Sociology: sport & leisure books

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

This book brings together scholars from disciplines including sport history, sociology, journalism, economics, sport...  Read More >>

Das Buch untersucht, wann Menschen im Sportklettern als kompetent gelten: Welche Fähigkeiten Menschen entwickeln,...  Read More >>

This volume aims to bridge the disciplinary gap between tourism studies and aging studies. It investigates the intersections...  Read More >>

Practiced and watched by billions, sport is a global phenomenon. Sport history is a burgeoning sub-field that explores...  Read More >>

Covering a breadth of topics surrounding the current state of women in sports, this two-volume collection taps current...  Read More >>

This book illustrates how leisure, as with other complex ideas that hold currency in today’s world, suffers at the...  Read More >>

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In articles for the newspaper O Brado Africano in the mid-1950s, poet and journalist José Craveirinha described...  Read More >>

This book provides a holistic analysis of South Korea’s strategic use of mega-events in its modern development....  Read More >>

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This book uses a sociological and ethnographic lens to explore why MMA participants endure grueling workouts and...  Read More >>

A hugely inspiration call to arms for women to take back sport for themselves.  Read More >>

In The Miseducation of the Student Athlete: How to Fix College Sports, Kenneth L. Shropshire and Collin D. Williams,...  Read More >>

Finalist • PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing Riotous fan behavior, behind-the-scenes machinations, and...  Read More >>

Strongly inviting comparisons with the movie Remember the Titans, this book by veteran sports journalist and author...  Read More >>

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There is one sound that will always be loudest in sports. It isn’t the squeak of sneakers or the crunch of helmets;...  Read More >>

Surveying the management of sports events of every size and scale, this handbook presents key theory, best practice...  Read More >>

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This Practical Guide to Event Promotion offers the reader a short and succinct overview of the range of marketing...  Read More >>

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