’s Romania

Author: László Péter
ISBN: 9783319707082
Format: Hardback
$145.17

This book presents an ethnographic description and sociological interpretation of the ‘football gatherings’ that...  Read More >>

The Sweet Spot: Finding Purpose In Life After Sports

The Sweet Spot: Finding Purpose In Life After Sports...

Author: Joi a Walker
ISBN: 9781985799332
Format: Paperback
$73.89

As athletes, we all go through it, but for some reason, no one is really talking about it. Life after sports can...  Read More >>

Under a Basketball Moon: Condensed Version

Under a Basketball Moon: Condensed Version

Author: Perry Ashe
ISBN: 9781986389198
Format: Paperback
$26.40

how a dc labor lawyer flips the NCAA upside down  Read More >>

Mapping Leisure: Studies from Australia, Asia and Africa

Mapping Leisure: Studies from Australia, Asia and Africa...

Author: Ishwar Modi ,  Teus J. Kamphorst
ISBN: 9789811036316
Format: Hardback
$145.17

This volume addresses the rich and varied thoughts, concepts, approaches and leisure practices in sixteen countries...  Read More >>

Seascapes: Shaped by the Sea

Seascapes: Shaped by the Sea

Author: Mike Brown ,  Barbara Humberstone
ISBN: 9781138546660
Format: Paperback
$105.00

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Domestic Animals, Humans, and Leisure: Rights, Welfare, and Wellbeing

Domestic Animals, Humans, and Leisure: Rights, Welfare,...

Author: Janette Young (Adelaide SA University of South Australia, Australia) ,  Neil Carr (University of Otago, New Zealand)
ISBN: 9781138209275
Format: Hardback
$305.00

Domestic animals are an integral component of human leisure experience and can enhance the physical, social and...  Read More >>

Gender, Age, and Digital Games in the Domestic Context

Gender, Age, and Digital Games in the Domestic Context...

Author: Alison Harvey ,  Celia Pearce
ISBN: 9781138549012
Format: Paperback
$105.00

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Cycling Futures: From Research into Practice

Cycling Futures: From Research into Practice

Author: Regine Gerike ,  John Parkin
ISBN: 9781138546868
Format: Paperback
$101.00

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Racism and the Olympics

Racism and the Olympics

Author: Robert G. Weisbord
ISBN: 9781412865197
Format: Paperback
$67.99

Globally, billions of fans feverishly focus on the summer and winter Olympics. In theory, international fraternalism...  Read More >>

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