Sociology: Sport & Leisure

‘Our incredible story under a supreme manager shared in all its glory.’ Jordan Henderson The definitive account of Jürgen Kl...

'MASTERFUL' Time Out'REVELATORY' Scotland on Sunday'GLORIOUSLY READABLE' Metro'FASCINATING' Independent 'EXCELLENT' Telegraph'ABSORBING' GuardianWi...

Domestic animals are an integral component of human leisure experience and can enhance the physical, social, and mental wellbeing of humans. The in...

The evolution of surfing—from the first forms of wave-riding in Oceania, Africa, and the Americas to the inauguration of surfing as a competitive s...

This path-breaking book analyses the experiences of young sporting women with physical impairments. Taking phenomenology as a point of departure, E...

At the turn of the twentieth century, as African Americans struggled against white social and political oppression, Black women devised novel appro...

At the turn of the twentieth century, as African Americans struggled against white social and political oppression, Black women devised novel appro...

Today, an increasing number of people from all over the world travel to Buenos Aires to dance tango. To accommodate these intimate voyagers, touris...

Despite the musical and social roles they play in many parts of the world, wind bands have not attracted much interest from sociologists. The Socio...

The evolution of surfing—from the first forms of wave-riding in Oceania, Africa, and the Americas to the inauguration of surfing as a competitive s...

This book, written by an experienced urban classroom teacher and coach, aims to document effective practices in urban schools and to provide insigh...

The Handbook of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games is the first authoritative and comprehensive account of the world’s greatest sporting ...

This is the first edited collection of its kind to analyse the distinct but overlapping topics of dress, costume, sport and leisure history. For re...

This book shows how the dynamic interplay of a powerful "golden triangle" of sports, media, and business interests with social, cultural, economic,...

This ambitious new study argues that not only is the story of cricket inescapably entwined with that of capitalism, but that the game provides a un...

This book explores the intersection of contemporary sport, advertising, promotional culture and wider society.Arguing that advertising and promotio...

Barista in the City examines the impact of paid employment and the contemporary neoliberal context on the subcultural lives of hipsters who are emp...

This is the first book to focus on indigenous, traditional, and folk sports and sporting cultures. It examines the significance of sporting culture...