Sociology: sport & leisure books

4416 books were found.

Social Capital and Sport Organisations

Social Capital and Sport Organisations

Author: Richard Tacon
ISBN: 9781032118741
Format: Paperback
$83.99

Drawing on primary research within voluntary sports clubs in the UK and secondary analysis of the wider international...  Read More >>

Philosophy, Sport and the Pandemic

Philosophy, Sport and the Pandemic

Author: Jeffrey P. Fry (Ball State University, USA) ,  Andrew Edgar (Cardiff University, UK)
ISBN: 9781032102146
Format: Paperback
$83.99

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on every aspect of our social, cultural and commercial lives, including...  Read More >>

Routledge Handbook of the Tourist Experience

Routledge Handbook of the Tourist Experience

Author: Richard Sharpley (University of Central Lancashire, UK)
ISBN: 9781032114279
Format: Paperback
$92.99

Routledge Handbook of the Tourist Experience offers a comprehensive synthesis of contemporary research on the tourist...  Read More >>

The Politics of Leisure

The Politics of Leisure

Author: Rudy Dunlap ,  Justin Harmon
ISBN: 9781032056272
Format: Paperback
$81.99

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El Mundial de Messi / Messi's World Cup

El Mundial de Messi / Messi's World Cup

Author: Alejandro Wall ,  Gastón Edul
ISBN: 9786073905183
Format: Paperback
$39.47

"""The intimate history of the World Cup that the soccer world owned Lionel Messi.""--"  Read More >>

Pel�: My Story

Pel�: My Story

Author: Pele
ISBN: 9781635768510
Format: Paperback
$50.13

"""For an American soccer kid growing up in the '80s, Pel� transcended the game. From the moment I first saw him...  Read More >>

International Perspectives on Sport for Sustainable Development

International Perspectives on Sport for Sustainable...

Author: Claude Sobry ,  Kazem Hozhabri
ISBN: 9783031069383
Format: Paperback
$232.85

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Beach Soccer Histories

Beach Soccer Histories

Author: Lee McGowan (University of the Sunshine Coast) ,  Elizabeth Ellison (Central Queensland University)
ISBN: 9781032264974
Format: Hardback
$284.00

Beach Soccer Histories is the first text to consider the sport as a historical, social and cultural phenomenon,...  Read More >>

The Big Time Lib/E: How the 1970s Transformed Sports in America

The Big Time Lib/E: How the 1970s Transformed Sports...

Author: Michael Maccambridge ,  Sean Runnette
ISBN: 9781668639382
Format: Audio
$240.21

"A captivating chronicle of the pivotal decade in American sports, when the games invaded prime time, and sports...  Read More >>

The Safe Standing Movement in Football: Fan Networks, Tactics, and Mobilisations

The Safe Standing Movement in Football: Fan Networks,...

Author: Mark Turner (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK)
ISBN: 9781032313214
Format: Hardback
$284.00

This book tells the important story of the 30-year social movement against all-seated stadia in football in England...  Read More >>

Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments

Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments

Author: Joe Posnanski
ISBN: 9780593472675
Format: Hardback
$72.00

#1 New York Times bestselling author Joe Posnanski is back with a masterful ode to the game- a countdown of 50 of...  Read More >>

The Year's Best Sports Writing 2023

The Year's Best Sports Writing 2023

Author: Richard Deitsch ,  Glenn Stout
ISBN: 9781637274453
Format: Paperback
$52.67

"""Selected from a wide range of newspapers, magazines, and digital publications during the previous year, these...  Read More >>

Reasons why we love Baseball: A brief and concise history of incredible and fascinating moments

Reasons why we love Baseball: A brief and concise history...

Author: Dr Chris Niel
ISBN: 9798863027494
Format: Paperback
$31.65

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The Big Time: How the 1970s Transformed Sports in America

The Big Time: How the 1970s Transformed Sports in America...

Author: Michael Maccambridge ,  Sean Runnette
ISBN: 9781668639399
Format: Audio
$118.80

"A captivating chronicle of the pivotal decade in American sports, when the games invaded prime time, and sports...  Read More >>

The Idealist: Jack Trice and the Battle for A Forgotten Football Legacy

The Idealist: Jack Trice and the Battle for A Forgotten...

Author: Jonathan Gelber ,  Seneca Wallace
ISBN: 9781637274644
Format: Paperback
$50.03

"An essential story of understated courage, the lasting power of a name, and the battle to honor a pioneering legacy....  Read More >>

Discourses of Globalisation, Human Rights and Sports

Discourses of Globalisation, Human Rights and Sports...

Author: Joseph Zajda ,  Yvonne Vissing
ISBN: 9783031383014
Format: Hardback
$369.57

This book discusses major discourses of performing sports within human rights. There are both organizational, environmental...  Read More >>

The Politics of Football

The Politics of Football

Author: Christos Kassimeris (European University Cyprus, Cyprus)
ISBN: 9781032147789
Format: Hardback
$284.00

This book examines the deep connections between football and politics, and explains what those relationships can...  Read More >>

China, Football, and Development: Socialism and Soft Power

China, Football, and Development: Socialism and Soft...

Author: Emanuel Leite Junior (Tongji University, China) ,  Carlos Rodrigues (University of Aveiro, Portugal)
ISBN: 9781032511160
Format: Hardback
$284.00

This book uses football as a lens through which to examine China’s economic development, its political economy,...  Read More >>

Scheisse! We're Going Up!: The Unexpected Rise of Berlin's Rebel Football Club

Scheisse! We're Going Up!: The Unexpected Rise of Berlin's...

Author: Kit Holden
ISBN: 9780715654859
Format: Paperback
$24.99

Scheisse! recounts the extraordinary story of Union Berlin, the German Bundesliga's most spirited football club,...  Read More >>

Girls Don't Play Sport

Girls Don't Play Sport

Author: Chloe Dalton
ISBN: 9781761068751
Format: Paperback
$34.99

A timely and defiant manifesto unpacking the past, present and future of women's sport, from the Olympic gold medal-winning...  Read More >>

Sports Illustrated Tom Brady

Sports Illustrated Tom Brady

Author:
ISBN: 9781637275146
Format: Hardback
$92.40

Famouslyselected as the 199th pick, in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft, Tom Brady's career trajectory is nothing...  Read More >>

Refuse to Lose: How to Win in the Game of Life

Refuse to Lose: How to Win in the Game of Life

Author: Travis Wilson
ISBN: 9798856715148
Format: Paperback
$42.21

"Travis Wilson delivers 52-weeks of life-changing devotionals to inspire and encourage. His love for Christ propels...  Read More >>

Beyond the Deck: Critical Essays on Magic: The Gathering and Its Influence

Beyond the Deck: Critical Essays on Magic: The Gathering...

Author: Shelly Jones ,  Matthew Wilhelm Kapell
ISBN: 9781476683164
Format: Paperback
$68.20

Since its debut in 1993, Magic the Gathering has grown to be an influential collectible card game. These essays...  Read More >>

Throw Like a Girl, Cheer Like a Boy: The Evolution of Gender, Identity, and Race in Sports

Throw Like a Girl, Cheer Like a Boy: The Evolution of...

Author: Robyn Ryle
ISBN: 9781538184172
Format: Paperback
$44.99

This book uses the world of sports in order to reveal the complicated history of gender, sexuality, race, and social...  Read More >>

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